Ms Nusrat Ghani

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 1— Report on the effect of the Act on prosecution of rape and serious sexual offences— “(1) The Lord Chancellor must commission a r

Order. Before we get on to the next bit of business, I have been updated that the Foreign Office statement was indeed received on time. I did tell the Minister off earlier, but maybe that information

I have no doubt that this matter will be raised many times by colleagues. There is a document called the “Rules of behaviour and courtesies in the House of Commons”, which deals with this matter. When

I call Sarah Pochin—you look like you are in pain.

I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.

I remind the Minister that under paragraph 9.5 of the ministerial code, Opposition Front Benchers and the Speaker’s Office should be sent the text of a draft statement a minimum of 45 minutes beforeha