"Well, that is an interesting point of order. I must say to the hon. Gentleman that the order of the call list is a matter for me. Yes, things are written down and these are unusual proceedings, but the order in which Members are called to speak is still a …..." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"Order. There is a problem; I have to stop the right hon. Gentleman, as we have a technical hitch. It must be a serious one, because Mr Halfon clearly cannot hear me and cannot see that I am standing up. I hope that something is being done behind the scenes …..." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"Order. It seems that the technical difficulty has been overcome. I will just check with the right hon. Member for Harlow that he can hear me...." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"And wonderfully, Mr Halfon, we can hear you. I am afraid that all but the first sentence of your speech was lost, so let us start again from the very beginning...." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"Order. I am afraid we have another problem. I am so sorry. Once again, the right hon. Member cannot hear me. I am going to stop him immediately. Instead, I am going to ask the hon. Member for Winchester (Steve Brine), to whom the right hon. Member for Harlow has …..." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his impromptu opening of the debate. We will now have a three-minute limit on Back-Bench speeches, and I am afraid that not everyone who is on the call list will be called this afternoon...." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"We will now go back to Harlow, but sadly only via audio link and with a limit of five minutes. I call the Chairman of the Education Committee, Rob Halfon...." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech