Speeches by Cummins.

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I inform the House that Lords amendments 1 to 12 engage the Commons’ financial privilege. If any of these Lords amendments are agreed to, I will cause the customary entry waiving the Commons’ financial privilege to be entered in the Journal. Clause 1 Employer pensions contributions pursuant to optional remuneration arr…”

“I will now introduce a time limit of six minutes.”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order, which is now on the record.”

“I call Luke Murphy to sum up very, very quickly.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order. In exchanges during business questions and other proceedings in the Chamber, to which I think he refers, the context in which a question is asked is important. Where a question relates directly to a matter in another Member’s constituency, I encourage Members to …”

“Order. I want to hear what the Secretary of State has to say. I am also certain that constituents want to hear him. This is a very important statement.”

“I call Ian Sollom, who will speak for up to 15 minutes.”

“I call the Chair of the International Development Committee.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Order. Please answer just one question, Foreign Secretary.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Order. I want to hear what the Minister has to say.”

“Order. Members are being very generous with their time, but I remind them that I will be starting the Front-Bench speeches at about 6.40 pm, and we still have four more Back Benchers left to speak.”

“Order. I am now imposing an immediate four-minute time limit.”

“I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that His Majesty has signified his Royal Assent to the following Acts: Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2026 Finance Act 2026 House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Act …”

“I thank the hon. Member for his point of order. You may not be aware of a previous point of order from your right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell), but you have put your point on the record. If you have any concerns about compliance with the law, you may wish to consult the Information C…”

“With this it will be convenient to consider clause 2 stand part.”