Speeches by Ghani.

“Order. Members should not need to be reminded that speeches should be directed towards the Chair, and most definitely not to the Gallery. I call Andrew George.”

“Order. I have a long list of speakers to call.”

“Order. I hope that those who just walked past the Member about to speak are going to apologise.”

“Mr MacDonald, your intervention was on the Member, so the question goes to her, and she can insist on the Minister responding.”

“I call on Victoria Collins to stand so that she can take Mr Shannon’s intervention.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Take your time, Mr Sobel.”

“To ensure that as many colleagues as possible can get in during the time allowed, there will be a speaking limit of four minutes.”

“Order. Your contribution has to be within the scope of what we are discussing, which is the financial organisation of the Bill.”

“Order. We are going to drop the speech limit to three minutes.”

“You need to get to that point very quickly.”

“Order. Mr Allister, we must confine our remarks to the money resolution for the Bill.”

“Order. I must now call the Minister.”

“Thank you, Mr Shannon, for letting me know you would be making a point of order. The Chair is not responsible for the content of Member’s speeches, but I remind the House of the advice in Erskine May on the importance of good temper and moderation in parliamentary language.”

“Thank you, Mr Malthouse. I can see Mr Shannon nodding, so hopefully your apology has been accepted.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Members are bobbing who were not in the Chamber at the start of the debate. We have made a note of all their names and the time that they arrived and they will not be called to speak. If they do not know whether that means them, they should speak to their Whip. I call the Chair of the Defence Committee.”

“It is also important for Front Benchers to arrive on time to hear the opening statement—I believe that the Liberal Democrat spokesperson was four minutes late—and it is important for them to know that they may not be called in the future, but, on this occasion, I do invite the hon. Lady to speak.”

“It gives a whole new meaning to “running to the defence”.”