Speeches by Ghani.

“Order. I can see Members reviewing their questions; please keep them short.”

“I call Sir Iain Duncan Smith, who will speak for about 15 minutes.”

“Order. We definitely need to speed things up or colleagues will not be able to get in.”

“Can we have super-short questions and super-sharp answers? I call Sarah Edwards.”

“I call David Williams, who is permitted to leave early so that he can deal with his cough.”

“Order. Those on the Liberal Democrat Front Bench know that they have two minutes, not two minutes and 50 seconds or three minutes and 10 seconds.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I have not been made aware of any such statement, but I have been in the Chair for a little while now. No doubt those on the Treasury Bench have heard that, and will accordingly be acting appropriately.”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order, and for confirming that he has indeed informed the Member he mentioned. He seems to be raising a point of dispute, and the point at issue is not a matter for the Chair, but he has most definitely put his view on the record.”

“Mr Western, be careful of the time.”

“We now come to the Select Committee statement on behalf of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. Matt Western will speak for up to 10 minutes, during which time no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of the statement, I will call Members to ask questions on the subject of the statement. These…”

“Let me just give colleagues a bit of guidance: if you are going to mention another Member in the Chamber, the protocol is to let them know in advance.”

“I call the Chair of the Transport Committee.”

“I call Mark Sewards for the final question.”

“I do not doubt that the matter is indeed serious, but it is not a point of order or a matter for the Chair, whose powers do not extend to Staffordshire county council. The hon. Member has nonetheless got his very important matter on the record.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Before the Minister responds, and to save another Member from any embarrassment, coming in halfway through a speech and trying to intervene is not acceptable.”

“Order. Interventions should be short and colleagues should have been here at the beginning if they wish to intervene—[Interruption.] I was not here at the beginning, but I do not need any help. Members must have been here at the beginning of the speech of the Member on whom they wish to intervene. Please keep intervent…”

“Order. No “yous”—it is not me responding.”

“Order. The time limit has now dropped to four minutes.”