Speeches by Ghani.

“Lengthy interventions are eating into time, so the time limit is now four minutes.”

“I call Luke Murphy. Is it your birthday?”

“Order. With just shy of 50 Members wishing to contribute, the only way that I can guarantee the maximum number of contributions is by having a speaking limit of five minutes to begin with.”

“Happy birthday!”

“Order. Before the hon. Member for Cheadle responds, let me say that if interventions are long, even fewer colleagues will be able to get in. Interventions should be short. They should not be speeches.”

“Well, Mr Chope, that has probably given you all the exercise you need.”

“Order. Members should not use “you”. The hon. Member was told off twice earlier for using it, and he came and apologised to the Chair. I would not have mentioned it, were I not being accurate in making clear for the record that he had been inappropriate with his language.”

“Order. That is twice! “You” refers to the Chair. I think that is the end of that intervention. I call the Secretary of State.”

“Order. I know the debate is very intense, but “you” means me. No doubt the hon. Member is not critiquing me.”

“I am not sure if I am thankful for that point of order. The Chair is overseeing the debate. I have listened to it very closely. I appreciate that it is about immigration. I know that the Bill is very thin—it is only two pages long—but it is broad in scope. I will continue to listen very closely to the Secretary of Stat…”

“Is it a real point of order?”

“Order. I am not sure that the hon. Member highlighting his prowess in running the London marathon is appropriate to the Bill, but I wish him well.”

“Order. This is a very interesting riff on education, but can we get back to the immigration point, please?”

“Order. The debate is taking place with the Secretary of State, who has the floor.”

“It was a 50-minute contribution.”

“Order. Forgive me, I may have misheard, but did you say it was a 42-minute contribution?”

“Order. Will hon. Members please note that interventions and speeches are two very different things?”

“Further to the Deputy Speaker’s statement on 28 March, in column 1298 of the Official Report, Mr Speaker has directed that the proceedings entitled the Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill on 14 March should be considered void and this should be reflected in the Journal. That title, and associated te…”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“As the Member for Carlisle mentioned her mother’s 91st birthday, it is only appropriate that I wish Freda Minns—what a beautiful name—a very happy birthday. Question put and agreed to.”