Speeches by Nokes.

“Order. This is not a point of order.”

“It is simply not a matter for the Chair. It does not pertain to the statement.”

“I will take it provided that it pertains to the statement we have just had.”

“I call the Father of the House.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. I call Mark Francois.”

“There will have to be an immediate three-minute time limit.”

“I thank the hon. Member for his point of order and for giving notice of it. I remind the House that Members may seek advice on the code of conduct at any time from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and from the Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests. There will be no further points of order on this issue.”

“Order. Before I call the Minister, I want to put on the record that the behaviour I have seen on both Front Benches this evening has been about the worst I have ever witnessed. The debate should take place across the Dispatch Box, not from a sedentary position. [Interruption.] No—not “He started it!” This is not a clas…”

“As there are no further Back-Bench contributions, I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. I will make exactly the same point I made yesterday. Yesterday’s debate was about the Finance Bill, and this debate is on the National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill. It is not on the two-child cap or on spending commitments.”

“I remind Members that the knife will fall at 7 o’clock.”

“The reasoned amendment in the name of the Leader of the Opposition has been selected.”

“I thank the Minister for that apology.”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order and for informing the Secretary the State that he intended to raise this matter. There is no specific rule or convention of the House that I am aware of relating to notification of planning consents, but as a general principle, if a Minister is in…”

“Order. I encourage the remaining speakers to focus on the fact this is a Finance Bill, and therefore the debate is about taxation measures, not spending.”

“Order. The hon. Lady’s intervention is far too long.”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for advance notice of his point of order. As he acknowledges, external AI services are not a matter for the Chair. However, he has certainly put his accurate position—and his presence in this Chamber, and not in Westminster Hall—on the record.”

“Order. I have a little aspiration that we will finish this statement by half-past 3, so short questions and short answers would be very helpful.”