Speeches by Nokes.

“I thank the Leader of the House for a comprehensive session of business questions.”

“And now, a final pithy question from Sir John Hayes.”

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

“Order. The Chief Secretary might like to reflect that when he says, “What are yours?”, it means, “What are mine?” They are not my choices. Can he please be careful not to use “you” and “yours”?”

“I call shadow Secretary of State.”

“Order. There will be a five-minute time limit from the outset—obviously not including the Liberal Democrat spokesperson. I call Daisy Cooper.”

“I thank the Secretary of State both for coming to the House to give his statement and, indeed, for the timing of it; it is hugely appreciated.”

“Order. There will now be a four-minute time limit. A reminder about interventions: Members are using up the time that others could have had.”

“Order. We simply cannot have interventions of that length. Only nine Members are going to get to speak this evening and the hon. Lady is on the list, but those who choose to make long interventions might find themselves removed from it.”

“Before calling the Secretary of State to make his statement, I remind the House that on 19 November Mr Speaker granted a waiver from the House’s sub judice resolution in respect of the case of Dillon and others v. the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. As such, reference may be made to that case during the statem…”

“Order. That was perfectly long enough.”

“The right hon. Gentleman will be aware that that was not really a point of order. I am sure the hon. Member for Rochdale (Paul Waugh) is getting to the point on the Second Reading of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill.”

“He!”

“Order. If the hon. Lady wishes to speak later in the debate, she is very welcome to do so, but interventions have to be short, and we have a lot of people to get in.”

“Order. That is the second time the hon. Gentleman has done it: I have left nothing.”

“I assure Members that we have now resolved the problem with the clock and that there is a six-minute time limit. I call Stuart Anderson.”

“Order. Members will be able to see that a significant number of people wish to contribute to this debate. A time limit of six minutes will be imposed after we hear from the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. I am not going to admonish the hon. Member for using the word “you”, but, Sir Bernard, you have now spoken for longer than both Front Benchers put together, and many other Members wish to get in.”

“Order. I remind Members that interventions need to be pithy and short.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”