Baroness Nicholson

Catherine Bearder to Succeed Emma Nicholson as a Liberal Democrat Candidate for South East England

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Catherine Bearder to succeed Baroness Nicholson as Liberal Democrat candidate for the South East England.

Moldovan Prime Minister and Baroness Nicholson Meet to Advance Child Welfare Reforms

Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Today in Chisinau, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP and the Prime Minister of Moldova, Zinaida Greceanii, co-chaired a meeting of the High Level Group for Moldovan Children to improve the lives and futures of vulnerable Moldovan children and their families, particularly those with disabilities and special needs at the time of the global economic depression.

The Prime Minister, Baroness Nicholson and the Ministries of Education, Social Protection, Family and Children, Health, ...

Middle East Association Announces Formation of Iraq Britain Business Council at Iraq Invest, London 2009 Conference

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The formation of an Iraq Britain Business Council was announced at the Iraq Invest 2009 Conference in London on 30 April. The London conference, hosted by Iraq’s National Investment Commission in partnership with the UK’s Department of International Development, is being attended by senior Iraqi and UK officials and over 450 delegates from the two countries. The Business Council will be private sector led and independent of government. It will work closely with UK Trade & Investment and the Iraqi authorities to help develop bilateral trade and investment, and to promote private sector development in Iraq. The Council will have ...

Urgency Debate on the Situation in the Ashraf Camp, Iraq

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Baroness Nicholson voted against the Ashraf Camp Urgency Resolution, which was passed today by the European Parliament, on the grounds that it constitutes interference into Iraqi sovereignty. She said that Iraq is a democratic nation which has stated several times, most recently in March 2009, that the international community should be confident that Iraqi authorities would continue to follow all the proper procedures when dealing with the Ashraf Camp.

On Wednesday 22 April and Thursday 23 April the European Parliament hosted a high level delegation of Iraqi MPs for its second round of interparliamentary meetings in the Strasbourg.

The Iraqi delegation was led by Sheikh Khalid Al Atiyyah the First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and included several Committee Chairs and other distinguished Members of Parliament.

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Sir, “At the foot of this hill, one stage or step from the uplands, lies the village, which consists of one single straggling street, three quarters of a mile in length, in a sheltered vale, and running parallel with the Hanger.” The village is Selborne, and the author Gilbert White. His book, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, written in limpid prose, is the fourth most published book in the English language and has been translated into many others, including Japanese and Chinese. It is widely considered one of ...