Speeches by Hayes.

“My right hon. Friend did a service to the House a week or two ago when he drew what he is describing now to the attention of this Chamber. He told the Government that these leaks were not only doing damage to the economy, in the way he has just described, but were a discourtesy to this House. Many times, Madam Deputy S…”

“The truth is, the Secretary of State has said there is no equivalence between those who fought us and those who defended us, but his Bill says the very opposite. Every investigation has a view to criminal prosecution. Everyone pursued will feel hounded, because they will be hounded.”

“This is a welcome statement from the Security Minister, whom I hold in high regard, as does the House. He will be familiar with the report on China produced by the ISC—of which I was and remain a member—which dealt with exactly the matters that he has described: the widespread penetration of our universities, the theft…”

“Order. There is a Division in the House. We will suspend for 15 minutes, and when we return Ellie will draw her speech to its conclusion reasonably speedily.”

“Order. I see that quite a lot of people want to speak. I will not set a time limit, but if you can be disciplined in how long your contributions last, that would be very helpful.”

“Well done for keeping to time. I am calling the Front Benchers at 5.28 pm. I call Jim Shannon—you have a minute and a half.”

“I remind the hon. Gentleman that interventions should be short—but I am a kind and generous Chairman.”

“Thank you, Minister; that leaves a moment or two for Abtisam Mohamed to complete our discussion.”

“I call Sureena Brackenridge —you have two minutes.”

“I call Neil Duncan Jordan.”

“Order. I remind Members to bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I ask the hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) to forgive me; I should have recognised that the hon. Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan) is nowhere near as glamorous or youthful as him. The hon. Gentleman can put that on his …”

“I call Susan Murray—you have a couple of minutes.”

“Order. Can you bring your remarks to a close, otherwise no one else will be able to get in?”

“Order. I said four minutes a speech. This is partly a debate about targets and figures, Barry, and the difference between four and nine is five.”

“Before I call the shadow Minister, I point out to the hon. Lady the courtesies and behaviour in the House. If you are going to name another Member, you should notify them in advance. Did you do that?”

“Right. I suggest you drop the hon. Member for Clacton a note to say that you raised him in the House and copy it to me. That would be wonderful.”

“About six people want to contribute, so they each have about four minutes. I will not make it formal, but I know I can rely on you not to let me down.”

“Excellent. I call the shadow Minister, Saqib Bhatti.”

“I will call Valerie Vaz to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. Other Members may intervene only with the permission of the Member in charge. As is the convention with these half-hour debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up.”

“I probably ought not to say so, Valerie, but that is music to my ears.”