Defence Readiness

Debate between Ayoub Khan and Caroline Nokes

Wednesday 20th May 2026 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. As he will know, it is not a matter for the Chair. He might have an opportunity tomorrow to raise it with the Leader of the House at business questions. Those on the Government Front Bench will have heard his question, and I think it is best this evening that we move on.

[Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr) (Ind)]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Two Sikh women were raped in the Birmingham and west midlands area. While one of them was being raped, a perpetrator directed Islamic and Muslim slurs at her. My mosque in my constituency was attacked not once, not twice but on three separate occasions. These attacks do not happen in a vacuum. We all saw the scenes from the march over the weekend and heard the vile Islamophobic comments that were made. What advice can you provide about getting a Minister to make a statement on this topic?

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. Again, that is not a matter for the Chair, but Government Front-Bench Members will have heard his comments. I am sure that if they are planning to bring a statement forward, they will indeed do so.

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

Debate between Ayoub Khan and Caroline Nokes

2nd reading
Tuesday 1st July 2025 Commons Chamber

[Deirdre Costigan]

Will the hon. Member give way?

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)]

Order. I just make the point to the hon. Member that the hon. Gentleman is clearly not going to give way, which is in his gift.

[Ayoub Khan]

I say to the Ministers and hon. Members who claim that these changes are needed to preserve the welfare state that the welfare state was built on the idea that everyone would receive state support for things that were out of their control, no matter what. Passing this Bill will not preserve the welfare state but dismantle it, and I urge every Member of this House to reject it. We can and must do better than this. The people we represent deserve far better.

Glastonbury Festival: BBC Coverage

Debate between Ayoub Khan and Caroline Nokes

Monday 30th June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Ayoub Khan]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Towards the end of the Secretary of State’s answer to my question, she said that I did no favours to the Palestinian cause by aligning myself with antisemites. At no stage did I say in my question that I was aligning myself with anyone at the Glastonbury event. Will the Secretary of State clarify what she meant? If she did not mean that, I apologise, but I would like some clarity.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order, which was in fact not a point of order. I do not intend to allow the debate to continue via points of order.

Irish Republican Alleged Incitement

Debate between Ayoub Khan and Caroline Nokes

Tuesday 29th April 2025 Commons Chamber

[Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr) (Ind)]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. My understanding, as a new MP, is that there is a long-standing convention by which a Member who intends to refer to another Member during proceedings—particularly in a critical or contentious manner—should inform that Member in advance. That courtesy gives the Member concerned the opportunity to be present and, if necessary, to respond. Earlier, reference was made to the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) without prior notice. I seek your guidance on whether that is in keeping with the expected standards of conduct in the Chamber.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)]

I thank the hon. Member for advance notice of his point of order. Had he been in the Chamber at the time, he would have heard me make exactly that point. It is a courtesy of this House that Members referring to others should give advance notice.