Speeches by Ghani.

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“Before we come to the statement from the Secretary of State for Education, I must once again note Mr Speaker’s disappointment about briefing to the media before important announcements are brought to this House, given the Government’s own rules in their ministerial code. As the Public Administration and Constitutional …”

“Order. Can we have much shorter questions, please?”

“I call the Mother of the House.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“We are under huge time pressure—there is another statement to come, and then two items of protected business—so not everybody will get in. Please keep questions short—and keep answers just as short, Secretary of State.”

“I thank the hon. Member for notice of his point of order. It is important that Members receive timely answers from the Government to such correspondence. No doubt those on the Treasury Bench are listening. It is not a matter for the Chair, but I am sure that those on the Treasury Bench will have noticed not only the ho…”

“I call the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee.”

“Order. The hon. Member possibly remembers and knows that when we refer to other Members of the House, we let them know in advance. Has she had time to do that?”

“We now come to the Select Committee statement on behalf of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. Florence Eshalomi will speak for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of her statement, I will call Members to ask questions on the subject of the statement. The…”

“I wish all colleagues a peaceful and productive recess in their constituencies and, I hope, some time with their families as well. I look forward to spending time with my nephews, Ali and Aadam, who are superfans of Bad Bunny—they make me listen to his music non-stop, and they are looking forward to teaching me the dan…”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“The Whip on duty has confirmed that the Leader of the House is still the Leader of the House.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee.”

“Tuesday 1 September clashes with my birthday, but we can discuss that later. I call the shadow Leader of the House.”

“One more time?”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Well, continue, Minister.”