The Lord Woolley of Woodford
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Woolley of Woodford's full title is The Lord Woolley of Woodford. His name is Simon Andrew Woolley, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
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Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
0 Content(0.0%)
1 Not-Content(0.6%)
161 didn't vote(99.4%)
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figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-17
State of Extremism Report
My Lords, I have some sympathy with the noble Baroness, Lady Uddin, when she talks about the importance of extremism criteria. How can we ensure objectivity and avoid politicisation of the term? In this House and the other House, we have seen the politic
2024-10-28
Police Accountability
My Lords, I do not want to add to the debate on the Chris Kaba incident, as a lot has been said in this House; however, I pay tribute to all officers who put their lives on the line for us on a daily basis. I want to talk about a more fundamental point t
2024-02-29
Windrush
My Lords, I also pay tribute to my dear noble friend Lady Benjamin. She is right to say that this scandal should not define the Windrush generation, but she is equally right to say that we must address it and effectively deal with it.
As has been said
2022-09-10
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
My Lords, one of the downsides of being one of the youngest Peers on these Benches is that you are expected to go last. It is a privilege to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I would like to make two points, one general and one personal
2022-07-18
Schools Bill [HL]
My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 118A in my name. Before I make any substantive remarks, I say on the record that, on perhaps the hottest day ever recorded in this country, this Chamber is cooler than the Central line; I was on it this morning. I n
2022-04-06
Elections Bill
I thank the Minister very much for that answer. The irony of this discussion is that we have spent hours and hours on the Bill, and we are proposing an expenditure of about £200 million on the basis of one fraud: one out of 47 million. What I am suggesti
2022-04-06
Elections Bill
My Lords, having hurried in here, I am now out of breath. We seem to have caused a bit of a stir with the first round of amendments, but what I liked was that our fiery debate was very respectful. We all have our own opinions, which are very strong from
2022-04-06
Elections Bill
2022-04-06
Elections Bill
It has been an interesting debate. I want us to move on, but I want to pick up a couple of points raised, not least those raised by my noble friends Lady Verma and Lord Desai regarding the point that there is not a race issue around voter ID. I think we
2022-04-06
Elections Bill
My Lords, I will not be making a long speech today, which I am sure many noble Lords will be pleased to hear. I begin by thanking Jessica Garland from the Electoral Reform Society, Maddy Moore from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Mr Alfiaz Vaiya, who
2022-04-06
Elections Bill
2022-03-17
Elections Bill
My Lords, I support the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. Seven hours ago, when my back was not aching, there was a good discussion in the Chamber about not rushing through legislation. Do noble Lords remember that? We must not rush i
2022-03-17
Elections Bill
With respect, it was not photo ID, it was ID. That also means non-photo ID. I am afraid that the goalposts are being shifted, which could have a dramatic effect.
2022-03-17
Elections Bill
To answer the noble Lord’s question, I was citing the review of voter ID from the local elections in 2019. It is difficult to judge what happened in Northern Ireland, but it is easier to judge what happened with these pilot projects in England. That is w
2022-03-17
Elections Bill
My Lords, waiting five hours to speak, you can get a bit anxious. I am not quite sure how you do this on a regular basis. I would have preferred not to be here today; I would have preferred to be in Cambridge, at Homerton College with my students. We hav
2022-02-23
Elections Bill
Yes, it was something like that. The Government often point to the suspected corruption in Tower Hamlets. I should remind noble Lords that that was mainly to do with postal votes, so voter ID would have made little difference. Interestingly, the Governme
2022-02-23
Elections Bill
My Lords, I too very much enjoyed the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Moore—sadly, he is not here right now. Today was the first time we have been in the same room together, but during the Brexit referendum we had a long telephone conversation. Aft
2022-01-05
Nationality and Borders Bill
My Lords, this feels a little like being back at school; with a name like Woolley, I am always near the end of the list.
I will focus my remarks on Clause 9 of this piece of legislation, but before that I want to take a minute of my time to reflect on
2021-08-18
Afghanistan
My Lords, let me first say: shame on the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, for making cheap, divisive remarks in this debate about Afghanistan by claiming that Black Lives Matter is somehow against the interest of the UK. Black Lives Matter is about equality, d
2021-07-13
Racism in Sport
My Lords, I too thank the England team and its manager Gareth Southgate for providing so much joy for millions during the Euro football championship. Does the Minister agree with me that not only must the deluge of racist abuse towards black players be
I thank the Minister for that response, but is she aware that some headteachers feel forced to use the education recovery funds not for that purpose but to plug serious financial gaps? Given that this money is supposed to target the most vulnerable child
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question in my name on the Order Paper, and I highlight my interests in the register.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take (1) to narrow attainment gaps, and (2) to address racial inequalities, as part of their education recovery package and catch-up programme.
2021-06-10
Youth Justice Statistics
My Lords, I sat on the David Lammy review into racism within the criminal justice system in 2017, which that laid bare the shocking data that 45% of youth incarceration was black, Asian and minority ethnic. Fast forward to 2021, and that has increased to
2021-05-27
Child Poverty: Ethnicity
I thank noble Lords for giving me the opportunity to begin this crucial debate. I wish it were longer, but an hour is better than nothing. I am particularly pleased that we are having this debate in the week of the one-year anniversary of the death of Ge
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Register of Interests · 5 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Non-executive director, Co-operative Group Limited
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Principal, Homerton College, University of Cambridge
registered 2021-10-07 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Youth Futures Foundation Ltd (tackling youth unemployment)
registered 2020-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Leadership Works Ltd (company owned 100% by member)
registered 2024-09-24 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Residential property in London E17 from which rental income is received
registered 2020-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2019-10-14 → present
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Government posts
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Opposition posts
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Committee memberships
2021-01-28 → 2021-11-16
Youth Unemployment Committee
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Race Equality in Education
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-11-15 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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