Speeches by Hoyle.

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“He might not.”

“May I suggest that we shorten interventions, rather than make speeches?”

“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…”

“Keep going, Chris.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“That depends on the traffic.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“The hon. Member just about scraped something together.”

“I call the Chair of the Select Committee.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Order. We are on topicals.”

“Order. Speed it up.”

“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…”

“Ahem!”

“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…”

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

“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.”