Speeches by Chamberlain.

“T8. I understand that the FCDO sent representatives to Afghanistan to meet women’s organisations a few weeks ago, so may I seek assurances about the safety of those women’s organisations going forward, and ask for a written statement on the outcomes and context of that meeting?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. Some people, both in this place and outside of it, say that politicians are out of touch, that they do not care and that they do not bring their lived experience to the Chamber. I want to thank the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton) for everythin…”

“I associate myself with the remarks of the Leader of the House and the shadow deputy Leader of the House on the knife attack in Belfast this week. I also thank the Leader of the House for the business. I need to put on the record that this is a momentous weekend, with Scotland’s first world cup match since 1998. I had …”

“I did not serve in this Parliament at the same time as Jo Cox, but I have served here at the same time as my friend, the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater). I recognise on my behalf, and that of a number of MPs who she and I engage with cross-party, that she really embodies the legacy of her sister—that, cros…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg, and to speak on behalf of the Liberal Democrats today. As the Chief Whip of my party, I seldom get the opportunity to do so, but when the opportunity arose to talk about the Commonwealth games coming to Glasgow, I was keen to participate. I assure Members—jus…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg, and to speak on behalf of the Liberal Democrats today. As the Chief Whip of my party, I seldom get the opportunity to do so, but when the opportunity arose to talk about the Commonwealth games coming to Glasgow, I was keen to participate. I assure Members—jus…”

“This question is to you both. What, if any, challenges are there in terms of how the Backbench Business Committee operates and should look to operate, going forward?”

“Ian, you were Chair of the Committee in more recent years. What are your reflections on the aims of the Committee that you chaired?”

“Well, we are getting updates on compensation and the scheme, and I am sure we are all hearing from constituents as well. When the Committee came to a conclusion in 2015 with the general election, what were your reflections on whether your three rules had been achieved?”

“Which is not quite the same. Natascha, what are your views?”

“Which is still a live topic today.”

“Thank you both for being here today. Natascha, having been on the Wright Committee, do you feel that those early aims that you outlined met the spirit of what the Wright Committee was looking at? How did you approach that?”

“I am hearing from you both quite strongly that giving just some petition debates Chamber time is not the answer, and that it needs to be considered in the round. As I said, I think I know your answer to this, Natascha, but should the Petitions Committee have its own allocation, if that were to be the case, or should it…”

“It could be the speed of numbers, for example, because I suppose that would increase the topicality. Natascha, do you have any thoughts?”

“On the topic of better managing expectations, there is absolutely no doubt that some petitions, particularly those with over 100,000 signatures, are very popular. That is not only in terms of attendance by MPs because of the high numbers, but also by attendance of people who come to see the debate in Westminster Hall, …”

“Alongside the hon. Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson), I was present at the meeting with the Prime Minister last week. I welcome the Minister to her place and thank her for her time at the meeting. We have heard consistently from survivors that they were trafficked in many locations by many different people. Given t…”

“I start by echoing the comments made by both the shadow Leader of the House and the Leader of the House in relation to the murder of Henry Nowak and the comments made by his family. As a former police officer, I would say to those seeking to protest, or indeed encouraging those to protest, that protests involve policin…”

“I agree with the hon. Member, and it is important to remember that on many occasions we are talking about our most vulnerable constituents. No doubt there is an onus on us as MPs, and indeed on the Government in Westminster, but Administrations in other parts of the UK also have a responsibility to ensure that they are…”

“I want to put on record that the Minister for Social Security and Disability has been very keen to work with me to understand the problems we have, and I have been very grateful for the support. We are looking at the fact that the issues are still happening, and I am grateful to the Minister for taking an interest in t…”

“I thank the Minister for giving way again. Does he agree that the problem we have identified—and potentially the scale of the problem, given the number of unpaid carers receiving an entitlement to this allowance—should be looked at by that working group?”