Speeches by Hoyle.

“I call the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Order. We will run this statement to about 3.15 pm, so we can all help each other. Jim Dickson is going to be a good example.”

“Order. I can see that you want to round up your question, but this is more of a statement. You are telling the history, which is important, but I hope there is a question coming now, as there are a lot of other Members to get in.”

“I call the Chair of the Treasury Committee.”

“I appreciate that, but when Madam Deputy Speaker is in the Chair, I expect her to be given the same respect, so that when she says that time is up, you do accept that ruling. She felt that you were not stopping in time. I do not want to get into it now, but I will be speaking to the Chief Whip later.”

“Order. This is not acceptable. I have to be quite honest, because the other Front Benchers need time to respond. When a statement is meant to take 10 minutes, that is meant to be 10 minutes. If Ministers tell me otherwise in advance, I am willing to work with them, but they cannot just carry on speaking. Minister, I ta…”

“Order. Can I gently say that I want to get everybody in, but I cannot do so if people are going to make longer contributions? I know there is a 40-year clause in the legislation hon. Members are discussing—I don’t want us to hit that today!”

“I call Jennie’s dad, Steve Darling.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Before we come to the statement on commonhold and leasehold reform, I once again note, for the second day in a row, my disappointment about briefings to the media before important announcements are brought to the House. As the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee recently stated, “making the most …”

“I call the Chair of the Treasury Committee.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the shadow Chancellor.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“Everybody’s looking for something! [Laughter.]”

“I think the Minister has got the idea.”

“Before we start today’s business, I want to note that today is Holocaust Memorial Day. I know that the whole House will agree with me about the importance of remembering the 6 million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed as a result of Nazi persecution, as well as t…”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”