Speeches by Charalambous.

“Do the members of staff from political parties other than Labour have any input regarding the support they got from their political parties for their staff? The Labour party had a big influx of MPs, and it would have been different for some of the parties with fewer MPs.”

“What more could the House administration and the political parties do to prepare Members and their staff in the first days and weeks after they get elected?”

“Jansev, you had the youngest MP in working for Sam. Sam got a lot of media attention because he was the youngest MP. I think he was 23 when he got elected. Did that throw up some challenges that the party or the House administration could have done more to support you with?”

“The right hon. Gentleman has talked about stretched budgets. Does he agree that we also need to address debt, because private debt is a big factor in preventing some low-income countries from investing in their health and education systems? It should form part of the Government’s strategy to leverage more money into de…”

“Thank you for submitting written evidence to our broader inquiry on written parliamentary questions. A couple of weeks ago, we heard the Leader of the House’s thoughts on how things could be improved. Is there anything you would like to add to your written evidence on the system as a whole?”

“It was about whether the Table Office’s rules of order on whether the questions filter through in the first place are too prescriptive.”

“We have heard from some witnesses that the rules of order for written PQs are too prescriptive and that we should look at more questions getting through to Ministers for them to address. What is your view on that?”

“I just wonder whether it is that some Departments might have a separate freedom of information officer, who may not—”

“Alan, you touched on this in a previous answer to Gavin, but we have heard from witnesses concerns about getting information via an FOI request but not getting it via an answer to a written PQ. In their response to the written evidence, the Government acknowledged some inconsistencies in this area. Is that something th…”

“My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The lack of trade union rights globally is seriously worrying. I am a proud trade unionist, and we need to ensure that trade union rights are respected in our UK supply chains. I will come on to that shortly in my speech. Our country is the birthplace of the trade union movement…”

“The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. I am sure many colleagues in the Chamber will focus on the Uyghurs in their contributions, but he is right to highlight the abuse in China and the need to address it. That is the reality in UK supply chains: these products, which we use every day, are integrated into our liv…”

“We have had a great debate. There has been lots of agreement in the room, and I am sure the Minister heard the strength of feeling about what needs to be done. We would very much welcome the responsible business conduct review happening as quickly as possible. I know that it is not in the Minister’s direct brief and I …”

“My hon. Friend makes an excellent point, which I will come to in just a moment. I strongly support the strengthening of section 54 and its application. With the UK importing £20 billion-worth of high-risk goods every year, our current framework is not effective enough in preventing goods made with forced labour from en…”

“Sitting suspended.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of safeguarding human rights in supply chains. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd, particularly as you had such short notice. Globalisation and technological advances over the last few years have given us the ability to better connect across …”

“When you say just one model, do you mean getting rid of the named day questions?”

“If you could change one aspect of the WPQ system for the Commons, what would it be?”

“The hon. Member makes an excellent point. People sometimes feel intimidated by those who congregate around shops, and that makes them feel unsafe. Southgate and Wood Green constituents have told me that, aside from the sale of counterfeit vapes and tobacco, they have witnessed drug dealing openly taking place outside c…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) on securing this important debate and on his excellent speech. Our high streets are more than just places to shop. They are at the heart of our communities; they are places where people meet,…”

“What was your experience of the induction with IPSA? How easy was it to follow IPSA’s processes? Are there any areas that were unclear or could be improved?”