Speeches by Swayne.

“I have some advice for the hon. Member for Rugby: those that lick the feet of the unworthy gain for themselves nothing but a dirty tongue. [Laughter.]”

“On that point, will the Minister give way?”

“One reason that so many of those cases do not end up in a tribunal is that businesses, cognisant of the loss of management time and £15,000 to £20,000 in fees, simply pay up rather than contest.”

“What can the Secretary of State say to those in the boatbuilding industry who have made representations to me about protection from day one? When someone takes on a craftsman, it can take quite a long time to establish whether he is any good and up to the job.”

“Will the Secretary of State give way?”

“Let me take the Secretary of State back to zero-hours contracts. The seasonality of the hospitality industry and, indeed, boat building down in my constituency, where large numbers of students are taken on, means that scheduling for guaranteed hours is very difficult, particularly when those students benefit from the p…”

“So why does the Chancellor think that the United Kingdom is being charged more in interest even than Greece?”

“23. What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of Government debt interest payments on public finances.”

“T3. Why has the Minister chosen to champion the rights of the residents of the Bell hotel over those of the local community?”

“Order.”

“Order. I call the spokesman for the Liberal Democrats.”

“I will call Joani Reid to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind Members that they may make a speech only with the prior permission of the mover of the motion and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the mover of the motion to sum up afterwards.”

“Order. I urge the hon. Member to give the Minister some time to respond.”

“Order. There will be a formal time limit of one and a half minutes, and I will not be able to call everyone.”

“I suggest six minutes for Back-Bench speeches.”

“The only effective measure of the Government’s actions is the number of crossings, isn’t it?”

“What action will His Majesty’s Government take if the Government of Israel proceed with their plan to build in the E1 corridor?”

“Given the red carpet treatment afforded to Putin, will the Secretary of State remind our principal ally that it is our co-signatory to the Budapest memorandum?”

“Q2. Jack Straw told us that the Human Rights Act 1998 places on us no expectation that we will remedy a declaration of incompatibility issued by a court, so the Prime Minister is wrong to say that the legacy Act is struck down. His own proposals, which open the door to compensation to Gerry Adams and place in jeopardy …”

“On the question of facts, will the Minister give way?”