"Before I call Melanie Ward to move the motion, it is self-evident that this debate is well subscribed. At the moment, just based on the numbers who have put in to speak—there are some hon. Members who have turned up who have not put in to speak, which does not …..." Graham Stringer - View Speech
"Order. Will Members remain bobbed for a second so that we can calculate the time for speeches? I remind Members to bob after every speech. The speech time will be one minute and 30 seconds...." Graham Stringer - View Speech
"We have caught up on time, so the Minister has a decent amount of time to speak. I ask him, if possible, to find a couple of minutes at the end for the proposer to wind up...." Graham Stringer - View Speech
"Order. Sir Alec, you are an experienced Member. Can we move to ordinary parliamentary debate? I have not had any reports...." Graham Stringer - View Speech
"Just before I call the Minister to respond, we have done really well on the timings so far. However, if hon. Members are going to make interventions, can they be short and to the point, please?..." Graham Stringer - View Speech