Speeches by Hoyle.

“I think that, in fairness, I cannot allow the debate to continue, which is what I think the hon. Lady is trying to tempt me towards. What I would say, however, is that I am sure that the good offices around her will give some very strong advice. I am sure that the Table Office and others will be able to advise her on h…”

“I call the spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats.”

“It is, but I think this is the opening lead-in to the amendments. I will make that judgment call.”

“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment (a) to new clause 10, after subsection 8(b), insert— “(8A) Nothing in Schedule (Protection from Detriment) prevents an employer who has chosen not to participate in the provision of assistance in accordance with this Act from prohibiting their employee…”

“Before we begin, I would like to say a few words about today’s proceedings. New clauses and amendments are grouped in two groups for debate to enable two clear and coherent debates on aspects of the Bill. I will shortly call the Member in charge to move her new clause 10. Debate on the first group will take place on th…”

“To be quite honest with you, the amendments that we have discussed are the ones that we have got through. On the amount of time allocated, in fairness, we are presuming what will come next. I am going to call the Minister; if a closure motion is moved, I will decide at that moment whether to accept it. The fact that ma…”

“Order. Please, I really want to get as many people in as possible. If you can come to a conclusion, that would be helpful.”

“Order. The hon. Lady has said that she is not going to give way. We are aiming for 15 minutes for each speech, but it is going to be 20 minutes if we do not pick up the pace.”

“Order. I am really bothered, because today is a day for amendments, and we really need to understand the views they cover. As the Member in charge of the Bill, you will, I am sure, really want to get into the depth of the amendments and not continue in that way.”

“Order. We did say, when we had the conversation, that there should just be an introduction to the debate very early on. I think this is why Members are beginning to get frustrated; we should now be speaking to the amendments.”

“Order. May I just say to people that if we are going to have continuous interventions, and if they continue to make the same intervention, they should not be shocked if they end up at the bottom of the list? I want to help people, because all this does is soak up time. Jim Shannon will be a good example.”

“Will the Serjeant at Arms inspect the Aye Lobby, as there appears to be a hold-up?”

“There is a delay in the No Lobby. Will the Serjeant at Arms please go and inspect?”

“Order. We will set the example by following the rules of the House. We will have short interventions, not speeches. There are a load of other Members.”

“You are a good Minister and a nice person.”

“That doesn’t always work.”

“In Chorley’s case, work started but it has still not been finished. It was abandoned halfway through.”

“I call Sir Jeremy Hunt.”

“I call the Chair of the Justice Committee.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”