Speeches by Nokes.

“Order. The hon. Member will know that there was a time limit, on which he is beginning to stretch my patience.”

“Order. I remind the hon. Lady that when she says “you,” she is addressing me. I have not made any points in this debate.”

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

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 …”

“I call Baggy Shanker.”

“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.”

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

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

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

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

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

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

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

“Order. I think it would be a huge shame in the Sir David Amess Adjournment debate to put a time limit on speeches. Members can see how many are still standing, and I know that many would like to make their maiden speeches before we disappear on recess. Perhaps Members could think about restricting themselves to seven o…”

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

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