Speeches by Cooper.

“All that gives you the edge is simply that you are very good at what you do?”

“Sophie, I am a huge fan of the model. I use budget airlines all the time and commuted for 10 years between Scotland and Ireland using you and some of your rivals. Why do you pile on so many extra charges? Why are your prices sky high, as well as your aircraft? You talked there about how 40% of people do not pay these e…”

“The under-seat bag causes no end of difficulties, does it not, because it is so small? There are arguments at the gate about whether a person’s bag is going to fit under the seat. That is a reputational issue for you, is it not? The budget airline industry generally is notorious for these difficulties. One thing is cla…”

“Can I press you on the clarity part? You are adamant that people can see a price at the start and, if they stick to their guns and do not add any extras, they will pay that price at the end. Along the way, there are extras that they might or might not opt for. To be clear, are you absolutely certain of that?”

“Rob, what does good practice look like across the industry in this sphere? There is a reputational issue here with the idea that somehow people hit the final button, confirm, and the price is suddenly two, three, four or five times what they thought it was going to be.”

“You look specifically at that, to the point from easyJet that people are very concerned about on-time performance. You are talking about the booking experience.”

“Can I put it to you that the CMA is a bit of a paper tiger? You talk about the powers that you have in theory and that these companies are at risk. How much risk are they at? Are you not swamped by all this?”

“Jam tomorrow, but no jam today.”

“Humza Yousaf, the former First Minister of Scotland, has invited those in this place to check their moral compass over the proscription of Palestine Action, but I think we have heard here today that no one is seriously suggesting that these people are anything other than saboteurs, and that anyone who expresses sympath…”

“Incontinence is no respecter of person, and no respecter of sex, and it is male incontinence that I rise to speak about. The wry old joke is that men do not know they have a prostate until their other half reads about it in the Daily Mail. Campaigning newspapers, such as the Daily Mail, and charity groups like Prostate…”

“The creation of another new authority will be met with an eye-rolling sigh in Scotland, because although it is called the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority—a very shiny title—the reality is that it will have little oversight in Scotland. The plan announced today will generate Barnett formula …”

“Israel is a democracy, a pluralistic society and an ally. In contrast, the unhappy and ignoble regime in Tehran is a theocracy that wants to wipe Israel from the map, that foments terrorism around the globe and that suppresses its own people to the extent that even dancing is a crime. Is not the best use of British mil…”

“I thank the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee for his hard work. It is really heartening that the report has received cross-party support on the Committee and across the House. This is about growth and the economy, which affect every single one of our constituents. Does he agree that the word “practical” is abs…”

“When it comes to bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis and the jobs at risk there, there is not an elephant in the room—there is a Chinese dragon. The company is in competition not with commercial organisations from China, but with entities of the Chinese state. What representations will the Secretary of State make to the …”

“I thank my right hon. and gallant Friend for giving way on that point. Is this not a case of the old adage that rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obeyance of fools? Are we not seeing a punctilious following of rules here, when a man’s life is at risk?”

“At the risk of disappointing the hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery), I rise not entirely to criticise the banks, which have done tremendous work on apps and the like, and many people—not all of them spring chickens—make great use of them. But as banks retreat from bricks and mortar locations, a problem is…”

“That might also have a knock-on effect. Farmers face a double whammy. Arable farmers potentially face wheat prices dropping, and, for dairy and beef cattle farmers, a key food source might disappear.”

“You are clear that this deal took you by surprise. There seem to be some knock-on effects that perhaps have not been thought through. You touched on the price of wheat being affected. Much of your feedstock, effectively, is wheat, and you have deals right across the country, I assume, for that wheat, so that may be hit…”

“It may not seem much at 1% of the total market, but that 1% could be that very high-end part of the market. It could be very damaging.”

“That first question you have answered pretty fully. It is about the high-end part of the market.”