Speeches by Ghani.

“Colleagues can see from looking around the Chamber that the speaking list is very long, so Back Benchers are on a speaking limit of six minutes.”

“Order. The shadow Secretary of State knows not to use the word “you” when she is obviously not referring to me.”

“Noted, but we need to be mindful of our language at all times.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Order. I believe that the hon. Member was trying to say that the Chancellor inadvertently misled the House, but he did not say the word “inadvertently”—”

“Order. I will remind colleagues that interventions must be short and to the point, and must be an actual question, not a statement.”

“Order. How on earth can “you” do that? We cannot start off these four days of Budget debate with the words “you” and “your”. Come to your conclusion quickly and using the right language.”

“Order. Colleagues are now permitted to make interventions, which a Back Bencher may accept or decline them.”

“Order. You are a senior Member of the House, and I made it very clear earlier that no interventions should be made on party leaders.”

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“Order. We do not need commentary from the Back Benches. Mr Dewhirst, you are so loud; it is remarkable how far your voice carries.”

“Order. Our constituents want to hear the Chancellor.”

“Order. The noise is far too high.”

“We now come to the motion entitled “Income Tax (Charge)”. It is on this motion that the debate will take place today and on the succeeding days. The questions on this motion and on the remaining motions will be put at the end of the Budget debate on Tuesday 2 December. I call the Chancellor of the Exchequer to move the…”

“Order. Mr Rankin and Ms Morton, your voices carry right across the Chamber—try to take a breath every so often.”

“Order. There is far too much noise, far too much excitement. People need to calm down a little.”

“Order. It is very hard to hear the Chancellor over all the shouting. Mr Holmes, you promised me yesterday that you would be on your top behaviour in the first few minutes. I call the Chancellor.”

“Order. It is so noisy in here we can barely hear the Chancellor. Everybody needs to calm down.”

“I call the Father of the House.”

“Order. There is far too much noise. I expected so much better from you, Dr Luke Evans; you are meant to be a leader in your community. Simmer down.”