Speeches by Hoyle.

“Order. One of us is sitting down, Minister, and it is not going to be me. An urgent question has been granted and other Members want to hear it. I want to hear it, I expect them to hear it, and I expect them to hear it in silence.”

“Points of order come after urgent questions and statements. We are not going to change the policy of the House.”

“Does the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins) want to leave at this stage?”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“I call the Leader of the Opposition.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“I call the SNP spokesperson.”

“Members will be aware of comments in the media regarding the arrest of Lord Mandelson. To prevent any inaccurate speculation, I would like to confirm that upon receipt of information, I felt it was relevant to pass this on to the Metropolitan police in good faith, as is my duty and responsibility. It is regrettable tha…”

“Before we come to Prime Minister’s questions, I welcome to the Gallery the Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji and the President of the European Parliament.”

“Order. Okay—let’s have less.”

“Keep going, Chris.”

“Before we begin today’s proceedings, I know that the House will wish to join me in acknowledging that today marks the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine. This House has always stood with the people of Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. We must not forget their continuing fight to stand up for their ideals…”

“I thank the hon. Member for her point of order and for placing the correction on the record.”

“Order. Speed it up.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Ahem!”

“Before we begin the debate, I would like to make a brief statement. I understand that there is huge public interest in this matter, and there has been significant coverage in the media. It is and always has been possible for the House to properly debate these matters within the framework of our existing rules, and ther…”

“Order. That is not a point of order, and we are not going to carry on the debate. It is not for me to say whether there was right or wrong. The hon. Member has certainly got the point on the record. I am sorry we did not get you in for a question—it might have saved us the point of order. Bill Presented Online Services…”

“Order. We are on topicals.”

“Order. I have spoken before about trying to drag in a supplementary question that is not relevant to the main question. I call the shadow Minister and welcome him to the Dispatch Box for the first time.”