Speeches by Charalambous.

“My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I congratulate him on securing this important debate. He mentioned community spaces. My borough of Haringey uses libraries as community spaces to encourage more people to use them, with various innovative ideas, such as the library late scheme. Libraries open later and get …”

“We would be grateful if it was this side of the summer, but otherwise, there is not.”

“Before I start, I want to make sure that, in addition to the names submitted in my application, you also have the names of Caroline Dinenage and Bernard Jenkin, which were not on the original application. They came in a bit later, but they also support the application. This application is for a debate in Westminster Ha…”

“T4. Alawite, Druze and Christian minority communities in Syria are still living in fear of attacks from militiamen. What steps are the Government taking to put pressure on the Syrian Government to prevent any further attacks?”

“The Secretary of State told us that a significant proportion of WPQs produce answers where the information is already in the public domain. I wondered what percentage of the written answers are in the public domain. Does that indicate a problem with the accessibility of information published by the Department?”

“Is that more about improving communications with Members, particularly if the data is about their constituency? I wonder whether you can be more proactive about communicating that with Members and, as you mentioned, signposting where they can find that information. It would be incredibly helpful if you could take that …”

“I was elected in 2017, and there was a vacancy for a Labour nominee for Deputy Speaker. Rosie, my recollection is that you were the only candidate for that.”

“I thought that there was just no vote for that one—that it was just yourself.”

“I was elected in 2017, and there was a vacancy for a Labour nominee for Deputy Speaker. Rosie, my recollection is that you were the only candidate for that.”

“In the recent elections for Select Committee Chairs, we saw accusations of excessive canvassing by some candidates for those roles. Can you recall anything similar happening when you were voting in those elections before you became Deputy Speakers?”

“I thought that there was just no vote for that one—that it was just yourself.”

“In the recent elections for Select Committee Chairs, we saw accusations of excessive canvassing by some candidates for those roles. Can you recall anything similar happening when you were voting in those elections before you became Deputy Speakers?”

“Although the extra sitting days to reduce court delays announced by the Secretary of State are welcome, does the Minister agree that the state of the court estate needs some attention, as some courts are out of action due to disrepair issues?”

“5. What steps she is taking to help improve road safety for gig economy couriers using two-wheeled vehicles.”

“Two-wheeled couriers working in the gig economy experience more road dangers than average riders due to time pressures from employers. Research from University College London shows that gig economy riders are three times as likely to report damage to their vehicle and nearly twice as likely to report injury. What steps…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. She is making an excellent speech. My constituent Susan Cole is in the Public Gallery. Her daughter was affected by sodium valproate. It is now 14 months since the Hughes report was published. The time for the payment of compensation is now. Does my hon. …”

“It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) on securing this vital debate and making such an excellent speech. As the Member for Southgate and Wood Green, I have the privilege of representing two boroughs—Enfield and Haringey. Both ha…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Peter Lamb) on his private Member’s Bill on this very important topic, and on his excellent speech. It is a well-established fact that good nutrition is essential for children’s brain development and learning. When children go to school without eating a nutritious m…”

“The Minister mentioned the attacks on Alawite and other minority communities, where civilians were attacked, killed and injured. Will he condemn the attacks? What support will he give those minority communities who feel incredibly under threat?”

“People with respiratory illnesses, such as my constituent Jane Wessman, benefit greatly from receiving the free respiratory syncytial virus vaccine and also the shingles vaccine. The arbitrary decision to end eligibility for these vaccines at the age of 80 has a profound effect on those who need it the most. Accordingl…”