Wednesday 4th March 2020

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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12:48
Christine Jardine Portrait Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West) (LD)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. As there have been further allegations today about the conduct of the Home Secretary, I wondered if you could advise on how Parliament could initiate a genuinely independent inquiry into the conduct of the Home Secretary towards civil servants in her Departments.

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I thank the hon. Lady for giving me notice of the point of order, but it is not a point of order for me, as she well knows. I understand it is an attempt to raise what is a matter of debate, but it is not for me as Chair.

BILL PRESENTED

International Development (Women’s Sanitary Products) Bill

Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)

Wendy Chamberlain, supported by Christine Jardine, Wera Hobhouse, Layla Moran, Daisy Cooper, Munira Wilson, Sarah Olney, Alex Davies-Jones, Claire Hanna and Karin Smyth, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to report on the use of official development assistance to increase the availability of women’s sanitary products; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 March, and to be printed (Bill 100).