Speeches by Nokes.

“Order. I give Members a small reminder that this is a very specific Bill, dealing with the hereditary Members of the House of Lords, and therefore that speeches need to focus on that topic. I also remind all Members—it is sad to be saying this to Front-Bench spokespeople—that when you use the word “you”, you are referr…”

“Thank you. I call Jonathan Brash.”

“Order. I gently remind the hon. Member, who should sit when I am standing, that the debate is specifically titled “Nuclear Industry: Cumbria”, and he might like to confine his comments to Cumbria.”

“Order. Can I just check whether the hon. Member has given notice to the Member in charge and to the Minister of his intention to speak?”

“Order. I made the point earlier this week that interventions need to be short. They are not mini speeches, they should be spontaneous and they should not be read out. Perhaps the hon. Lady has finished her comments.”

“Before I call the Front Benchers, may I pass on the congratulations of the whole House to the constituent of the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Alan Gemmell), Kayleigh Haggo, on her wedding day? It is probably an adequate excuse not to be watching the speech of her newly elected Member of Parliament. With the leave …”

“I call Tom Hayes to make his maiden speech.”

“I call Danny Beales to make his maiden speech.”

“I call Joani Reid to make her maiden speech.”

“I call Lee Barron to make his maiden speech.”

“I call Michael Wheeler to make his maiden speech.”

“I do not want to put anybody on a time limit, so I will prioritise maiden speeches. Those who are not seeking to make maiden speeches might reflect on that for a short while. I call Chris Bloore to make his maiden speech.”

“I call Steve Yemm to make his maiden speech.”

“There are a number of Members in the Chamber this evening. I know that some have secured agreement from the hon. Member for Woking (Mr Forster) to participate in the debate, and that is perfectly in order, but I remind the House that the debate is time-limited and I expect that the Minister will be given plenty of time…”

“Order. The hon. Member will know that there was a time limit, on which he is beginning to stretch my patience.”

“Order. I remind the hon. Lady that when she says “you,” she is addressing me. I have not made any points in this debate.”

“Before I call the next speaker, I should say that the Front-Bench speakers have used up a significant amount of time, aided and abetted, I have to say, by excessively long interventions, some of which were made by Members who did not hang around long in the Chamber after making them. It is a courtesy to the Chair, and …”

“Order. I am going to call the Front-Bench speakers at 3.59 pm. That means that the remaining Members are not all going to be called, unless they choose to make one-minute contributions, which I cannot recommend to anyone. This is just to alert you that there will be some disappointment.”

“Will the Serjeant at Arms investigate the delay in the No Lobby?”

“I call Baggy Shanker.”