Speeches by Ghani.

“Order. This is a statement—you must have a short question. Please finish quickly.”

“Before we come to the statement from the Education Secretary, I should inform the House that Mr Speaker is disappointed that this announcement was widely trailed in the media this morning, before this House had an opportunity to hear directly from the Government. I remind the Government Front Benchers that the expectat…”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order. As an experienced Member, he knows that while statements are made on the initiative of Ministers, there are other ways for Members to raise matters in this House.”

“Order. We have just 30 minutes remaining, so colleagues will have to be brief.”

“I thank the hon. Member for his point of order. Ministers are responsible for their responses to Members’ questions, so that is not a matter for the Chair, but no doubt those on the Government Front Bench will have noted his question.”

“Now for a short question masterclass from Sir Desmond Swayne.”

“Order. Ms Trott, you have run over your time. I hope you are going to conclude very quickly.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Success has many mothers.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call Justin Madders. After his speech, there will be a five-minute speaking limit for Back Benchers.”

“For the final Back-Bench contribution, I call Anneliese Midgley.”

“Order. That is very important, but we cannot continue the statement, which has concluded.”

“Order. I was trying to pay close attention, but I may have missed it; we do not accuse each other of giving misleading information at the Dispatch Box. One should be mindful of the language that one is uses.”

“The shadow Home Secretary has most definitely got that on the record.”

“Members can see that the debate is heavily subscribed, so when I get to Back Benchers, speeches will be limited to six minutes. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Is it really a point of order?”

“I thank the hon. Member. The correction is now duly on the record.”