Speeches by Nokes.

“I call the Chair of the Education Select Committee.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Before we come to the statement, I should inform the House that the case concerned is still technically sub judice until sentencing. However, the Government have made the judgment that the House should have an opportunity to consider this matter, as it raises issues of national importance, and the accused has pleaded g…”

“Order. May I gently say to the hon. Member that this matter may well be sub judice and that the House therefore needs to tread very carefully when discussing it?”

“I call Martin Vickers, in place of the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee.”

“I thank the Security Minister for his answers this afternoon.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Government new clause 31—Indexation of periodic compensation for pre-1997 service: Great Britain. Government new clause 32—Indexation of periodic compensation for pre-1997 service: Northern Ireland. Government new clause 33—Financial Assistance Scheme: indexatio…”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman does not want to suggest that the Chancellor in any way misled anyone.”

“Order. Before I call the Minister, may I make the point to those on both Front Benches that the Minister responding to an urgent question has three minutes? The Opposition Front Bencher, the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Alex Burghart), should have taken two minutes, and I should advise the Liberal Democrat spok…”

“I call the shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. The Minister will know that he should have restricted himself to three minutes for his response. That appears to have been four and a quarter minutes.”

“Order. May I just point out that the hon. Member might like to withdraw the choice of word he used to describe the actions of the hon. Member for Clacton?”

“Order. Mr Lavery, you will be aware that you have just called me an absolute disgrace with that phrase. I am taking it badly.”

“Order. I call Marie Rimmer.”

“Order. I think that the right hon. Gentleman means to be discussing the Budget, not the Bill that is in Committee.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. Mr Shannon, this is a very narrow debate, specifically on junction 38 of the M6. I seek an assurance that your intervention relates only to that.”