Speeches by Ghani.

“I know—not the present Front-Bench spokeswoman, but they have been all afternoon. Please keep within time limits.”

“Before we begin the next statement, I remind the Front Benchers that there are time limits on each of their statements. In particular, the Liberal Democrats tend to be running over.”

“Order. I know that this is a very sensitive issue, but the hon. Member has two minutes and he is now over by 35 seconds. Timing is everything, so will he please ask his next question quickly?”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the hon. Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe Powell)—take your time.”

“The Father of the House is no doubt hugely respected across the whole House. He knows that we do not discuss urgent questions publicly—let alone on the Floor of the House—so that was a slight error on his part. He also knows that the Chair is not responsible for the content of the responses provided by Ministers—if onl…”

“The hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge) might not be satisfied with the response, but that was a response none the less. We will not continue the debate.”

“Order. We will move on to the final question. I call Jim Shannon.”

“Order. We need to lower the temperature—and everyone can be seated. The Minister can answer each question in full if he wishes to do so.”

“Order. That was two yous in one go, Minister. Have another go.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. Can I just check whether the Member has been here for a while or just arrived? Members should not be intervening after traipsing in during a speech. I will allow Ms Smart to continue.”

“No? Then I call Olly Glover.”

“I call Luke Taylor—I know you are in a lot of pain.”

“I was going to call Olly Glover, but I was not sure whether the Minister would want to do that, given his earlier intervention.”

“I call the Mother of the House.”

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“I call the Chair of the Education Committee.”

“We are under huge time pressure—there is another statement to come, and then two items of protected business—so not everybody will get in. Please keep questions short—and keep answers just as short, Secretary of State.”