Speeches by Nokes.

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Division off. Question agreed to. Clause 67 Meaning of research and statistical purposes Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 43B. —(Chris Bryant.)”

“The Minister is very popular.”

“Order. While I am in the Chair, interventions will be shorter than that.”

“Order. The hon. Member has said “you” twice, and now says “Sir John”. It is a very long-established convention that Members do not refer to right hon. and hon. colleagues by name.”

“Order. I do not intend to introduce a time limit, but Members will be aware that there are in the region of 25 people wishing to speak. They might like to consider how long they will spend on their feet, so that as many colleagues as possible can get in.”

“Order. The hon. Member might reflect on the fact that the amendment to which he refers was not even selected, so he should not even be speaking to it.”

“Order. I am now instating an immediate three-minute time limit. I call Luke Charters.”

“Order. I suggest the hon. Lady withdraw her comment, in which she has accused the Prime Minister of not being straight.”

“Order. May I respectfully suggest to the hon. Lady that she needs to be very careful in the language that she chooses to use about the Prime Minister?”

“Order. The right hon. Gentleman is a very experienced parliamentarian and knows that he should be addressing the Chair, not facing the back of the Chamber.”

“Order.”

“Order. We do need to have a question.”

“Order. The hon. Member means “the hon. Member for Strangford”.”

“Order. I intend to allow this statement to continue until 6.15 pm. I appreciate that many Members might be disappointed.”

“Order. Please can we get to the question?”

“If I am to get in as many Members as possible, we will need pithy questions and short answers, please. For a masterclass in that, I call the Chair of the Education Committee.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Home Secretary.”

“Before I call the Home Secretary to make her statement, Mr Speaker has noted that details of the White Paper have been reported in the media since Sunday morning. As Mr Speaker has said previously, it is important that these policy announcements are made in the first instance in this House, and not in the media. Mr Spe…”