Speeches by Nokes.

“With an immediate five-minute time limit, I call Rebecca Paul.”

“With a birthday contribution, I call Alan Strickland.”

“I thank the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee for that clarification. That brings us to the Backbench Business Committee debate on matters to be raised before the forthcoming—I believe I might have the licence—Easter adjournment.”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order. The subjects for debate today, including the titles of the debates, were determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The debate titles are not a matter for the Chair; the hon. Member has the opportunity to take that up with the Chair of the C…”

“I thank the hon. Member for his inspiring Easter wind-up. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the potential merits of awarding a posthumous Victoria Cross to Blair Mayne.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Order. Interventions are getting far too long. There is a very long list of speakers wishing to contribute to this evening’s debate, so interventions should be short and pithy.”

“Order. The hon. Member should not be criticising other Members for their social media posts in that way. I thank him for giving notice of his point of order, which may have gone slightly further than the notice he gave, but he has eloquently put his concerns on record.”

“While Members should certainly inform colleagues when they intend to table a question about a matter relating to a colleague’s constituency, the same rule does not apply to supplementary questions at PMQs. The leader of the Liberal Democrats was making a broader point about the ownership of Thames Water. None the less,…”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving notice of her point of order. Can she confirm that she has notified the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey) of her intention to raise this matter in the House?”

“I thank the Minister for his statement.”

“I call the Lib Dem spokesperson.”

“Order. After the next speaker I will impose a five-minute time limit.”

“I call Alex Mayer.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Before I call the Front Benchers, it is important to put on the record that I, too, was always picked last. I call Max Wilkinson.”

“I shall certainly do my best. I call Josh Dean.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I am sure I heard the Minister ask for the leave of the House at the beginning of his remarks. Question put and agreed to.”