Lord Sheikh attended the dinner organised by Sikh Forum International in the House of Lords which was hosted by Viscount Slim. There were a number of Parliamentarians and very senior police officers in attendance together with community leaders. Lord Sheikh spoke at the event and was asked by Mr Ranjit Singh, President of Sikh Forum International, to make a presentation to the Maharani Sahiba Preneet Kaur, Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs in the Government of India. Lord Sheikh has previously been presented with an award for services to the community by Sikh Forum International.