Speeches by Hoyle.

“I call Ashley Dalton. Oh, you are not standing. This is not directed at you personally, but when you stand I think you are going to ask a question, and then when you sit down I am left high and dry.”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Can we take it that there will be a full inquiry into how this has happened—that everybody will be brought in and questioned, and you will then update us on that full inquiry? That is what I really want.”

“Thank you. Carry on, Minister.”

“Order. Mr O’Brien, please, enough is enough.”

“Order. Are we going to work together? It would be much easier for all of you, I can assure you.”

“Order. These are topical questions. I have to get everybody in who has not got in before. You have got in once already, so don’t be greedy.”

“Order. Obviously, set-up questions have very long answers. We should be able to have shorter questions and answers.”

“I call Tim Shannon—I mean, Farron. [Laughter.]”

“I call Stuart Andrew.”

“Order. Dr Mullan, I heard you before, and I am certainly not putting up with it this time. If you want to leave, do so now, because I want to be able to hear others. Do we understand each other?”

“Marvellous. Come on, then!”

“Order. I do not know whether you are aware, Minister, but you only have three minutes. How long will you be now? Are you coming to the end at this minute?”

“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.”