Sir Vincent Fean, Ladies and gentlemen. Good Evening, Shalom, Assalaamu Alaikum. I would like to welcome you all to this meeting in the majestic surrounding of the House of Lords. When I was asked to

Lieutenant General Andrew Gregory, Ladies and Gentleman Good evening and Assalaamu Alaikum. At the outset I would like to wish everyone a belated Eid Mubarak Eid-ul-Adha is an Islamic festival to

My Lords, not only am I opposed to the Bill but I am completely opposed to the principle of assisted suicide. The Bill would completely change the state’s role in people’s lives, the role of

My Lords, I am pleased to speak in this debate. I think that we all appreciate the importance of soft power in the modern world. We must therefore make friends and influence people overseas. I am

My Lords, this is a very important debate about the future of our nation’s economy. I would like to commend my noble friend Baroness Wilcox for introducing the subject and for her excellent speech.

Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current action to resolve the dispute between the government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil community. The Senior

My Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Storey for securing this timely debate. Education is extremely important to me. My personal coat of arms reflects this. It contains the motto

My Lords, this is an important debate and one in which I am pleased to get the opportunity to speak. The contributions of our Armed Forces need to be recognised and respected. We have a duty to repay

My Lords, Her Majesty’s most gracious Speech contains some very welcome measures that will protect the most vulnerable in our country and advance the cause of a fairer society. One such measure

I would like to commend the Association of Muslim Schools for organising this International Conference which aims to address the needs of Muslim students and educationist in the broadest sphere.The