Caroline Nokes MP: speeches

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15 Dec 2025 · Employment Rights Bill · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Secretary of State.
15 Dec 2025 · Employment Rights Bill · Hansard source
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Order. We are not having a debate on hereditary Members of the House of Lords. We are debating the Lords message on amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.
15 Dec 2025 · Employment Rights Bill · Hansard source
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I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
15 Dec 2025 · Employment Rights Bill · Hansard source
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Members will be aware that the debate has to conclude by 8.24 pm, so there will be an immediate five-minute time limit. Of course, if Members did not feel obliged to use all five minutes, that would help their colleagues.
15 Dec 2025 · Employment Rights Bill · Hansard source
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Order. We are not debating hereditary peers; we are debating the amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.
15 Dec 2025 · Employment Rights Bill · Hansard source
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I thank the hon. Member for her advice. As it happens, she makes a good point. The hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) should not be suggesting any particular motive attributed to that issue, and could he perhaps confine his remaining comments for the next 90 seconds?
15 Dec 2025 · Employment Rights Bill · Hansard source
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Order. I call the Minister.
15 Dec 2025 · Employment Rights Bill · Hansard source
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Before we commence consideration of the Lords message, I confirm that nothing in the Lords message engages Commons financial privilege. Clause 23 Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc
15 Dec 2025 · Point of Order · Hansard source
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I thank the hon. Lady for giving notice of her point of order. I understand that she has notified the hon. Member for Clacton in advance. She will know that this is not a matter for the Chair, but her point has been well and truly put on the record.
11 Dec 2025 · St Andrew’s Day and Scottish Affairs · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Secretary of State.
11 Dec 2025 · St Andrew’s Day and Scottish Affairs · Hansard source
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Order. There will be a formal four-minute time limit on speeches.
11 Dec 2025 · St Andrew’s Day and Scottish Affairs · Hansard source
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Order. I remind hon. Members that if they are going to refer to other hon. Members in the House and criticise them, they should have informed them beforehand.
11 Dec 2025 · St Andrew’s Day and Scottish Affairs · Hansard source
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I call the Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee.
11 Dec 2025 · St Andrew’s Day and Scottish Affairs · Hansard source
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Order. It would be very helpful if Members could keep their contributions to around five minutes or less. That will enable me to get everybody in.
11 Dec 2025 · St Andrew’s Day and Scottish Affairs · Hansard source
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That brings us to the Front-Bench contributions.
11 Dec 2025 · St Andrew’s Day and Scottish Affairs · Hansard source
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I call Julie Minns, to make what I think is a birthday contribution.
11 Dec 2025 · Foreign Interference · Hansard source
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There are six Members bobbing and I will be calling the Front Bench spokespeople at 4.30pm, so the guideline is seven minutes each.
11 Dec 2025 · Foreign Interference · Hansard source
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I call James MacCleary, who will speak for up to 15 minutes.
11 Dec 2025 · Foreign Interference · Hansard source
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I will make the same entreaty that I made in the last debate. If hon. Members are going to criticise other hon. Members of this House, they should have informed them in advance; I trust that the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) did so in relation to the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage). I call John Cooper.
10 Dec 2025 · Seasonal Work · Hansard source
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving notice of his point of order. While the Chair is not responsible for the content of contributions made by Ministers, I am sure that those on the Treasury Bench have heard his comments this afternoon and, if an error has been made, I am sure it will be corrected as soon as possible.
10 Dec 2025 · Seasonal Work · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Secretary of State.
10 Dec 2025 · Seasonal Work · Hansard source
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Order. The hon. Member knows better than to refer to Members by name.
10 Dec 2025 · Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer · Hansard source
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Order. May I respectfully remind the hon. Member that comments need to be about what is in the substantive motion and not wider matters?
10 Dec 2025 · Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer · Hansard source
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Order. We do not refer to Members by name.
10 Dec 2025 · Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer · Hansard source
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Before I call the shadow Chancellor to move the motion, I remind Members that, as “Erskine May” says: “Good temper and moderation are the characteristics of parliamentary language. Parliamentary language is never more desirable than when a Member is canvassing the opinions and conduct of their opponents in debate.” The reason that matters in this particular debate, and does not really occur in other debates, is that this debate is on a substantive motion directly relating to the conduct of the right hon. Member for Leeds West and Pudsey (Rachel Reeves). In this debate, because it is on a substantive motion of this kind, arguments intended to criticise or defend the Chancellor’s conduct relating to public finances are in order. Therefore, things may be said that the Chair would not normally permit in other proceedings. Those speaking on the motion should set out their arguments clearly. Intemperate abuse is out of order on this motion as much as on any other. I inform the House that the Speaker has not selected the amendment. I call the shadow Chancellor to move the motion.

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