Lords debates 50th anniversary of expulsion of Asians from Uganda

Debate

Lord Popat (Conservative), Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Uganda, 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   

Members speaking in the debate included:

• Lord Bach (Labour), former Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester
• Lord Dholakia (Liberal Democrats), Former Head of Administration of Justice, Commission for Racial Equality
• Lord Sentamu (Crossbench), President of Christian Aid and former Archbishop of York
• Baroness Verma (Conservative), President of the Indian and Ugandan Chapter, WICCI.

Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative), Minister of State at the Home Office, responded on behalf of the government. 

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