Speeches by Hoyle.

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee.”

“Order. I am not sure that that was linked to the right question. Let us move on.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“The Commission was also for proroguing this present Parliament, and the Leader of the House of Lords said: “My Lords and Members of the House of Commons: By virtue of His Majesty’s Commission which has been now read, we do, in His Majesty’s name, and in obedience to His Majesty’s Commands, prorogue this Parliament to W…”

“Prime Minister, do you want to respond?”

“Order. I think we have both grasped the nature of your question. You know the answer better than I do, Mr Holden. As a former Secretary of State and Minister, you know very well how these things happen. I thank the right hon. Member for his point of order. He will know that I am not responsible for ministerial answers.…”

“I have to acquaint the House that the House has been to the House of Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, authorising the Royal Assent to the following Acts: National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Act 2026 Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Act 2026 Ministerial Salarie…”

“I have further to acquaint the House that the Leader of the House of Lords, one of the Lords Commissioners, delivered His Majesty’s Most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, in pursuance of His Majesty’s Command. For greater accuracy I have obtained a copy, and also directed that the terms of the Speech be pri…”

“Order. You have taken far too long. Prime Minister.”

“Order. That is danger with what I have started. We have had some very serious points of order; let us leave it with those serious points of order. We do not have the time to play around.”

“Order. I am not quite sure that that is a point of order for me—[Interruption.] You are trying to correct the record on a matter of political judgment. If somebody has inadvertently misled the House, it is for them to correct the record, not me, and I certainly do not want to reopen the questions that we have just clos…”

“I thank both hon. Members for their points of order. As I have reminded the House on numerous occasions, Members must notify their colleagues if they intend to visit another Member’s constituency, except for purely private purposes. I expect Members on all sides of the House to show that courtesy to their colleagues. W…”

“I think there is another point of order on the same matter.”

“This is a very serious allegation, and I take it seriously. Members of Parliament are here to carry out their duties. What is being alleged is very serious, and I believe that it needs to be investigated thoroughly. The right hon. Gentleman has been here for a long time, so he will no doubt use the Table Office as part…”

“I wish the Trainbearer, Gary Barlow, well, as he is 40 today.”

“I call Sarah Gibson to ask the final question.”

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“We come to the Leader of the Opposition.”

“I call Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats.”