Caroline Nokes MP: speeches 2026

Speeches

• 4 Mar 2026 · Supplementary Estimates 2025-26 · Hansard source

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  With the leave of the House, I will put the Questions on motions 3 to 8 together.

• 4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Hansard source

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  I call the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee.

• 4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Hansard source

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  There will be an immediate four-minute time limit.

• 4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Hansard source

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  I call the shadow Secretary of State.

• 4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Hansard source

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  I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.

• 3 Mar 2026 · SEND Provision: Local Authorities · Hansard source

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  It be remiss of me not to extend an invitation to the Minister to visit St Edward’s school in my constituency of Romsey and Southampton North. Question put and agreed to.

• 2 Mar 2026 · Point of Order · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Member for giving notice of her point of order. I assume that she also informed the right hon. Member for Wetherby and Easingwold (Sir Alec Shelbrooke) of her intention to refer to him.

• 2 Mar 2026 · Point of Order · Hansard source

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  As the hon. Member will know, Members themselves are responsible for the accuracy of their words in the Chamber. If a correction is needed, I am sure that one will be forthcoming. For now, she has placed her own view on the record.

• 2 Mar 2026 · Middle East · Hansard source

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  Order. Can I please urge Members to make their questions significantly shorter? There is still a huge number of Members seeking to catch my eye. I know we are going to have an exemplary performance from Mark Pritchard, with a very short question, please.

• 2 Mar 2026 · Middle East · Hansard source

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  Can I respectfully suggest to colleagues that by the time they get on to page 2 of their question, that question is too long?

• 2 Mar 2026 · Representation of the People Bill · Hansard source

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  I call the shadow Secretary of State.

• 2 Mar 2026 · Representation of the People Bill · Hansard source

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  The reasoned amendment in the name of the official Opposition has been selected.

• 25 Feb 2026 · Ukraine · Hansard source

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  I call the shadow Minister.

• 25 Feb 2026 · Ukraine · Hansard source

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  I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  The motion is to give consideration to a Bill on the specific matter which has been outlined clearly on the Order Paper: “Protections for children from online harms”. I reassure the hon. Lady that any contribution she chooses to make on that matter would be in order.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Member for his point of order. The motion on the Order Paper is perfectly orderly, so Members will be invited to vote on that, not on the substance of any Bill that might come on 9 March. I think it is important that the House is clear on that.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Gentleman for his further point of order. Clarification on that point had best be sought from the Public Bill Office. It is my understanding that any Bill brought forward will have to cover online services age restriction, but I appreciate the distinction that he makes between the long and the short titles.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  Order. The hon. Lady has repeatedly made very long interventions. It was always open to her to attend the opening of the debate and to speak in it.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  As Members will know, the debate has to conclude by 7 o’clock. There are slightly more than 10 people bobbing. I plan to move to the wind-ups at 6.40 pm, which should leave everyone plenty of time.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Member for his very long point of order— [ Interruption. ] Yes, he has made the point that he is trying to be helpful. To clarify, first, it is the House’s time not Government time, but the powers given as set out in the motion are as he has outlined them. May I further highlight that it is not without precedent to hold a debate on a motion taking over the Order Paper on a Bill, without the Bill having been published? It last occurred on 6 February 2024 when an Opposition motion was tabled to take over the Order Paper to discuss ministerial severance reform, and that Bill had not yet been published. So it is not without precedent, but the hon. Member is correct in his understanding of what the motion would do were it to be passed by the House. I call the Minister.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  Order. Could I just be helpful? A lot of help has been needed this afternoon. The Minister has not asked to intervene, and the hon. Lady cannot force him to intervene on her.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  What is clear is that there is a motion on the Order Paper on which Members will presumably be asked to divide in due course. That does not give any detail of the proposed Bill, but the motion on the Order Paper is orderly and it will be up to Members to decide how they wish to vote on that.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  I call the shadow Secretary of State.

• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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• 24 Feb 2026 · Online Harm: Child Protection · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Gentleman for that point of order, which I anticipated might come at some point. If he checks the Order Paper, he will see that paragraph (1)(d) says very specifically that it has to be a Bill on online services age restrictions that is brought forward on 9 March.