Speeches by Cummins.

“I call the shadow Chancellor.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“With a six-minute time limit, I call the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I remind Members that they can cut straight to the question.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.”

“Order. I remind Members that questions need to be much shorter if we are going to get business done today.”

“I call Calvin Bailey.”

“Order. Before the next question, Members should be aware that I am aiming to finish business questions at about 12.15 pm, so it is unlikely that I will get everybody in, even if the questions are very short.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Before I call the Chancellor to make her statement, I have to say to her that Mr Speaker has checked the ministerial code, which makes it clear that important policy announcements should be made in the first instance in this House when it is sitting. This House and its Members should be the first to know what the Gover…”

“I call Mark Pritchard.”

“There is now a six-minute limit.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order, and I note that he has given advance notice of it to the right hon. Member for Newark. As Mr Speaker reminded the House yesterday, all Members should inform others in advance of visits to their constituencies, except where that visit is purely for private purp…”

“With the leave of the House, I will put motions 12 to 15 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Land That the draft Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 9 March, be approved. Electricity That the d…”

“I call the Chair of the Procedure Committee.”

“With the leave of the House, I will put motions 12 to 15 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Land That the draft Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 9 March, be approved. Electricity That the d…”

“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Motion 18—Backbench Business Committee— That, from the start of the next Session, the following changes be made to Public Business Standing Orders: (1) Standing Order No. 122D (Election of Chair of Backbench Business Committee) shall be amended by: (i) leaving o…”