Speeches by Nokes.

“Order. May I respectfully suggest to the hon. Lady, and all Members—she should be sitting if I am standing—that interventions should be short, they should be spontaneous, and they certainly should not be read out as if they were part of a speech. I am sure the hon. Lady has made her point.”

“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. Before the hon. Gentleman resumes his remarks, I point out that the Front Benchers have used about 20 minutes each. I am sure that he is coming to a close.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. Can I remind the hon. Lady that interventions need to be short?”

“Order. I remind hon. Members that if they use the word “you”, it means me.”

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

“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.”

“I call Baggy Shanker.”

“Before we come to the next statement, may I reiterate the comments that Mr Speaker made earlier today? While the whole House understands that the business of government will go on during recess and that Ministers are required to respond to events, it is frustrating for hon. Members when statements are made during sched…”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“I call the Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.”

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

“I do not think the hon. Gentleman was standing throughout the statement.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call Dave Robertson to make his maiden speech.”

“I call Jonathan Davies to make his maiden speech.”

“I call David Reed to make his maiden speech.”

“Order. I remind Members that interventions must be short.”

“I call Manuela Perteghella to make her maiden speech.”