Speeches by Hoyle.

“Order. I must inform the House that a manuscript amendment to amendment (a) has been tabled by the Prime Minister, and I have selected it. For the convenience of the House, the manuscript amendment adds the following words to the end of the amendment: “which shall instead be referred to the Intelligence and Security Co…”

“Order. Who is the Minister giving way to? Four Members are standing.”

“I inform the House that I have selected the amendment tabled in the name of the Prime Minister.”

“Order. In fairness, that is not a problem for Mr Burghart to address. Who responds is a matter for the Government.”

“I call the Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. I say to the hon. Lady that she had put this on the record—[Interruption.] I do not want to continue the debate. She has put it on the record, so it is there.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“To help the House, let me say that because this now relates to a person who is not a member of the royal family, the situation is completely different.”

“Order, please.”

“The Chair is able to select a manuscript amendment, for which there is a high bar. There is a lot to clear up and I am sure that things can move forward, but in a nutshell, the answer is yes.”

“Just to sum up, the Metropolitan police have no jurisdiction over what this House may wish to do. It will be a matter of whether or not the Government provide the information. I want to let Members know that the police cannot dictate to this House. I will leave it at that; I am not going to continue the debate, which h…”

“Order. In fairness to the Minister, he has given way time and again to Conservative Members, and now, quite rightly, he is giving way to the hon. Lady. Don’t feel that you have been hard done by, please!”

“Order. It is not me who will say when it is 4 o’clock, but I would gently say that this is Opposition day and the Opposition may want to extend the time available for this debate. I am very bothered that not many people will get in given the rate that we are going at. I leave it to Members to take care of time.”

“The right hon. Gentleman is a very experienced Member, and I know that he will pursue this through the many avenues available. He might wish to catch the Chair’s eye during today’s debate in order to raise those issues. The issues that he has raised are very serious and will be taken seriously. I am sure that those on …”

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“Does that clear it up?”

“I call the Paymaster General to move the amendment.”

“I am not here to continue a debate. You have put it on the record, and we will leave it at that.”

“I call the Leader of the Opposition.”

“A manuscript amendment would be a matter for the Chair. As the Chair, I would be sympathetic to what the House needs to ensure that we get the best.”