Speeches by Ghani.

“No, I am standing now. Thank you. I call Steve Darling to make his maiden speech.”

“Order.”

“I call Dan Aldridge to make his maiden speech.”

“I call Gill German to make her maiden speech.”

“Order. This is a heavily subscribed debate and I am determined to get everybody in, so this is fair warning. After the next speaker, Back Benchers will be limited to three minutes and maiden speeches will be limited to five minutes. These will be hard limits to ensure everybody gets in after our next speaker, Wendy Cha…”

“I call Chris Curtis to make a short contribution.”

“Order. “You” refers to the Chair, but the hon. Lady is referring to the hon. Member. Interventions should also be short.”

“Order. Interventions should be short.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Thank you so much for pointing that out. Unless colleagues have been bobbing from the beginning, they are unlikely to be called—there are colleagues on the Government Back Benches who will not be called in this debate—but it is absolutely right that those belonging to the party that forms a majority in the House tend t…”

“No notice was given of a point of order, but go ahead.”

“Order. Interventions are made by colleagues who have been contributing and spending time in the Chamber and not just wandering in; the hon. Member got very lucky just then. Mr Rosindell, please go ahead.”

“Order. Just before the intervention is taken, I must mention the reference to “you”. Surely you are not responding to a question that I have just asked; you are speaking to the Chair. Please continue, Sir Ashley.”

“Fabulous at 60! Mabel, Jesse and your mum will be very proud. Now we have another maiden speech. I call Matt Bishop.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. You must bob if you wish to contribute. I call Rachel Gilmour to make her maiden speech.”

“More than 20 people are hoping to get in, so let us keep contributions short and snappy.”

“I should put on record my thanks to Emily Craig, a gold medallist from my constituency who comes from Mark Cross and for whom Rotherfield recently organised a tea party. If the Minister wants to win a gold medal, she should definitely come to my constituency.”

“I call Vikki Slade to make her maiden speech.”

“Order. I am going to try to get everybody in, so let us keep questions really short.”