Speeches by Ghani.

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“I call the Mother of the House.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. The hon. Member possibly remembers and knows that when we refer to other Members of the House, we let them know in advance. Has she had time to do that?”

“I call the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I thank the hon. Member for notice of his point of order. It is important that Members receive timely answers from the Government to such correspondence. No doubt those on the Treasury Bench are listening. It is not a matter for the Chair, but I am sure that those on the Treasury Bench will have noticed not only the ho…”

“I wish all colleagues a peaceful and productive recess in their constituencies and, I hope, some time with their families as well. I look forward to spending time with my nephews, Ali and Aadam, who are superfans of Bad Bunny—they make me listen to his music non-stop, and they are looking forward to teaching me the dan…”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“We now come to the Select Committee statement on behalf of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. Florence Eshalomi will speak for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of her statement, I will call Members to ask questions on the subject of the statement. The…”

“The Whip on duty has confirmed that the Leader of the House is still the Leader of the House.”

“One more time?”

“Tuesday 1 September clashes with my birthday, but we can discuss that later. I call the shadow Leader of the House.”

“I call the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee.”

“Order. To help other Members in case they should make the same error: I am not “Madam Chair”; I am Madam Deputy Speaker.”

“Order. I remind Members that it is completely up to them whether they wish to take an intervention.”

“Order. I do not agree, I do agree—I am pretty neutral. The hon. Lady should ask the Member to agree and not use the term “you”.”

“Order. Before I call Max Wilkinson, I note that the Front Benchers will have an opportunity to respond at the end of debate.”

“Order. The Minister is making an intervention on Mr Wilkinson, not continuing the debate. Please make the intervention, so the hon. Member can respond.”

“Well, continue, Minister.”