Valerie Vaz
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Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)
I am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I am happy to give him a direct answer. First, I agree with him entirely. It was noted earlier this afternoon that although we were having an extremely important and topical debate about Ukrainian refugees, the Benches were sparsely occupied. It is important to note—the hon. Gentleman put this very well—that in another room at that very moment, there were four Ukrainian Members of Parliament, who are most welcome here. Many colleagues, rather than being in the Chamber, had gone to that meeting, which I gather was extremely fruitful.
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)
Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker—
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)
I will not take any further points of order, as it is 3.30 pm. I hand the Chamber to Mr Speaker.