Speeches by Swayne.

“I have to impose a three-minute formal time limit.”

“Order. Interventions must be short.”

“Alas, the last Government did not take up my suggestion that the offenders be garrotted with their own intestines. The first problem, however, is to catch them. Is there any way that local authorities can be encouraged to take advantage of the collapse in price and improvement in quality of internet-connected cameras?”

“I suggest five minutes for every speech to start with.”

“Because working is so beneficial to mental health, will the Secretary of State require claimants to undertake socially useful work in order to retain their benefits?”

“What is the Minister’s estimate for the number of pensioners who would qualify for pension credit but have not applied in North Durham?”

“On a point of great importance to the Lord Chancellor, she is reduced to asking the Sentencing Council to change its mind. The former Minister for common sense is right. There is a lesson here for all parliamentarians about the way we delegate powers to quangos that then come up with solutions that we clearly find repu…”

“My father served on HMS Fearless, which was sunk, and although he survived, many of his comrades remain buried at sea. Will there be any initiative to address war graves at sea, given that there have been egregious examples of their being plundered for scrap and other things?”

“Order. Can we have shorter interventions in future?”

“In that consultation, how many small businesses expressed their support for the Bill?”

“I will call Alberto Costa to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up,.”

“Does the Minister have an appetite for a policy of like-for-like retaliation when a cyber-attack by a hostile state is confirmed?”

“I congratulate the Government Whips’ Office—[Laughter.] What discussions have been had with the Crown Commercial Service regarding Romeo Mike 6277 network—RM6277?”

“The servicing cost is now twice what we are spending on defence, which the Chancellor is right to be increasing. What is her ambition for finding savings in the welfare budget?”

“10. What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the most recent figures for Government borrowing.”

“I call Steve Darling. Five minutes, please.”

“We will now hear from Jas Athwal, after whom we will hear from Steve Darling. May I ask you, Mr Athwal, to be very brief?”

“Josh Fenton-Glynn, you have two minutes.”

“Order.”

“We will start with an informal limit of five minutes.”