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“Then I will end that there.”

“I thank the hon. Member for advance notice of her point of order. I know that she has been diligent in seeking advice on how and when to declare an interest. That is now on the record.”

“I am grateful to the right hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order. The Chair is not responsible for the accuracy of ministerial statements in the House, but he has put his point on the record and no doubt those on the Treasury Bench are taking note and listening.”

“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Government new clause 40—Political funds: requirement to pass political resolution. Government new clause 41—Industrial action ballots: support thresholds. Government new clause 42—Notice of industrial action ballot and sample voting paper for employers. Governm…”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Is it really a point of order?”

“Before Mr Smith responds to that intervention, I must add that we have just shy of 40 people hoping to contribute to this debate, and I want to get them all in.”

“Is it pertinent to the actual debate?”

“Obviously, further clarity on this issue is required, as it was raised earlier. It is the responsibility of individual Members to ensure that they declare their interests properly. The procedure for raising a complaint of this sort is by writing to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. The guide to the rules se…”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. More than 30 Members wish to speak. I do not want to set a time limit, but if Members can police themselves and keep their speeches to just shy of eight minutes, everyone will definitely get in.”

“Miss Murray, you used the term “you”. If it makes it easier, you can speak focused on the Chair, and that way you will not make such a mistake. Saying “thank you” means thanking me, and it gets very complicated for Hansard, so it is best not to do that. Just focus on the Chair, and that will help. I need to make a corr…”

“Order. There were two points of order on declarations earlier, and I think I made the situation quite clear. I just wish to let Mr Mayhew know that, if he is referring to Members directly with any form of criticism, he is meant to give them prior warning, so he should be mindful of that for what comes next in his speec…”

“Before the hon. Lady responds, she will no doubt realise that she is close to eight minutes. I know she will want to speak for a little while, but not too much longer.”

“I call Alex Sobel, and ask him to keep his remarks to four minutes.”

“Yes, the clock has stopped. You started at 7 pm, but you did take an intervention, so I think you can go for one more minute.”

“Quite. I call Dr Jeevun Sandher.”

“Mr Robinson, there are nine minutes remaining of this Adjournment debate.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, Lisa Smart.”

“The time limit on speeches is five minutes.”