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HANSARDTransnational Marriage AbandonmentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of transnational marriage abandonment cases since 2024; and how many perpetrators have been…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDTransnational Marriage AbandonmentMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I declare an interest as CEO of Muslim Women’s Network UK.18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDTransnational Marriage AbandonmentMy Lords, transnational marriage abandonment has devastating consequences. It separates mothers from their children—a form of gender-based abuse. Australia has made it illegal, so…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDUnite the Kingdom MarchMy Lords, Muslim women’s safety matters too. When will the Government announce funding for the safety and security of Muslim women? I know about the funding for mosque security…20 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I will focus on the plans in the gracious Speech to modernise hate crime legislation. I declare my interests as CEO of the Muslim Women’s Network and non-executive…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechI had ended.18 May 2026HANSARDSocial Cohesion Action PlanMy Lords, I declare an interest as the CEO of the Muslim Women’s Network UK. I was also a member of the working group on the definition. There was an orchestrated campaign to…16 Mar 2026HANSARDAnti-Muslim Hostility: Non-statutory DefinitionMy Lords—12 Mar 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I congratulate all noble Baronesses on their maiden speeches. I declare an interest as a Muslim woman and CEO of the Muslim Women’s Network, because my contribution for…06 Mar 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare an interest that I am the CEO of the Muslim Women’s Network, whose report recommending…04 Mar 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerTo ask His Majesty’s Government why they have not appointed a Maternity Commissioner; and what assessment they have made of calls to appoint such a Commissioner in (1) the report…04 Mar 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerMy Lords, Louise Thompson and Theo Clarke are present today and I thank them for joining us. They started a petition several weeks ago asking the Government to appoint a maternity…04 Mar 2026HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, the Government keep citing vague evidence that Shamima Begum is a threat to national security. When the Government are able to, will they put that evidence before an…03 Feb 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityMy Lords, the Government have launched a maternity inquiry, but we have already had lots of maternity inquiries and reports from the charity sector, such as the Muslim Women’s…20 Jan 2026HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, the UK Government have chosen to withdraw a vital safety net from the world’s most vulnerable people at a time of unprecedented global instability. There are currently…13 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyMy Lords—17 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyMy Lords, the Minister has said that it is a full strategy. Does the strategy address the disproportionately higher domestic homicide rates among black, Asian and minority ethnic…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I was not going to speak on this amendment, but the noble Lord, Lord Marks, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, have inspired me to speak. I support the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I declare my interest of CEO of the Muslim Women’s Network UK. We have a helpline and we deal with honour-based abuse cases. While I support in principle the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI too would like to thank the Government for these amendments, because helplines have seen a rise in non-fatal strangulation offences, and not everything gets reported to the…09 Dec 2025