Speeches by Leigh.

“I call Kate Dearden to make her maiden speech.”

“I call Ben Obese-Jecty to make his maiden speech.”

“I call Victoria Collins to make her maiden speech.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.”

“I call Sam Rushworth to make his maiden speech.”

“Order. We have a lot of speakers to get through, including some maiden speakers, so I urge Front Benchers to make shorter speeches and take fewer interventions. Otherwise, we are not going to get through these maiden speakers.”

“Please go ahead. The Clerks are struggling a bit with new Members.”

“I call Dr Scott Arthur for his maiden speech.”

“Order. Can the hon. Lady bring her remarks to a close, please?”

“Order. Because we are trying to get in as many Members as possible, I shall have to impose a seven-minute time limit on all Back-Bench speakers. I urge maiden speakers, who will not have a formal time limit imposed on them, to stick to that sort of limit. Obviously, the time limit will not apply to the Liberal Democrat…”

“I call the Opposition spokesman.”

“I call Emily Darlington.”

“I intend to call the wind-ups shortly after 4.30 pm, so there should be some very short speeches now to try to get everybody in. Remember, the short speeches are the best—the Gettysburg address was only four minutes. Richard Burgon, I know, will set an example.”

“I call John Cooper to make his maiden speech.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. We are slightly running out of time now, so I am going to ensure that our two remaining maiden speakers get in. There will obviously be no time limit on them, but I urge them to think of other colleagues. I will try to get in as many people as possible, but I am afraid we are slightly running out of time because…”

“I call the Opposition spokesperson.”

“Last and not least from the Opposition Benches, I call Jim Shannon.”

“I call Seamus Logan to make his maiden speech.”

“I call Mr Luke Charters to make his maiden speech.”