Speeches by Josan.

“To your knowledge, how closely did your officials work with the officials of both Houses on sub judice matters?”

“I was going to ask you how you interacted with the sub judice rule when you were appointed Attorney General, but you have kind of answered that. Did your understanding of the resolution change once you were appointed to the role?”

“Professor Lewis, your report mentioned the possibility of the public seeing guidance about what could and could not be published after arrest but before charge without falling foul of the rules on contempt. What role do you think that guidance such as that would have alongside the legal framework?”

“To your knowledge, how closely did your officials work with the officials of both Houses on sub judice matters?”

“I take it from your answer that you do not recall having any conversations with the Speaker of the House of Commons about sub judice matters.”

“I will make my points. I will focus on the benefits of the Budget and the choices made by the Chancellor for people in my constituency. It is worth first reminding ourselves of the disgraceful situation in which the Conservative party left the economy in July last year and the scale of the mess the Labour Government ar…”

“I thank the Chancellor of the Exchequer for her excellent Budget statement. I would take the right hon. Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat) and his colleagues more seriously on defence spending if the Conservatives had not wasted 14 years and cut back our defences to the bare minimum.”

“I recently met representatives of BUUK, a multi-utility infrastructure provider that constructs and operates essential utility assets, and can provide all utilities as a one-stop shop. In view of the Department’s progress on new towns, and the need to rapidly scale up house building, what consideration has the Departme…”

“What sort of resources do you expect would be required to design a regulatory framework and then to monitor compliance and undertake enforcement measures under that framework?”

“If you were to design a regulatory framework around canvassing and engagement with voters.”

“If there was a regulatory framework, overseen by people other than the returning officer, do you anticipate any problems that could then exist for returning officers?”

“I thank the Home Secretary for her statement, which I fully support. My constituency, like hers, is incredibly diverse, with people originating in countries across the world settled and contributing to our communities. One thing that people from all backgrounds have in common is that they detest the unfairness that the…”

“The Minister will be aware of the important role played by specialist “by and for” organisations in supporting victims from minority communities and bringing crucial cultural awareness to the table. Sikh Women’s Aid recently held an all-women’s meeting in which it focused on the trauma and fear generated by recent raci…”

“9. What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls.”

“I want to pick up on something that Mr Grieve said earlier. If somebody makes a comment after arrest but before charge and, in this day and age of media, that is repeated by media repeatedly, what is the risk of that prejudicing a trial?”

“Can you recall how closely your officials worked with House authorities on sub judice matters?”

“In your time, when you held the position of Attorney General, can you outline how you interacted with the sub judice rule?”

“A key ingredient in strengthening the industrial base is the innovation that our companies bring to the table. A&M EDM Ltd in my constituency is a specialist engineering company working with aerospace, automotive, Formula 1 and other industries. When I visited recently, it was testing a drone engine that it had des…”

“6. What steps he is taking to help strengthen the defence industrial base.”

“In what circumstances could a comment in the House prejudice a trial and lead it to be abandoned? You have already referred to a recent case. In addition to that, is the risk higher in certain types of cases—for example, jury trials compared with trials in front of a single judge? Is there a difference in impact betwee…”