Speeches by Charalambous.

“It has been a delight to take part in this debate. We have had cross-party unanimity about the need for better music education, and I am heartened to hear the Minister’s remarks. All the speakers today thanked their music teachers; we should all say a big thank you to all music teachers for the service that they provid…”

“Thank you. Bearing in mind that we have so many talented musicians both in this room and in the Cabinet—including the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who is a saxophonist, and the Prime Minister, who is a flautist—the future is bright. We must make sure that we have these discussions and get the best future we can for…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the future of music education. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I declare an interest as the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on music education. Music has the power to move us and stir our soul. We marvel at a captivating song or composi…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate and making such a great speech. He is absolutely right that treating people differently based on how they arrived in this country affects community cohesion, which has a detrimental effect on our society. What we need are safe routes that allow people to c…”

“There are lots of witnesses.”

“My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and I congratulate her on securing the debate. Gavi has been one of the most successful development initiatives ever; more than 1 billion children are being routinely immunised against some of the world’s deadliest diseases. Despite its success, however, each year more than …”

“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 …”

“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…”

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

“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 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.”

“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?”

“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?”

“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. …”