Speeches by Nokes.

“We now come to King’s consent. Do we have a Privy Counsellor present?”

“Order. Before I call the next speaker, I inform Members that I plan to run this statement until no later than 1 o’clock, so we need to have short questions and short answers.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Lords amendment 2, and Government amendment (a) to Lords amendment 2. Lords amendment 3, and Government motion to disagree. Lords amendment 31, Government motion to disagree, and Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu. Lords amendment 32, and Government motio…”

“Order. The hon. Lady will know that that is a very long intervention.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, Gideon Amos.”

“I call the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.”

“That brings us to the Front-Bench contributions. I call the shadow Minister.”

“Order. I call Sir Ashley Fox.”

“Order. When the hon. Gentleman makes an intervention, he should do that via me, facing the Chair and not the Back Benches.”

“Order. If the hon. Gentleman had been here for more of the debate, he would have heard that I am being particularly pernickety about the use of the word “you”. I have not identified anything this afternoon, and I do not intend to do so. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will make his intervention short, given his short tenure…”

“Order. I call Joe Robertson.”

“After the next speaker, I will impose a seven-minute time limit.”

“Order. I think there will be another intervention, but I want to bring us loosely back to the subject of taxes. While I can see that the career of the hon. Member’s mother at HMRC is related to taxes, it would be unfortunate, would it not, if I had to put a tight time limit on other Members?”

“He raises.”

“Order. I do not want to make an intervention. Perhaps the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier) does, but I certainly do not.”

“Order. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will be making a speech in due course. That was a very long intervention.”

“Order.”

“This, as the hon. Lady will know, is not a matter for the Chair, but she has put her point very much on the record and I am sure that those on the Treasury Bench will have noted her comments.”

“Order. After the next speaker, there will be a four-minute time limit.”