Lord Sheikh: My Lords, I certainly welcome our increasing involvement in Islamic finance. We have the largest finance industry in the western world and are very keen to promote this. I see us as
My Lords, fiscal responsibility should be the first duty of any Government in macroeconomic matters. The entire credibility of our economy is founded on that, as is our ability to engage with other
Lord Sheikh: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the treatment of the Tamil population in Sri Lanka. Lord Brett: My Lords, we continue to urge the Government of Sri
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord King for initiating this timely debate. The main threats to our national security in the 21st century come from an array of challenges such as nuclear
Subject: “To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the conflict in the eastern Congo.” My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Chidgey, for introducing this important
Mrs Benazir Bhutto was tragically assassinated on 27th December 2007 which is a date I remember very well. I was in fact in Amritsar at that time and my wife & I wanted to cross the border to
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