John Bercow
Main Page: John Bercow (Speaker - Buckingham)(10 years, 10 months ago)
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Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Lab)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Just last April, the Deputy Prime Minister said, on the subject of international human rights, that
“stepping back simply for commercial expediency would be walking away from our beliefs.”
Today, he has returned from a commercial delegation to Colombia, which for the 18th year has had a United Nations Commission on Human Rights presence due to continued human rights violations. Has he indicated to you, Mr Speaker, that he intends to make a statement to the House explaining that he is now prepared to walk away from his belief in human rights for commercial expediency?
Mr Speaker
No, I have had no such notification from the Deputy Prime Minister. On the back of what the hon. Gentleman has said, I have a keen expectation that he will be in his place for the next session of questions to the Deputy Prime Minister. If he bobs up and down with his usual determination, he may just be lucky in catching my eye.