I just have found a different way of phrasing it.
I wish the Secretary of State a speedy recovery, but when he returns he should make a statement to the House to apologise for inadvertently misleading us and to confirm that figures issued on flood protection will in future be provided as official statistics from the UK Statistics Authority. [ Interruption. ] If he wants to apologise to me for his gratuitous insult, I will accept an apology at that time.