Speeches by Ghani.

“Time is tight, and interventions should be taken with caution. I call Sir John Hayes.”

“I thank the hon. Lady for advance notice of that point of order. As she will know, the Chair is not responsible for the content of Ministers’ answers—if only we were—but she has most definitely put her point on the record, and the Minister might wish to respond now.”

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

“I call the shadow Foreign Secretary.”

“The Minister has declined to respond now. No doubt those on the Treasury Bench will feed that point back to the Ministers responsible.”

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“Order. Colleagues need to shorten their questions. Many Members want to get in, and that will depend on the length of your questions.”

“Someone’s had their Weetabix.”

“Order. The hon. Lady is testing the Chair by sitting in a part of the Chamber where she does not normally sit.”

“Order. I have not just said anything.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. I will not introduce a formal time limit, but if Members keep their speeches to under eight minutes, that will help everybody else.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call Sam Rushworth.”

“The hon. Member for Stevenage (Kevin Bonavia) mentioned that it is his mother’s birthday. I have been given an update: she is called Yvonne Bonavia. Happy birthday, Yvonne.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“That sounded more like a maiden speech.”

“Shorter questions and answers please. I call the Secretary of State.”