Community cohesion debated in the Lords

Debate

Baroness Verma (Conservative), trustee of educational and social welfare charity Mukul Madhav Foundation UK, put forward the debate. 

This was a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns.     

Members speaking 

Contributing members included:

• Baroness Hazarika (Labour), trustee of women's rights charity, the Fawcett Society
• Lord Katz (Labour), council member of the West London Synagogue of British Jews
• Bishop of Lichfield, chair of trustees of the Council of Christians and Jews
• Lord McInnes of Kilwinning (Conservative), former Edinburgh City local councillor
• Lord Raval (Labour), director of interfaith community interest company, Faith in Leadership
• Lord Rook (Labour), partner of societal change organisation, the Good Faith Partnership.

Lord Khan of Burnley (Labour), Lords Minister for Faith and Community Relations at the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, responded on behalf of the government.

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Watch the Parliament TV recording or read the Lords Hansard transcript.

Explore background information  

• Find out more about the issues the debate covers in the House of Lords Library briefing.
• Learn more about how the House of Lords checks and challenges government. 

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