parliament. Departure from House of Lords The Conduct Committee of the House of Lords considered in 2020 a complaint from a member of the public who had approached Lord Ahmed in 2017 in his capacity as a member of the House. Her complaint was that he "initially made unwanted physical contact of a sexual nature with her and later held out the promise of using his influence to help her, when in fact his aim was to have sex with her". The Commissioner concluded that on the balance of probabilities Lord Ahmed's actions put him "in breach of the Code by failing to act on his personal honour". The Committee on 17 November 2020 published its report, recommending that "Lord Ahmed be expelled from the House under Standing Order 12". It was the first time that expulsion of a peer from the House of Lords had been recommended. After seeing the report, and before any action was taken, Lord Ahmed resigned from the House of Lords. He continues hold the title of a life peer. Family life Ahmed married Sakina Bibi in 1974. They have a daughter and two sons. As of 2008, he lived in Rotherham. Notes References External links Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords Interview 1957 births Living people British people of Mirpuri descent People from Azad Kashmir British politicians of Pakistani descent Councillors in South Yorkshire Labour Party (UK) life peers British politicians convicted of crimes British Muslims Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom Muslim politicians Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom People from Mirpur, Azad Kashmir People educated at Thomas Rotherham College Labour Party (UK) councillors Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University Antisemitism in the United Kingdom 20th-century British criminals 21st-century British criminals Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales British prisoners and detainees British people convicted of child sexual abuse British people convicted of sexual assault Life peers created by Elizabeth II Politicians convicted of sex offences