Baroness Warsi Speaks Her Mind

Parliament

• Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme - Question (12 May 2020) May 12, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: I draw the attention of the House to my interests as listed on the register. I congratulate the Government on their package of measures to support both businesses and individuals during this difficult period but, as my noble friend the Minister will appreciate, time is of the essence for businesses. Does he therefore have an average figure fo […]
• Coronavirus Bill: extension of leave to remain (23 Mar 2020) March 23, 2020
  Naseem Shah: ...many in the Conservative party for their contributions. Lord Tariq Ahmad made efforts to ensure that concerns were seriously recognised, and my Muslim sister in the House of Lords, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, ensured that community nerves were calmed while conversations and negotiations with the Government took place. I am grateful to the Paymast […]
• Covid-19: Employment Support - Statement (19 Mar 2020) March 19, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: Can my noble friend inform the House whether much broader thinking is now being done by government about employees who are affected by the coronavirus crisis, not just regarding health issues for those self-isolating or who have symptoms, but those who are now affected because they have children at home or because the people they work for do […]
• Educational Settings - Statement (19 Mar 2020) March 19, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, following on directly from that question, is there any clarity at this stage about predicted grades and university entrance for those currently doing A-levels or equivalent qualifications? As my noble friend will be aware, many schools and colleges predict grades that end up being higher than the actual grades received by students. […]
• Covid-19 Update - Statement (17 Mar 2020) March 17, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: Will my noble friend address a medium-term issue? I join the Front Benches in their comments and sentiments about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including its staff, who have played a tremendous role at the front line in dealing with this. Is there any thinking at the Foreign Office and across the wider Government about Britain’s exit f […]
• Covid-19: Business Interruption Insurance - Private Notice Question (17 Mar 2020) March 17, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, I declare an interest as a director and shareholder of a number of businesses, which are set out in the register. My noble friend will be aware of the Chancellor’s announcement last week of the business interruption loan guarantee, an essential announcement which could be the difference between a business surviving or going under in […]
• Anti-terrorism Policy - Question (17 Mar 2020) March 17, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, it is interesting to hear once again the House talk about Islam; we seem to do nothing but talk about Islam, especially the noble Lord. Does the Minister accept that, at a time when households up and down the country, and indeed around the world, are concerned about their lives and livelihoods, it is unusual for this House to be dis […]
• Equal Pay Legislation - Question (10 Mar 2020) March 10, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, my noble friend will agree, as will other noble Lords, that this House fundamentally believes that people should receive equal pay for equal work, irrespective of their gender. She will also be aware that we often find out whether we are being paid equally for equal work only after costly court proceedings when things go wrong. Does […]
• Prisons: Radicalisation - Question (3 Mar 2020) March 3, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, my noble and learned friend will be aware of the well-documented concerns around those who are radicalised in prison. Does he have the statistics for offenders serving time for non-terrorist-related offences who subsequently, on release, have been convicted of terrorist-related offences? If he does not have those figures today, will […]
• Israel and Palestine: United States’ Proposals for Peace - Motion to Take Note (27 Feb 2020) February 27, 2020
  Baroness Tonge: ...that your Lordships all look at this letter because they have more authority than I will ever have. Who else? There is Jack Straw, our former Foreign Secretary, and the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, another Member of this House. They are all past Ministers; looking now at the Minister sitting in his place, I hope that he will have similar se […]