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Order. I need to introduce a time limit of three minutes.

2.49 pm

Member
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
14 October 2026
Reference
791 c165WH
House
House of Commons

I call the final Back-Bench speaker, Elaine Stewart, with a two-minute time limit, I am afraid.

5.21 pm

Member
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
14 October 2026
Reference
791 c202WH
House
House of Commons

Unfortunately, the Front Bench speeches went on for quite some time, so Back Benchers will begin with a six-minute speaking limit. I call on the Liberal Democrat spokesperson also to respect the amount of time that we have for the debate.

1.46 pm

Member
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
14 October 2026
Reference
791 cc387-8
House
House of Commons

Order. Back Benchers are on a speaking limit of six minutes.

1.55 pm

Member
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
14 October 2026
Reference
791 c391
House
House of Commons

We have had so many interventions that I am going to have to drop the time limit on Back-Bench speeches to five minutes.

2.31 pm

Member
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
14 October 2026
Reference
791 c402
House
House of Commons

I am afraid that we have further time constraints. Back Benchers are now on four minutes—and, Mr Jopp, I do not wish to hear you speaking from a sedentary position.

2.44 pm

Member
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
14 October 2026
Reference
791 cc405-6
House
House of Commons

With an immediate six-minute time limit, I call Patrick Spencer.

4.47 pm

Member
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
14 October 2026
Reference
791 c441
House
House of Commons

There is an immediate five-minute time limit.

6.14 pm

Member
Judith Cummins (Labour)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
14 October 2026
Reference
791 cc465-6
House
House of Commons

With an immediate four-minute time limit, I call Dr Ben Spencer.

6.30 pm

Member
Judith Cummins (Labour)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
14 October 2026
Reference
791 c471
House
House of Commons

Order. I remind hon. Members that we have only an hour and there will be a strict time limit. Interventions will have to be limited and hon. Members will have to be patient.

Member
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
13 October 2026
Reference
791 c113WH
House
House of Commons

As we can see, there is exceptional demand for this short debate. We will have to confine ourselves to a one-minute time limit because the Front-Bench speeches have to start at 5.08 pm. We would have started with Tim Farron, but he has just left. We will start with Dr...

Member
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
13 October 2026
Reference
791 c117WH
House
House of Commons

Given that not everyone who was down to speak bobbed, we are back to two minutes. I remind Dr Hudson that he did get his two minutes.

4.51 pm

Member
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
13 October 2026
Reference
791 c117WH
House
House of Commons

Order. I am going to have to reduce the time limit to a minute and a half to try to get everybody in.

5.2 pm

Member
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
13 October 2026
Reference
791 c121WH
House
House of Commons

Order. A large number of colleagues wish to take part in the debate—I see very many Labour MPs—and I want to accommodate you all, so I am afraid that I will have to impose a four-minute limit on speeches. I remind you that we have worked that out so that...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
12 October 2026
Reference
791 c5WH
House
House of Commons

Order. We now have a speaking limit of seven minutes.

8.51 pm

Member
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
12 October 2026
Reference
791 c113
House
House of Commons

Order. With colleagues withdrawing, we have a few more minutes on the clock, so Back Benchers are now on an eight-minute speaking limit.

9.57 pm

Member
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Type
Speaker's rulings
Date
12 October 2026
Reference
791 c131
House
House of Commons

Lords motion to agree the first report of the Procedure and Privileges Committee on Behaviour and courtesy in the Chamber; Further changes to speaking times at amending stages; New edition of the Standing Orders relating to public business; Reappointment of the Leave of Absence Sub-Committee (HL 43). Agreed to on...

Lead member
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Department
Senior Deputy Speaker (HL); Procedure and Privileges Committee
Type
Debates on select committee reports
Date
16 September 2026
Reference
859 cc1169-1174
House
House of Lords

My Lords, the first part of this report proposes changes to guidance in the Companion with a view to upholding high standards of behaviour and courtesy in the Chamber. The committee recommends the strengthening of guidance to reinforce the long-standing conventions on attendance in the Chamber during debates and referring...

Member
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Non-affiliated; Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
16 September 2026
Reference
859 c1170
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I welcome the report in general. I say a personal word of thanks to the Leave of Absence Sub-Committee, which has dealt sympathetically with those of us who have either chronic or incurable diseases. It is very encouraging in relation to that.

I want to mention other aspects of...

Member
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
16 September 2026
Reference
859 c1171
House
House of Lords

Oh!

Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
16 September 2026
Reference
859 c1171
House
House of Lords