My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Cox, for initiating this debate. Achieving peace and stability in any region that has been ravaged by war and has a wealth of cultural differences
My Lords, I support many aspects of the Bill as a means of addressing the injustice of child poverty in our communities. We have a moral duty to bring the issue of child poverty to the fore while
Lord Sheikh: My Lords, as a Muslim I totally condemn any form of terrorist activity. We must appreciate that nearly all Muslims are law-abiding citizens, but I accept that we have a problem with a
Lord Sheikh tabled and led a debate in the House of Lords on the subject of the Commonwealth’s shared goals for democracy and development. His opening speech was as follows: My Lords, I begin
Lord Sheikh: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many memorials have been built in the United Kingdom for servicemen from the Indian Army who died during World War 1 or World War 2. The
Lord Sheikh: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce waiting lists for rehabilitation programmes for the perpetrators of domestic violence. To ask Her Majesty’s
Lord Sheikh: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will assist other local authorities to introduce domestic violence schemes similar to the Living without Violence programme provided
Lord Sheikh: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to increase the amount of community services for victims of domestic violence. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
Lord Sheikh: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address domestic violence, in light of its correlation with alcohol consumption. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary
Lord Sheikh: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that more people who are responsible for inflicting domestic abuse are dealt with by the criminal justice