Baroness Warsi Speaks Her Mind

Parliament

• Islamophobia - Question (13 Feb 2020) February 13, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, the definition of Islamophobia proposed by the APPG, like the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, is not a legally binding working definition, so there is no conflict with the Equality Act. My noble friend will recognise that the Government and the Conservative Party rightly criticised the party opposite when it felt that it could mak […]
• Streatham Incident - Statement (3 Feb 2020) February 3, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, is my noble and learned friend familiar with the 20-plus drivers of radicalisation, factors which are well documented in academic research, in the judgments of courts sentencing terrorism offenders and in documents from our own intelligence services? How sophisticated is the Government’s understanding of those drivers of radicalisat […]
• Rohingya Muslims - Question (29 Jan 2020) January 29, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, can my noble friend assure the House that, when these discussions take place with our partners around the world, specifically in relation to action at the UN Security Council, we will bear in mind not just the now proven legal record of genocide against the Rohingya community but the killings that have taken place in Kachin province […]
• Sanctions - Question (23 Jan 2020) January 23, 2020
  Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, on Monday last the Minister, in answer to his noble friend Lady Warsi, gave a welcome response in the context of the Uighur Muslims, 1 million of whom are incarcerated in Xinjiang in western China. He said that sanctions would be examined in that context. Can he give us some idea of when Magnitsky-style powers might be used […]
• European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Report (2nd Day) (Continued): Amendment 20 (21 Jan 2020) January 21, 2020
  ...Lord Trimble Lord True Lord Tugendhat Lord Tyrie Viscount Ullswater Lord Vaux of Harrowden Baroness Vere of Norbiton Baroness Verma Lord Vinson Lord Wakeham Lord Walker of Aldringham Baroness Warsi Lord Wasserman Lord Wei Lord Whitby Baroness Wilcox Lord Willetts Baroness Williams of Trafford Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise Baroness Wyld Lord Young of Cookha […]
• European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Report (1st Day): Amendment 14 (20 Jan 2020) January 20, 2020
  ...Taylor of Holbeach Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Trefgarne Viscount Trenchard Lord Trimble Lord True Lord Tugendhat Viscount Ullswater Baroness Vere of Norbiton Baroness Verma Lord Wakeham Baroness Warsi Lord Wei Lord Whitby Baroness Wilcox Lord Willetts Baroness Williams of Trafford Baroness Wyld Lord Young of Cookham Viscount Younger of Leckie
• European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Report (1st Day): Amendment 12 (20 Jan 2020) January 20, 2020
  ...Taylor of Holbeach Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Trefgarne Viscount Trenchard Lord Trimble Lord True Lord Tugendhat Viscount Ullswater Baroness Vere of Norbiton Baroness Verma Lord Wakeham Baroness Warsi Lord Wei Lord Whitby Baroness Wilcox Lord Willetts Baroness Williams of Trafford Baroness Wyld Lord Young of Cookham Viscount Younger of Leckie
• European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Report (1st Day): Amendment 1 (20 Jan 2020) January 20, 2020
  ...Taylor of Holbeach Lord Thurlow Lord Trefgarne Viscount Trenchard Lord Trimble Lord True Lord Tugendhat Lord Tyrie Viscount Ullswater Baroness Vere of Norbiton Baroness Verma Lord Wakeham Baroness Warsi Lord Wasserman Lord Wei Lord Whitby Baroness Wilcox Lord Willetts Baroness Williams of Trafford Baroness Wyld Lord Young of Cookham Viscount Younger of Le […]
• China: Uighurs - Question (20 Jan 2020) January 20, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the treatment of Uighurs in China; and what representations they have made to the Government of China regarding such treatment.
• Sexual Violence Overseas: Treatment of Victims - Question (9 Jan 2020) January 9, 2020
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, can my noble friend go any further in explaining: what specific support was given to this particular victim and her family; whether, as in other cases, any support was given to the police in investigating this matter; and whether, as well as supporting the appeal process, the Government will make any representation to the Cypriot au […]