Speeches by Dowd.

“T5. Will the Minister give an update on the work of the defending democracy taskforce, please?”

“Q14. I pay tribute to the veterans of the Royal Naval Association Crosby branch who are in the Gallery today. Gabe Santer, a 15-year-old, fell to his death from a multi-storey car park in Liverpool in 2020, one of the many to die in such tragic circumstances, including in my constituency. My Multi-Storey Car Parks (Saf…”

“I remind Members that they may only make a speech with prior permission from the Member in charge and the Minister. I understand that there will be interventions, but I exhort Members to keep them very tight. The Minister has kindly and charitably said that he will take 10 minutes, which gives us until 11.20 am for oth…”

“I thank the Minister for his largesse and for promoting me to Speaker. Question put and agreed to.”

“If gentlemen, or anybody else, want to take their jackets off, feel free to do so.”

“First of all, it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Dame Siobhain. Secondly, it is also a pleasure to hear my hon. Friend the Member for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) set out in this debate the reasons for humanist marriages and why they should be recognised. On the question of humanist marriages being re…”

“Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I call Yasmin Qureshi.”

“I remind Members that we are not supposed to use the second person. Please address things through me and not directly to other Members.”

“I will call Sir Christopher Chope to move the motion and I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and from the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the …”

“Before I call the Opposition spokesperson, can Members bear in mind that I want to give the sponsor the opportunity to wind up at the end?”

“Thank you very much. That gives me the opportunity to say how much time people will have to speak, because I want to bring in the Opposition spokesperson and the Minister from 10.30 am. Back Benchers will have five minutes, but that may come down, depending on the level of interventions. I call Jim Shannon.”

“I remind hon. Members that they may only make a speech with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. If you do not have that permission, do not try to speak. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up. I also remind …”

“I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate.”

“I have seen more Tory MPs changing a lightbulb than there are in the Chamber today. I welcome the statement from the Secretary of State—as does Thomas Gray primary school, a very good school in my constituency; the parents and children do a fantastic job there—and I thank her for it. Does she agree that, quite simply, …”

“Order. Paul Kohler.”

“I will call the Member in charge to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute debates. I exhort Members to think of what I just said a few moments ago. I call Mr Paul Kohler to move the motion.”

“I assure the hon. Gentleman that the smile was for both reasons.”

“Order. Will Members address the Chair, not one another directly, please?”

“I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called to speak in the debate.”

“The former Paymaster General, the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen), said in guidance that “ALBs are closely aligned, but distinct from their sponsor departments” and so on. It continued that ALBs “are each responsible to Parliament for their use of public funds.” Is that not contrary to what the hon. Gentlem…”