Speeches by Hoyle.

“Order. I think you are Jim Shannon in disguise. Come on, Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I have gone soft.”

“Order. Come on, that is not even linked to flights. It is about trains. [Interruption.] No, let us not kid each other—there is no point wasting time. Let’s have someone else who will ask the right question. I call Wendy Morton.”

“The limit is normally two minutes. I know you are making up for that flight yesterday, and of course the House missed you—that is why you got the UQ.”

“I call the Chair of the Select Committee.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“May I also say that we will be returning to this matter straight after the case, as Members right around the House, including me, have great concerns? I assure the House that we will come back to this subject, but, in the meantime, the trial must go ahead.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Order. This is the first topical question.”

“Order. That is not relevant to the question. Minister, would you like to respond? No. In which case, we will leave it there.”

“Order. We are in danger of not getting anybody else in. These are becoming statements rather than questions. I am sure the Minister has grasped it.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Mr Holden, you don’t help yourself, do you? The Secretary of State is here to make a statement, so hon. Members will have the opportunity to question her. If the premature media reporting is due to an unauthorised leak, that is a great discourtesy to this House. I hope the Secretary of State will be able to identify th…”

“Before I call the Secretary of State for Education to make a statement, I note that reports about the possible increase in higher education tuition fees started appearing in the media earlier this afternoon.”

“Absolutely not. I granted the urgent question because I know how important the issue is, including to my good farmers in Chorley.”

“Well, in that case—I knew you knew better than me.”

“Points of order should come after statements, as you well know, Sir Roger, unless this is specifically about this point.”

“Order. I think the Minister has got the point.”

“Order. Sit down, please. The question was long enough. We do not need to start playing politics around the Chamber.”