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  David Lammy visits UCL
Minister for Culture David Lammy came to UCL in November 2005 to view UCL’s museums and collections.
David Lammy also questioned Subhadra Das, who is undertaking a positive action traineeship at the Petrie; a national scheme designed to combat the under-representation of ethnic minorities in the museum sector by providing traineeship programmes for people from under-represented groups.
Dr Helen Chatterjee showed David Lammy the highlights of the Grant collection, including the bones of a quagga – an extinct, horse-like creature of which there are few remaining skeletons in existence.
www.ucl.ac.uk /news/news-articles/0511/05112101   (277 words)

  
  David Lammy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lammy was born in Tottenham, a working-class area of North London, and brought up by his mother after his father left the family.
Lammy has stated in speeches and articles that his vision for the arts in the UK is to move towards participation for all.
Lammy met wife Nicola Green, who is comfortable with his sexual oreintation, through friends at a party in March 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Lammy   (340 words)

  
 100 Great Black Britons - David Lammy
David was born in Tottenham on 19th July, 1972, one of five children raised by a fl single mother.
David returned to England and stood as a Labour candidate for the newly created Greater London Assembly, securing a position as the GLA member with a portfolio for Culture and Arts.
David is a member of the All-party Group on Rwanda and the Prevention of Genocide, the British-Caribbean All-party Group and the All-party Group on Aids.
www.100greatblackbritons.com /bios/david_lammy.html   (320 words)

  
 Civitas: Lammy’s Lament -- a Case of Misplaced Dissatisfaction
Mr Lammy made known his dissatisfaction with the lack of diversity in the legal profession in a speech he delivered in London on Tuesday of this week to a meeting of the Standing Conference on Legal Education.
Mr Lammy reveals how much ethnic minority participation in the legal profession would be needed to satisfy him when he described as good news that over 25% of current law students are fl or from an ethnic minority.
What these firms must do, according to Mr Lammy, to remedy their fault is engage in more aggressive outreach and affirmative action so they recruit more ethnic minority lawyers and to positions in which they will eventually enjoy the greatest income and prestige within their profession.
www.civitas.org.uk /blog/archives/2004/11/lammyas_lament.html   (1270 words)

  
 Centre for the Study of Human Rights - David Lammy MP
David Lammy was elected Member of Parliament for Tottenham at the age of 27 in a by-election on 22nd June 2000 following the death of Bernie Grant.
David is the youngest member of the Government having been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Constitutional Affairs on 13th June 2003.
David Lammy was born on 19 July 1972.
www.lse.ac.uk /Depts/human-rights/Lectures/David_Lammy.htm   (297 words)

  
 David II - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
DAVID II [David II] (David Bruce), 1324-71, king of Scotland (1329-71), son and successor of Robert I. David's guardians were not strong enough to prevent the invasion (1332) of Scotland by Edward de Baliol, who, with the support of Edward III of England, was victorious at Halidon Hill (1333).
Culture Minister David Lammy acts to protect the Iona II and Royal Anne Galley wreck sites.
David Schoenbrun, 73, Dies; CBS Correspondent in WW II
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-david2.html   (285 words)

  
 The Observer:The Tottenham Hotspur: David Lammy MP for Tottenham
Lammy was naturally competitive but an average pupil in the classroom and on the playing field.
As Lammy says, 'It was not all fond memories.' He was charismatic and popular, but experienced bullying for the first time and got into fights; he also questioned authority and argued frequently with teachers into the night about politics and philosophy.
In 2002, Lammy had a mixed year as under-Secretary of State for Health, although while there he did score his 'greatest achievement as a politician', initiating a policy target that 90 per cent of patients attending A&E departments should be seen, and treated or discharged, within four hours.
www.davidlammy.co.uk /da/16074   (3700 words)

  
 Learning - From the Top
His father walked out when David was young boy, and his mother was a very strong woman who kept him on the straight and narrow.
David became the first fl Britain to be accepted to Harvard Law School in America, where he realised his skills would serve a better purpose in politics.
David was called-up during Tottenham bi-elections by the Labour Party to run as candidate for MP.
www.channel4.com /learning/microsites/F/fromthetop/programme5a.html   (650 words)

  
 Podcast.net - The Podcast Directory
David Lammy discusses the recent vote in Parliament on smoking in public places and explains why he voted in favour of a total ban.
Following the launch of the ICONS project and David Lammy`s contribution to the Fabian Conference on the Future of Britishness, David discusses the nature of Britishness in today`s society.
David Lammy addresses the Association of British Orchestras Annual Conference at the SAGE in Gateshead.
www.podcast.net /show/58077   (354 words)

  
 The rainbow stops at Westminister
Lammy was the unexpected candidate for the seat; some felt that Grant's widow Sharon was 'owed ' the seat held by her late husband.
In June 2000, Lammy duly won the by-election and became the youngest member of Parliament in the House of Commons.
Lammy's fellow Caribbean MP in the Commons, Diane Abbot, is unlikely ever to get the call to office from a Blair government.
www.caribvoice.org /Profiles/rainbow.html   (913 words)

  
 RSA - Lectures - Speaker Details
David Lammy was elected Member of Parliament for Tottenham at a by-election on 22nd June 2000.
David was born in Tottenham on 19th July, 1972, one of five children raised by a single mother.
Following the sad death of Tottenham’s longstanding MP Bernie Grant, David was elected as Labour MP for Tottenham at the age of 27 in June 2000.
www.thersa.org /events/speakerCloseUp.asp?speakerID=1336   (288 words)

  
 Search: the word 'confidentiality' spoken by David Lammy (TheyWorkForYou.com)
David Lammy:...of disabled staff hired; the percentage of the overall workforce and leavers in each of the last five years since April 2006 cannot be released as numbers less than five are suppressed to protect confidentiality.
David Lammy:...8212; C 46 54 — D 37 63 8 (1) As the Department has less than five disabled members of staff within the grades SCS to C we are unable to give further information on grounds of confidentiality.
David Lammy: The number of times the grievance procedure has been initiated in the last three years are so small that they cannot be provided on grounds of confidentiality.
www.theyworkforyou.com /search/?s=confidentiality&pid=10678   (1216 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Arts | | David Lammy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
One of five children of Guyanese parents, Lammy was raised by his mother on minimum wages on a council estate in Tottenham, North London.
Somewhat different to inner city Tottenham was the boarding school in Peterborough that Lammy won a scholarship to, where he joined the choir.
Lammy accepts that for many young Britons, musicians are far more significant role models than politicians will ever be.
arts.guardian.co.uk /fridayreview/story/0,12102,1459723,00.html   (457 words)

  
 David Lammy MP hails a Budget to help local families and pensioners in Tottenham.: David Lammy MP for Tottenham
David Lammy today welcomed the Budget unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, as “a Budget for Tottenham’s families, showing Labour is on the side of all hard working parents”.
David Lammy and the Sickle Cell Society hold a wide ranging meeting on the disease and its impact.
David Lammy MP for Tottenham and Minister for Culture endorses Gordon Brown and Hilary Benn.
www.davidlammy.co.uk /da/52631   (954 words)

  
 David Lammy becomes a government minister   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
David Lammy was appointed to the British goverment by prime minister Tony Blair on 29th May 2002 - continuing his meteoric rise by becoming a health minister before his 30th birthday.
David became the youngest qualifying barrister in England in 1994.
In 2000 David won a by-election in Tottenham becoming the youngest sitting MP at the age of 27.
www.theinternetforum.co.uk /politics/lammy1.html   (235 words)

  
 Operation Black Vote - David Lammy, MP
Elected in 2000 for Tottenham MP at the age of 27, David Lammy's background is rooted in the constituency he now represents.
In addition to being MP, David is a member of the All-party Group on Rwanda and the Prevention of Genocide, the British-Caribbean All-party Group and the All-party Group on Aids, and he also sits on the board of the Church of England.
David Lammy is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health.
www.obv.org.uk /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=437&Itemid=115   (192 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Politics | David Lammy
David Lammy is one of the rising stars of the Commons.
A Christian Socialist and a Fabian, he made a speech seconding the loyal address following the 2001 election, traditionally a job for an up and coming MP and soon afterwards was appointed a parliamentary private secretary to Estelle Morris.
Mr Lammy was appointed junior health minister following the ministerial reshuffle in May 2002 and a year later he was moved to the new Department of Constitutional Affairs.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/2175709.stm   (173 words)

  
 Government minister disassociates himself from Nestlé at Christian meeting
David Lammy, the Member of Parliament for Tottenham and Culture Minister in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, took the opportunity to distance himself from Nestlé UK at a Labour Party conference fringe meeting organised by the Christian Socialist Movement (CSM) earlier this week.
Mr Lammy, himself a Christian and a one-time member of the Church of England Archbishops’ Council, was speaking on the theme ‘Is slavery history?’, looking at the question of modern indentured labour and how to act in the light of the political and economic debts of the colonial era.
Mr Lammy began his own speech by making it clear that his presence at the meeting should not be taken as an endorsement of the company, which has been actively boycotted by churches, development agencies and human rights groups.
www.ekklesia.co.uk /content/news_syndication/article_060929nestle.shtml   (673 words)

  
 Is Canny Lammy set to be a future PM?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
At 29 he's the youngest MP in the House of Commons and one of the few politicians from an ethnic minority.
David Lammy told us he's spent a lot of time in his first couple of years as MP for Tottenham visiting local schools.
We were particularly impressed that David Lammy has first hand experience of his constituents' real lives and really seemed to be in touch with what's going on.
www.childrens-express.org /dynamic/public/is_canny_lammy_040302.htm   (848 words)

  
 New Minister for Arts, Heritage, Museums and Galleries, Libraries and the GAC
David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham, is the new Minister for Arts, Heritage, Museums and Galleries, Libraries and the GAC.
David was born in Tottenham on 19th July 1972, one of five children
Tottenham's longstanding MP Bernie Grant, David was elected as Labour MP for Tottenham at the age of 27 in June 2000.
www.finds.org.uk /news/story.php?newsID=156   (338 words)

  
 Homepage: David Lammy MP for Tottenham
David Lammy MP launches his ‘Tottenham Heroes’ Christmas Card 2007 competition.
David Lammy records regular audio reports on issues affecting Tottenham, as well as reflecting on national and International political issues.
David Lammy will occasionally webcast key speeches and other events affecting Tottenham, as well as comenting on national and international political issues.
www.davidlammy.co.uk   (267 words)

  
 the BRIT School - Visits
David Lammy, born in July 1972, stood as a Labour candidate for the newly created Greater London Assembly, was elected and given responsibility for Culture and Arts.
Following the death of MP Bernie Grant, he was elected as Labour MP for Tottenham at the age of 27 in June 2000.
David Lammy has always said that he regards education as his No.1 priority.
www.brit.croydon.sch.uk /news/LammyVisit.htm   (327 words)

  
 Department for Culture Media and Sport - Culture Minister David Lammy on press freedom and diversity: "The right to be ...
Culture Minister David Lammy on press freedom and diversity: "The right to be offensive doesn't mean it's right to be offensive."
In a multi-racial and increasingly fragmenting community, the media must open up discussion, not close it down, Culture Minister David Lammy said today.
The full text of David Lammy’s speech is available from Toby Sargent in the DCMS Press Office on the number below.
www.culture.gov.uk /Reference_library/Press_notices/archive_2006/dcms130_06.htm   (305 words)

  
 UK Mental Capacity Bill
Constitutional affairs minister David Lammy said safeguards against euthanasia had been strengthened.
Mr Lammy added that the Catholic Church, with whom the government had worked over the Bill's wording, had accepted it would not legalise euthanasia.
Opening the second reading debate, Mr Lammy said that up to 2m [million] people were mentally incapacitated because of dementia, severe learning disabilities, mental illness or head injuries.
www.chninternational.com /uk_mental_capacity_bill.htm   (445 words)

  
 Search: the word 'terrorism' spoken by David Lammy (TheyWorkForYou.com)
David Lammy: A copy of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission's open judgments in cases relating to detention under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 will be placed in the House of Commons Library in the forthcoming weeks.
David Lammy: The Special Immigration Appeals Commission is a superior court of record pursuant to Section 1(3) of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 as amended by Section 35 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.
The amendment to the status of the commission took effect from 13 December 2001.
www.theyworkforyou.com /search/?s=terrorism&pid=10678&pop=1   (465 words)

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