Speeches by Charalambous.

“I will ask my question from last week again, as I do not think that you had the opportunity to answer it fully. As you both know, the Table Office checks and, where necessary, sub-edits WPQs under the authority of the Speaker and in line with the rules set out in “Erskine May”. Those rules state that questions must hav…”

“Do you think that the current role of Members’ staff regarding WPQs, which includes submitting WPQs via MemberHub, is appropriate?”

“As a follow-up, do you think that it is appropriate for Members to submit WPQs on behalf of charities, lobby groups or party headquarters?”

“As you both know, the Table Office checks and, where necessary, sub-edits WPQs under the authority of the Speaker and in line with the set of rules set out in “Erskine May”. The rules state that questions must have a factual basis and must be within ministerial responsibilities. They must not be about matters that are …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) on securing this very important debate and on his excellent speech to start it off. I will illustrate the failings of the Financial Conduct Authority in dealing with com…”

“Over 220 million children worldwide are not in education. The UN sustainable development goal 4 is unlikely to be met by 2030. What investment is the UK making to support global efforts to help those children?”

“In his statement, the Prime Minister mentioned the drone attack on RAF Akrotiri and the UK’s support for the security of friends and partners in Cyprus. How is the UK co-ordinating efforts with the Cyprus Government to ensure the safety of the whole island, including the bases?”

“It would be DBT.”

“This is about safeguarding human rights in supply chains to the UK. An estimated 27.6 million people are currently working in forced labour. Two thirds of those people find their way into supply chains. At the moment, the UK does not have the best process for working out whether supply chains are using forced labour. T…”

“I thank all Members who contributed to this wide-ranging debate. We have had lots of incredible insights into what education means, particularly from my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth), who talked about the young man who lived at a rubbish tip in Kigali and now has a Harvard scholarship. That…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the International Day of Education. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. This Saturday, the 24th of January, will mark the eighth International Day of Education, which was established by the United Nations to highlight the importance of education for peac…”

“So it is a very rare occurrence.”

“When Baroness Scotland came to give evidence in a previous session, she talked about the Attorney General wearing two hats. One was as an adviser to Parliament, where Parliament can ask for advice of the Attorney General in relation to certain matters. But how do you understand the Attorney General’s role in relation t…”

“Lord Hermer, my question is on the length of time that cases take. Civil and criminal cases can take a number of years and the sub judice rule may be in place for a number of years while those cases are going on. Is the sub judice rule a disproportionate restriction on the freedom of speech of parliamentarians, given t…”

“Yes, that’s right, because it is the UN International Day of Education.”

“I understand the pressures that the Backbench Business Committee is under. We will happily take the debate whenever time is available. I just wanted to refer to that date as the reason for the debate. If it was a few weeks later, that would not be a problem.”

“Thank you. I am chair of the APPG on global education. Since I submitted the application a further two people—David Reed and Janet Daby—have added their names to it. International Day of Education is 24 January, which falls on a Saturday this year. There is an error in the application: my preferred date is Thursday 22 …”

“Do you think that some delays could have been avoided? The two things I am thinking about are the readiness of the Bills and delays in the other place, which have led to things taking time to come to us.”

“Professor Lewis, the Contempt of Court Act, and the recommendations contained in your report for reform thereof, revolve around concepts such as “non-trivial”, “substantial risk” and “serious impact”. Can you tell us a bit more about how those are defined?”

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General provided us with written evidence suggesting that the Speaker of the House should publish guidance on what he or she should take into account when granting a waiver. Would that have been helpful to you when you were Attorney General?”