Speeches by Ghani.

“Order. Back-Bench Members are on a five-minute speaking limit. That will drop further as the debate continues.”

“The Deputy Speaker who was in the Chair before me read out the statement, and I will do so again for clarity. Having given careful consideration to Lords amendments 2 and 3, Mr Speaker is satisfied that they would impose a charge on the public revenue that has not yet been authorised by this House. In accordance with p…”

“That is not a point of order. Can we prevent the debate from continuing in points of order? If colleagues wish to intervene, they can try to do so, and it is up to the Minister whether he wishes to respond to those interventions. We can keep going until 7.18 pm when the time will cut off.”

“I hope this is an actual point of order.”

“Order. Mr Hoare, I am worried that the longer you speak, the longer you will disappoint other colleagues who are hoping to contribute later in the debate, and I would not want to ruin your reputation on that front. This feels like a continuation of the debate. The Minister may or may not wish to respond to that point d…”

“I thank the hon. Lady for advance notice of that point of order. As she will know, the Chair is not responsible for the content of Ministers’ answers—if only we were—but she has most definitely put her point on the record, and the Minister might wish to respond now.”

“I call the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.”

“I call the shadow Foreign Secretary.”

“The Minister has declined to respond now. No doubt those on the Treasury Bench will feed that point back to the Ministers responsible.”

“Order. Colleagues need to shorten their questions. Many Members want to get in, and that will depend on the length of your questions.”

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call Sam Rushworth.”

“The hon. Member for Stevenage (Kevin Bonavia) mentioned that it is his mother’s birthday. I have been given an update: she is called Yvonne Bonavia. Happy birthday, Yvonne.”

“Order. The hon. Lady is testing the Chair by sitting in a part of the Chamber where she does not normally sit.”

“That sounded more like a maiden speech.”

“Order. When entering the Chamber, hon. Members must be aware that there is a debate taking place.”

“Shorter questions and answers please. I call the Secretary of State.”