Speeches by Ghani.

“Order. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. There is far too much noise. I expected so much better from you, Dr Luke Evans; you are meant to be a leader in your community. Simmer down.”

“Order. The noise is far too high.”

“Before I call the Chancellor, I will make a short statement. For a number of weeks, and yet again yesterday, there have been extensive briefings to the media on the Government’s fiscal policy and public finances. This disappointing trend in relation to Budget briefings has been growing for a number of years under succe…”

“Order. We do not need commentary from the Back Benches. Mr Dewhirst, you are so loud; it is remarkable how far your voice carries.”

“Order. It is so noisy in here we can barely hear the Chancellor. Everybody needs to calm down.”

“Order. There is far too much noise, far too much excitement. People need to calm down a little.”

“Order. It is very hard to hear the Chancellor over all the shouting. Mr Holmes, you promised me yesterday that you would be on your top behaviour in the first few minutes. I call the Chancellor.”

“That is not a matter for the Chair. The Chancellor is about to make her Budget statement, and I expect that Members and their constituents wish to hear from the Chancellor directly. However, before I call the Chancellor to speak, I will make a short statement.”

“Order. Our constituents want to hear the Chancellor.”

“I call the Leader of the Opposition.”

“Order. Can colleagues who are exiting the Chamber do so swiftly and quietly, so that we can focus on the Leader of the Opposition?”

“Order. The Chief Whip in particular knows that we do not allow clapping in the Chamber.”

“Order. Colleagues need most definitely to simmer down: just breathe a little and allow the Leader of the Opposition to be heard.”

“Order. Conservative colleagues are drowning out the Leader of the Opposition’s speech, so just be mindful that nobody at home will be able to hear her.”

“Order. If you are on the Front Bench, I can obviously see you, Mr Kyle. There is no need for you to be chuntering this loudly. Everyone else can see and hear you as well.”

“Order. Mr Vince! And Mr Thompson, you are so enthusiastic that I was worried a moment ago that you would knock Mr Waugh off his seat. We need to calm down and breathe, and we need to ensure that we can hear the Leader of the Opposition.”

“Order. Members who are leaving the Chamber should do so quietly and quickly before we come to our first Back-Bench contribution. Other Members who are trying to catch my eye should resume their seat; I have noticed them bobbing. I call the Chair of the Treasury Committee.”

“Order. The speaking limit is now eight minutes.”

“Just shy of 60 Members wish to contribute, so there is a speaking limit of 10 minutes to begin with.”