PARLIAMENT The draft of laws pertaining to the unilateral conversion of minors has been completed, de facto law minister Nancy Shukri told Dewan Rakyat today.

"From the aspect of civil (law), we do not have much problem, but this also relates to syariah (law)," she said.

From the syariah law aspect, she said, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom has been obtaining feedback from the state religious bodies.

"A series of consultations with the states have been conducted," she said during the question-and-answer session.

"I was informed that a few states have given their formal feedback. This process is still going on," she added.

Therefore, she said, the special committee set up by the cabinet to deal with unilateral conversion has yet to make a decision,

"It is my responsibility to ensure the problem is settled. This is not only about politics because as a Muslim, I do not want my religion to be misused to fulfil personal intentions," she added.

She was responding to P Kasthuriaraani (DAP-Batu Kawan) who asked if the government intended to stop the unilateral conversion of minors.

She also slammed the government's inability to execute the 2009 cabinet decision - that children should be raised in the faith of their parents when they married.

"Seven years after cabinet's decision, there is still no news. The government is dragging its feet," said the DAP lawmaker.

"I am pleased that you know about the cabinet's decision. The cabinet had made clear its stand to ensure (unilateral conversion is prohibited) by amending the law," she said.

She also said that the cabinet's decision was to determine whether to amend or formulate the law.

"I had said before that we would amend the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act," she said.

Nancy said the government was aware of the uneasiness of the people.

Meanwhile, she stressed the government is only amending the law related to unilateral conversion but not on interfaith custody, as the Federal Court had ruled in the M Indira Gandhi's case, that the civil court had jurisdiction on such cases.

Thus, she said, there is no need to amend Federal Constitution and relevant laws in the matter of interfaith custody.