Speeches by Hoyle.

“I am sure that that is a good point of clarification on the way forward.”

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

“For the final question, I call Harpreet Uppal.”

“Before we come to the next piece of business, I will make a brief statement. This morning, the Government published the strategic defence review. The Prime Minister made a speech and held a press conference in Glasgow, in addition to other media appearances. That follows several days of media briefing. I am disappointe…”

“We now come to the urgent question. I call the shadow Leader of the House.”

“I call Helen Maguire.”

“I call Simon Hoare.”

“Order. I am not satisfied, and I think that is the key. Back Benchers on both sides should rightly hear it first. I do not care how many announcements have been made in the House; it is those that have not been made here that we should be talking about.”

“I call the shadow Leader of the House.”

“Order. May I thank the Leader of the House for reminding me of the mistakes of the previous Government in not coming to the Floor of the House? I would have hoped that this Government had learned from the mistakes that have just been highlighted. To try to defend what you criticise is not a way forward. I am trying to …”

“No, I will not, because we have to wait till the end, as you well know, Sir Roger, as one of the most senior Members.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I am sure that criticism was not aimed at me for granting two UQs. The reason I have granted two UQS is that the Government did not come here first with the strategic defence review. If they had, we would not be having the UQs and there would be no pressure on time.”

“I call the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.”

“I am going to come to that, but there are a couple more points. I am very disappointed. If the industry has seen this strategic defence review when Members of this House and members of the Defence Committee have not seen it, something has gone fundamentally wrong here. I really believe we need the answers. It is up to …”

“I call Stuart Anderson.”

“You make the point that I was hinting at before. I am very concerned that people who have skin in the game may be able to take advantage of what is in the report. I hope that no trading has been done on the back of it, because that would be a real concern. I find it quite appalling that Members still do not have the re…”

“I was offered a briefing this morning, but I had already read it all in The Times; the only thing I was not offered is a copy of the strategic defence review. Business and the media have seen it. Who else might come out of the woodwork who has seen it? It is only right that Members of this House should now have an oppo…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for that, and I am sure that Members will receive their copies as we speak.”

“Don’t worry: The Sunday Times did it for us.”