Speeches by Nokes.

“I call Blair McDougall to wind up.”

“I call the Liberal Democrats spokesperson.”

“Order. I am going to make the request that I have made at least twice—this could be third time or the fourth. Please can Members debate the Finance Bill’s Second Reading, which is what we have on the Order Paper this afternoon? This is not a general debate on the Budget. We debated the Budget several weeks ago and we c…”

“Order. The hon. Lady should sit when I am on my feet. This needs to be a debate about the Finance Bill, not other matters, and certainly not a general debate on the Budget again.”

“Order. The right hon. Member will know full well that it is for me to decide if the hon. Lady’s intervention is too long.”

“Order. The hon. Gentleman was in the Chamber when I asked Members to return to debating the Finance Bill, rather than the rather context of the Budget.”

“Order. I remind the right hon. Gentleman, and indeed all other Members, that this is, specifically, a Finance Bill Second Reading debate. We are not having a general debate on the Budget.”

“To make her maiden speech, I call Samantha Niblett.”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order. He is absolutely correct when he says that I am not responsible for the content of Ministers’ answers; nor indeed am I for their responses to correspondence from hon. Members. However, I must say that all hon. Members are entitled to expect timel…”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Order.”

“I call the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“I call Llinos Medi.”

“This statement will run until 3 o’clock, so short questions and short answers would be very helpful.”

“Order. I call the Secretary of State.”

“Order.”

“Order. Before I call the next speaker, I say to the hon. Lady that I know she will not have intended to do so, but she said “you” repeatedly, and it was very unclear whether she was addressing me. I suspect that the last time it was to the Minister.”

“Because of a problem with the Division bells in Portcullis House, I am going to allow an additional minute for this Division.”