Speeches by Ghani.

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I thank the hon. Member for his point of order. Now that he has put it on the record, it will be recorded as such. We come now to the Front-Bench contributions. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Due to the number of withdrawals, Members may have noticed that we have stopped the clocks timing speeches. There are two colleagues left, and I will allow you to police yourselves. Members on the Front Benches want to be up by 4.30 pm, so I will let you manage the time between yourselves.”

“Thank you so much for keeping well within the time limit. I call the Chair of the Education Committee.”

“I call the Minister.”

“The subject of this debate is the contribution of Muslims to communities, so I look forward to hearing it.”

“The hon. Member will know that the content of statements that Ministers make is not the responsibility of the Chair, but he has put his comments on the record. Of course, he can go to the Table Office, which will give him further advice on how he can put in probing questions for further clarity. No doubt those on the T…”

“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.”

“Is it really a point of order?”

“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…”

“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. 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.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“This is going to end up in a back and forth on things that are not a matter for the Chair. Declarations are the responsibility of individual Members to make appropriately through the right processes.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“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 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.”

“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.”

“Then I will end that there.”

“I am grateful to the right hon. Member for giving notice of her point of order. The Chair is not responsible for the accuracy of Ministers’ statements in the House, but she has put her point of order on the record. I do not believe that the Minister wishes to respond—”