Senior Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Minister for Faith and Communities
Parliament- Iran: Election — Statement (17 Jun 2013) June 17, 2013Baroness Warsi: It would be wrong for me to speculate as to what offer may be made by the Iranians and how the US would respond in relation to that. However, I can assure the noble Lord that the E3+3 negotiations have been held in an open and frank manner. A number of matters are on the table. I am not sure what the current conditions are in relation to thos […]
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Burma (17 Jun 2013) June 17, 2013Baroness Warsi: We continue to raise our serious concerns about reports of a reintroduction of a two-child policy for Rohingya communities with the Burmese government, citing the human rights obligations to which the country has signed up. The Minister of State for trade and investment, my noble Friend Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, made these points in Naypy […]
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Burma (17 Jun 2013) June 17, 2013Baroness Warsi: According to a Rakhine State government spokesperson, a district order enforcing a two-child limit for families in Northern Rakhine State was re-imposed in mid-May. De facto restrictions on the rights of Rohingya to marry and give birth have been in place since the 1990s or earlier. A specific regulation was first introduced in Northern Rakhi […]
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Burma (17 Jun 2013) June 17, 2013Baroness Warsi: The Government has made no formal assessment of the impact on Rohingya women of the reported two-child policy. However we understand that since at least 2005, children in Northern Rakhine State born to unmarried parents, or to families with more than two children, have been considered ‘illegal'. Where discovered, the authorities have pla […]
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Israel (17 Jun 2013) June 17, 2013Baroness Warsi: The issue of Israeli settlement construction and demolition of Palestinian homes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is a subject of active discussion with our EU partners. The EU remains deeply concerned by continued settlement construction, which threatens the viability of the two-state solution. The Secretary of State for Foreign and C […]
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Luxembourg Compromise (17 Jun 2013) June 17, 2013Baroness Warsi: The Luxembourg Compromise is a convention which has not been formalised and the procedure for invoking it is not defined. However, it remains in place following the entry into force of the Lisbon treaty.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Syria (17 Jun 2013) June 17, 2013Baroness Warsi: We are very concerned about this kidnapping, which highlights the seriousness of the situation in Syria. The Syrian National Coalition have confirmed that they do not know who is holding the two bishops or where they are being held. They have had no contact with the abductors or the bishops. Along with prominent religious leaders, the Parliam […]
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Violent Extremism (17 Jun 2013) June 17, 2013Baroness Warsi: This country is resolute in its stand against violent extremism. As the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has made clear, there is no religious justification for these acts, and he has stressed that al-Qaeda-inspired terrorism has taken more Muslim lives than any others. We are working with international […]
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan (13 Jun 2013) June 13, 2013Alistair Burt: ...promotion of women's rights with the Afghan Government and wider Afghan authorities. During her visit to Afghanistan in March, the Senior Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Warsi, discussed women's vital contribution to building peace, security and prosperity in Afghanistan with the Afghan Government and wi […]
- [Mrs Linda Riordan in the Chair] — First World War Commemoration (11 Jun 2013) June 11, 2013Eric Ollerenshaw: ...during this long centenary. My other point, again to follow the challenge of my hon. Friend the Member for Broadland, is on the diversity of the troops who went to war. In the words of Baroness Warsi: “Our boys weren’t just Tommies-they were Tariqs and Tajinders”. When people go to the war graves, as I did a few months ago, they see the […]
- Iran: Election — Statement (17 Jun 2013) June 17, 2013
