Speeches by Leigh.

“I call Emily Darlington.”

“I call the Opposition spokesman.”

“I call Dr Scott Arthur for his maiden speech.”

“I call Sam Rushworth to make his maiden speech.”

“Order. Can the hon. Lady bring her remarks to a close, please?”

“Order. Because we are trying to get in as many Members as possible, I shall have to impose a seven-minute time limit on all Back-Bench speakers. I urge maiden speakers, who will not have a formal time limit imposed on them, to stick to that sort of limit. Obviously, the time limit will not apply to the Liberal Democrat…”

“I call John Cooper to make his maiden speech.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the Opposition spokesperson.”

“Order. We are slightly running out of time now, so I am going to ensure that our two remaining maiden speakers get in. There will obviously be no time limit on them, but I urge them to think of other colleagues. I will try to get in as many people as possible, but I am afraid we are slightly running out of time because…”

“I intend to call the wind-ups shortly after 4.30 pm, so there should be some very short speeches now to try to get everybody in. Remember, the short speeches are the best—the Gettysburg address was only four minutes. Richard Burgon, I know, will set an example.”

“I call Siân Berry to make her maiden speech,”

“Last and not least from the Opposition Benches, I call Jim Shannon.”

“Order. I must now impose a time limit of seven minutes.”

“I call Mr Luke Charters to make his maiden speech.”

“Order. We still have 25 Members who wish to speak, so after the next speaker, Sir Julian Lewis, I am afraid I must impose a time limit of seven minutes. This strict time limit will not apply to maiden speeches, but I am sure that those who make them will also want to keep an eye on the clock and remember the courtesies…”

“I call Seamus Logan to make his maiden speech.”

“For his maiden speech, I call Graham Leadbitter.”

“Under the terms of Standing Order No. 1A, I am now required to ascertain whether Sir Lindsay Hoyle is willing to be chosen as Speaker.”

“As the first Back Bencher to speak in this Parliament, let me say that I seem to remember that almost the very first thing you said in your distinguished career as our Speaker, Mr Speaker-Elect—you said it almost before you arrived in the Chair—was that your primary job was to defend us Back Benchers, and I know that y…”