Speeches by Nokes.

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for advance notice of his point of order. He will know that, as Chair, I am not responsible for the answers that Ministers give to written parliamentary questions, although he might also know that the Procedure Committee is currently holding an inquiry into this very issue. I encourage …”

“Order. When questions run to two pages and take a minute, perhaps Members might think about cutting them down slightly.”

“Just to provide clarity, the Minister can indeed continue until 10 pm, but she does not have to.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State for Justice.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Order. I appreciate that the hon. Lady is referring to the self-employed and small businesses who were impacted by covid-19 financial support, but I am not convinced that Making Tax Digital and the Employment Rights Bill fall within the scope of this debate.”

“That brings us to the Front-Benchers’ speeches. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. The debate is not about lockdown; it is about financial support. I hope the right hon. Lady is concluding her remarks.”

“Order. I call Olly Glover.”

“Order. The subject of the debate is financial support specifically during the covid pandemic. The right hon. Lady might want to make sure she stays within scope of that.”

“Order. We do not refer to the Prime Minister by his name, but as the Prime Minister.”

“Order. I call Iqbal Mohamed.”

“There will now be a formal four-minute time limit.”

“Order. In the region of 10 Members wish to speak. If they restrict themselves to about five minutes each, I will probably get everybody in.”

“That brings us to the Front-Bench contributions. I call the shadow Minister.”

“Members will be interested to know that I will call the Front Benchers at 6.40 pm. There are four more speakers, with a total of 12 minutes.”

“Order. There are still 12 Members who wish to speak. I was not going to propose a formal time limit. Perhaps, before I do, Members could restrict themselves to about five minutes and learn from each other’s examples?”

“Order. The Minister will know that we do not refer to our colleagues by their names.”

“Order. The hon. Gentleman will not speak about Grangemouth. The debate is about the Lindsey oil refinery, and interventions must be brief.”