Speeches by Hoyle.

“I understand the point being raised, and it is a very important one, but we are a long distance from the original question—”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“I call the shadow Justice Secretary.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I will be quite honest: this House should be treated with respect. The fact is that I am not quite sure whether the Secretary of State could have come to the House before the Typhoons were needed—and I never want to put the House in that position. I can assure the hon. Gentleman, however, that I have had no indication …”

“I cannot add any more to what I have already said. Once again, I am sure that those on the Treasury Bench have listened to the right hon. Member. I know that we have three hours for the next debate, but, quite rightly, this message has gone across. I could not be clearer: I expect the Government to come forward with a …”

“Order. I think I got the message in the first five minutes. I am very grateful to the hon. Member for giving notice of her point of order. As she says, a contingent liability of this size would normally involve the laying of a memorandum for a period of 14 sitting days before the guarantee is approved. The written stat…”

“I gently say to the right hon. Gentleman, as he is a senior Member, that though he has taken the time he felt was required, it has been longer than 15 minutes. May I just say that when we refer to other Members, it should be by constituency, not by name. I call the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.”

“I call the Leader of the Opposition.”

“We come to the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I have had no indication that Ministers intend to come to the House to make a statement on this matter, but he has certainly put the point on the record. I know that many other Members are concerned. I will look to the Government to bring forward a statement on o…”

“I call the Chair of the Justice Committee.”

“It is totally unacceptable to treat any Member of any party in this House that way. To be left with a holding answer for three months is not acceptable. I am sure those on the Treasury Bench are now busily answering that question; if not, please let me know, and I am sure we can do something more about it.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the Chair of the Justice Committee.”

“Order. We have a lot of questions to get in.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Home Secretary.”

“I call the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee.”

“I call the Member who has been heavily involved in this, Alicia Kearns.”