Speeches by Hoyle.

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I will be there on Friday with the Chorley posties.”

“That is not what we have been told by your department, but I am sure we can make arrangements accordingly.”

“Order. Mr Mayhew! I have told Labour Members, and I will now tell Conservative Members. We do not need the pantomime auditions any more, please.”

“Order. The same people are making the same noises they made last week. I said last week that it was not the right time for that, so if I were them I would not do the same this week. Please, let’s not carry on in the way we did last week.”

“I call the leader of the Liberal Democrats.”

“I call the Leader of the Opposition.”

“I thank the right hon. Member for raising that point. I always expect Ministers to take seriously correspondence from Members, whichever side of the House they are on. This is totally unacceptable. I cannot make a meeting happen, but I do expect people’s correspondence to be dealt with quickly and effectively. I hope t…”

“Order. I think we have got the message. You are absolutely right to raise the point of order, but you do not need to go into the full detail. The point of order is about somebody coming into another person’s constituency and the answer is clear: whichever party a Member might represent, if visiting another constituency…”

“Order. Mr Robertson, I do not want shouting like that again. Do we understand each other?”

“I call the shadow Secretary of State.”

“Order. Mr Hoare, your voice is carrying and I do not need to hear it.”

“I inform the House that I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister. I call the Opposition spokesperson to move the motion.”

“It carried to me. That is why I am defending you.”

“Quite rightly, the point has been raised, and once again I expect those on the Treasury Bench to have taken it on board. As I said previously, there are other mechanisms that the hon. Member may wish to consider. I could see the shock and horror of the Opposition Chief Whip when the hon. Member made his point of order—…”

“I cannot guarantee that. I am not responsible for what goes on within this Chamber; I am here to keep good order. With another senior Member quite rightly raising a point of order on this issue, I hope that those on the Treasury Bench will have heard the message again. Who knows? It might be that there are different wa…”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I was there, and I have run a business!”