Analysis · Point of order · beta

Andrew Lawton

Conservative on Combatting Hate Act 2026-06-15

161 words · 5 sentences · 8 clauses

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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Procedure 59%Claims 27%Reasoning 14%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 95 wordson a point of order, Standing Order 57 says that: ¹Immediately before the order of the day for resuming an adjourned debate is called, or if the House be in committee of the whole, any minister of the Crown who shall have given notice at a previous sitting of his or her intention so to do, may move that the debate shall not be further adjourned, or that the further consideration of any resolution or resolutions, clause or clauses, section or sections, preamble or preambles, title or titles, shall be.... It is a long sentence.Procedure Claims · 43 wordsThe point of this is that Standing Order 57 is clear that a minister of the Crown must do it.² This is the Secretary of State for Combatting Crime, who does not have a department and is not the minister sponsoring the bill.³ Reasoning · 23 wordsI believe that the standing order does not actually permit her to move this motion of closure or to introduce this motion today.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 36

5 of 5 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “on a point of order, Standing Order 57 says that:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Immediately before the order of the day for resuming an adjourned debate is called,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “or if the House be in committee of the whole, any minister of the Crown who shall have given notice at a previous sitting of his or her intention so to do, may move that the debate shall not be further adjourned,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “or that the further consideration of any resolution or resolutions, clause or clauses, section or sections, preamble or preambles, title or titles, shall be....”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “It is a long sentence.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 5 deductions are Respect

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

Nothing lost points.

Clarity · 100

0 of 5 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Nothing lost points.

Claims · 3

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“Standing Order 57”Standing Order 57 of the House of Commons sets out the procedure for a minister to move that a debate not be further adjourned.search
2“a minister of the Crown must do it”Standing Order 57 permits only a minister of the Crown to move the motion that debate not be further adjourned.search
3“who does not have a department and is not the minister sponsoring the bill”The Secretary of State for Combatting Crime does not head a department and is not the minister sponsoring Bill C-9.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20