Speeches by Ghani.

“Order. Back-Bench Members are on a five-minute speaking limit. That will drop further as the debate continues.”

“I hope this is an actual point of order.”

“Dr Luke Evans, you need to stop using points of order to continue debates. No doubt Mr Hayes is going to get right to the point and then conclude very quickly.”

“Please keep your speech short.”

“The time limit on speeches is now four minutes.”

“Order. Mr Hayes, this debate is about the issue in hand, not the credibility of the Opposition. Let us get to the point quickly.”

“I thank—[Interruption.] Order. I can make a decision; I do not need any help. That was not exactly a point of order, Minister. It was much more of an intervention, which may have been taken by the Member who was about to rise to her feet. However, the Minister has got his point on the record. We need to move at a pace;…”

“The advice I am getting from the Clerk is that that is incorrect because the amendments were disagreed to in the Lords, so we must continue with the debate in hand, as on the Order Paper.”

“Before I call the shadow Foreign Secretary, for the benefit of the House, and to provide a fuller response to the point of order raised by the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes), it is Lords amendments 2 and 3, which relate to the referendum, that will be disagreed to under Standing O…”

“The Deputy Speaker who was in the Chair before me read out the statement, and I will do so again for clarity. Having given careful consideration to Lords amendments 2 and 3, Mr Speaker is satisfied that they would impose a charge on the public revenue that has not yet been authorised by this House. In accordance with p…”

“Order. Mr Hoare, I am worried that the longer you speak, the longer you will disappoint other colleagues who are hoping to contribute later in the debate, and I would not want to ruin your reputation on that front. This feels like a continuation of the debate. The Minister may or may not wish to respond to that point d…”

“Order. Would the hon. Gentleman like to continue?”

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

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

“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 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.”

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

“I call the shadow Minister.”

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