Speeches by Nokes.

“Order. I would just like to suggest that the hon. Gentleman bring his remarks to a close rather than give us some examples, because we want to hear from the Minister. He has 30 seconds at most.”

“Order. The shadow Secretary of State will know that she cannot intervene on an intervention, which, by the way, was far too long. I think we will go back to Julia Buckley.”

“Order. The hon. Member will know that interventions need to be brief, and should not be prepared and read out from a script.”

“That brings us to the Front-Bench contributions.”

“Order. The time limit has been reached. The hon. Member for Reading Central (Matt Rodda) ought to have concluded his remarks rather than taken another intervention from the hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Tom Hayes).”

“Order. The shadow Secretary of State will know that that was not a point of order, but a point of debate. Perhaps we had best return to Julia Buckley.”

“I thank the hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order. He will know that Members are responsible for the accuracy of their remarks in this Chamber. He has none the less raised his concerns and I am sure they will have been heard on the Opposition Benches. If the Leader of the Opposition wishes to correct the …”

“Over to her. [Laughter.] I call the Minister.”

“I call the Leader of the Opposition.”

“I thank the Defence Secretary for his statement. I will allow a few moments for the Front Benchers to swap over.”

“Lastly, I call John Cooper.”

“I am going to get all Members in, but that would be greatly helped if we could have shorter questions.”

“I call the Father of the House.”

“I call the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, Josh Babarinde.”

“After the Chair of the Justice Committee, I propose to introduce a four-minute time limit. I am conscious that many Members will be disappointed this evening.”

“I call the Mother of the House.”

“Order. The shadow Lord Chancellor has just suggested that those on the Government Front Bench are perpetuating an untruth. He might like to think about whether he wishes to withdraw that comment.”

“I call the shadow Lord Chancellor.”

“Order.”