Caroline Nokes MP: speeches

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20 Nov 2025 · Ukraine: Forcible Removal of Children · Hansard source
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I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
20 Nov 2025 · Ukraine: Forcible Removal of Children · Hansard source
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I thank the Minister for his responses. I will allow a few minutes for the Front Benches to swap over, during which time it might be helpful to remind Members that in an urgent question, the questioner gets two minutes, the Minister gets three minutes to respond, and the Liberal Democrat spokesman gets one minute. Any Member posing a question that is approaching one minute in length might think about reducing the length of their question.
18 Nov 2025 · Access to Finance for Women in Business · Hansard source
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Order. The hon. Lady has an important ten-minute rule motion, and there are far too many private conversations preventing me—let alone the rest of the House— from hearing her comments.
18 Nov 2025 · Point of Order · Hansard source
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I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order. He is of course right, and were Members to refer to the guide on courtesies and behaviours in the House, they would find advice on whether questions, and indeed interventions, should be read, particularly from telephones.
18 Nov 2025 · Gaza and Sudan · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Minister.
18 Nov 2025 · Gaza and Sudan · Hansard source
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I thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement.
18 Nov 2025 · Gaza and Sudan · Hansard source
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I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
18 Nov 2025 · Gaza and Sudan · Hansard source
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Order. Given that the next debate is heavily subscribed, I thought it would be helpful to indicate to Members that I will finish the statement at about 3 pm.
18 Nov 2025 · Gaza and Sudan · Hansard source
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I call the Chair of the International Development Committee.
18 Nov 2025 · Gaza and Sudan · Hansard source
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Order. Please may I encourage short questions from Members, as well as short answers from the Foreign Secretary?
18 Nov 2025 · ExxonMobil: Mossmorran · Hansard source
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I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
18 Nov 2025 · ExxonMobil: Mossmorran · Hansard source
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I call the Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee.
18 Nov 2025 · Northern Ireland Troubles Bill · Hansard source
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Order. The hon. Gentleman knows better than to use the word “you” in those circumstances.
18 Nov 2025 · Northern Ireland Troubles Bill · Hansard source
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Order.
18 Nov 2025 · Northern Ireland Troubles Bill · Hansard source
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Order.
18 Nov 2025 · Northern Ireland Troubles Bill · Hansard source
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Order. I call Andy McDonald.
18 Nov 2025 · Northern Ireland Troubles Bill · Hansard source
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I am imposing an immediate four-minute time limit.
18 Nov 2025 · Northern Ireland Troubles Bill · Hansard source
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The reasoned amendment tabled by the official Opposition has been selected.
18 Nov 2025 · Points of Order · Hansard source
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I thank the hon. Member for his point of order. I think that he has raised two points. As we heard in an earlier point of order, the combination of statements does not help, and those on the Treasury Bench will have heard my comments about that; it is a matter for the Government when they decide to schedule statements, and, indeed, the issues and subjects to which they will pertain. As for the second point, regarding the timeliness and the length of statements, I do think it important. It is always regrettable when not all Members can get in during a statement. However, on regular occasions throughout the statement, I exhorted Members and, indeed, the Foreign Secretary to make questions and answers short. We would have been able to accommodate many more Members if others had listened to that guidance.
18 Nov 2025 · Points of Order · Hansard source
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I thank the hon. Member for his point of order. He is right to say that written questions are an important way in which Members may hold the Government to account. As he will have heard me say earlier, Ministers themselves are responsible for the timeliness of their responses, but I hope that those on the Treasury Bench have heard his concerns and will pass them on to the relevant Department, in this case DEFRA. Both the Leader of the House and the Procedure Committee may also take an interest in these matters, so the hon. Member may wish to raise his concerns with them.
18 Nov 2025 · Points of Order · Hansard source
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I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order, and for giving advance notice of it. He will of course be aware that the combination of statements is not a matter for the Chair—the Government determine statements—but I am sure that the Foreign Secretary has heard his comments.
18 Nov 2025 · Points of Order · Hansard source
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I thank the hon. Lady for giving advance notice of her point of order. She has corrected the record, as she did this time last week, and I hope she will not see this as a regular method and opportunity to reiterate her political points.
18 Nov 2025 · Points of Order · Hansard source
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I thank the hon. Member for her point of order. Members should receive timely responses to their correspondence with Ministers, and it is disappointing to hear that the hon. Lady has experienced such a significant delay. Ministers themselves are responsible for the timeliness of their responses, and I hope that those on the Treasury Bench have heard her concerns and will pass them on to the relevant Department. Members may also wish to raise their concerns with the Leader of the House during business questions every Thursday.
18 Nov 2025 · China Espionage: Government Security Response · Hansard source
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Order. I encourage the remaining Members to ask short questions and the Minister to give short answers. There is an important statement and a very heavily subscribed debate to come.
18 Nov 2025 · China Espionage: Government Security Response · Hansard source
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I thank the Security Minister for his statement.

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