Baroness Warsi Speaks Her Mind

Parliament

• Children: Covert Human Intelligence Sources - Question (13 Sep 2018) September 13, 2018
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, when these assessments are made of child informants, can my noble friend confirm whether an appropriate adult or guardian is part of that process? Can she also confirm whether the safeguards that we have in place for child informants in the United Kingdom apply equally to informants overseas?
• Victims Strategy - Statement (10 Sep 2018) September 10, 2018
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, I take this opportunity to welcome this Statement, and I pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Newlove. I will spare her blushes—we were all speaking about her just before she took her place in the Chamber, but I am sure that she will read Hansard and realise that the whole House pays tribute to the work she has been doing over a numb […]
• Visas: Forced Marriages - Question (5 Sep 2018) September 5, 2018
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, I am pleased to hear that my right honourable friend the Home Secretary is looking into this matter. Could he specifically look at this issue of where the rules effectively do not relate to the real-life circumstances that we are faced with? We have reluctant sponsors in this country who are not prepared to openly say that they are […]
• Referendums: Parliamentary Democracy - Motion to Take Note (19 Jul 2018) July 19, 2018
  Lord Anderson of Ipswich: ...my maiden speech in such an interesting and topical debate. I thank everybody who made my introduction to your Lordships’ House so enjoyable, including my supporters, the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and those—in particular, Black Rod and her staff—who have started to explain to a rather slow stud […]
• Freedom of Religion or Belief - Question (19 Jul 2018) July 19, 2018
  Lord Wallace of Saltaire: My Lords, in congratulating the noble Lord, I also recognise the excellent work that his predecessors, including the noble Baronesses, Lady Warsi and Lady Anelay, from this House have done on inter-faith relations. I am glad that he recognises the links between the domestic agenda and the international agenda. Does he see part of hi […]
• Introduction: Lord Anderson of Ipswich (12 Jul 2018) July 12, 2018
  Sir David William Kinloch Anderson, KBE, QC, having been created Baron Anderson of Ipswich, of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Baroness Warsi and Lord Pannick, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill - Report (27 Jun 2018) June 27, 2018
  ...Suri Lord Taylor of Holbeach (teller) Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Tebbit Lord Trees Lord Trefgarne Lord True Lord Tugendhat Viscount Ullswater Baroness Vere of Norbiton Baroness Verma Lord Wakeham Baroness Warsi Lord Wei Duke of Wellington Baroness Wheatcroft Lord Whitby Baroness Wilcox Baroness Williams of Trafford Baroness Wyld Lord Young of Cookham Vis […]
• Anti-terrorism: Hate Speech - Question (27 Jun 2018) June 27, 2018
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords, I do not like to read, but I shall be really careful how I phrase this with reference to the original Question. Could I ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in pursuit of their antiterrorism strategy, they will require preaching in the form of Oral Questions and debate in your Lordships’ House to be monitored for hate speech and Is […]
• Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Jun 2018) June 27, 2018
  Afzal Khan: ...attempt by Tory headquarters to cover up allegations against one of the Conservative party’s vice-chairs, the hon. Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley). Does the Prime Minister agree with Baroness Warsi and the Conservative Muslim Forum that the Conservative party is in denial about Islamophobia in its ranks?
• European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendments (18 Jun 2018) June 18, 2018
  ...Baroness Tyler of Enfield Lord Tyler Baroness Uddin Lord Vallance of Tummel Lord Vaux of Harrowden Lord Verjee Lord Wallace of Saltaire Lord Wallace of Tankerness Baroness Walmsley Lord Warner Baroness Warsi Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Baroness Watkins of Tavistock Lord Watson of Invergowrie Lord Watts Viscount Waverley Baroness Wheatcroft Baroness Wh […]