Speeches by Swayne.

“At least those peers were elected by someone, unlike all the other placemen.”

“The Conservative Government introduced a comprehensive Bill involving the election of peers. I was the Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Private Secretary at the time. It failed—notwithstanding the fact that I thought it was awful—because Labour withdrew its support for the timetable motion, which meant, as a constitution…”

“T7. Does the Secretary of State share my incredulity that he has not been told the cost of leasing the facilities in the Chagos?”

“Further to those points of order, Mr Speaker. Alex Salmond was a great friend at university and also in this House. Despite political differences, I speak from personal experience when I say that he was a man capable of very great kindness. I shall certainly miss him, and Moira certainly has my condolences.”

“Changing tenants involves significant expense for both tenant and landlord—my interests can be found in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—and the ability of a tenant to end a tenancy after two months presents a significant risk to the landlord, particularly in the student rental market, where re-letting a pr…”

“Would it not have been better to put that proper package of support in place before the Government withdrew the winter fuel allowance from so many pensioners?”

“How does the cost of leasing compare with the savings that the Government are making on the winter fuel allowance?”

“13. What steps she is taking to help reduce the time taken for criminal cases to be heard at court.”

“Perhaps too many barristers have become politicians, but however caused, how will the Minister address the shortage at the criminal Bar?”

“New Forest district council has recently had its local plan agreed on the basis of local housing need. When will it be required to reopen that assessment on the basis of the right hon. Lady’s new algorithm, and when will the target become mandatory?”

“When the Chancellor’s legislation enables illegal entrants to leave their current accommodation, where will they go?”

“6. Whether he plans to review the Windsor framework agreement.”

“Will the Secretary of State commit to all the provisions of the “Safeguarding the Union” agreement?”

“It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes). I spent 13 years on these Benches in opposition, and I know how frustrating it can be. The reality is that when the sheer size of our defeat became apparent, I had some difficulty in coming to terms with it. In order to charact…”

“That is absolutely right, but we did not do that. We did not spend our money in that way. We supported people under desperate regimes, not by giving money to those regimes but by providing sustenance through third parties and NGOs, which delivered that. Some of the greatest damage done by much of our own press was how …”

“Why do we continue to limit Ukraine’s ability to take the fight to Russia?”