Speeches by Nokes.

“Order. That is the fifth time I have heard a phone go off. Silence is golden.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Order. It might just help Members if I explain that because the debate started early, we have time for them to make speeches without having asked the Member in charge or the Minister for permission to do so. The hon. Member for Stratford and Bow (Uma Kumaran) is right to say that there is an excellent exhibition in the…”

“Order. I am not sure that the British people were seeking to get rid of me.”

“Order. The right hon. Gentleman will know that that is not a matter for the Chair, and he is seeking to drag me into the debate.”

“I must inform the House that Mr Speaker has not selected any amendment. I call the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.”

“Order. That should have been “the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green”.”

“Before I put the Question, I will just remind the Minister that, like the shadow Minister, he should not be referring to Members by their name in the Chamber but by their constituency. Question put.”

“Order! May I please urge people to make interventions short and pithy and not pre-prepared and read out.”

“Order. The hon. Gentleman should know that interventions must not be his speech read out at speed.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Order. The right hon. Member has set the tone with his speech length. If all Members could stick to around six minutes, everyone will get in. I call Joe Powell.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. The Chief Secretary is the third Minister or shadow Minister to refer to a colleague by name. It seems to be a bad afternoon for it.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I thank the Home Secretary for her statement this afternoon. I shall allow a few moments for the Front Benchers to swap over.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Home Secretary.”