Speeches by Vickers.

“I thank the Minister for not taking the full 50 minutes available, which leaves more than the usual two minutes for Claire Young to wind up.”

“I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called during the debate.”

“You don’t have to!”

“I thank the Father of the House for that intervention. LNER operates five or six services to Lincoln, and it would be easy to extend those services the extra 30-odd miles to Grimsby and Cleethorpes. There is also the possibility of an open-access operator. Indeed, Grand Central Rail has made another application to prov…”

“I speak in my capacity as a constituency Member and also as chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on rail, which submitted a response to the Secretary of State on the changes she is bringing forward. Will the proposals deliver improved rail freight and passenger services in my constituency and, indeed, across t…”

“The Chair, my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), sends his apologies for his absence. In addition to the debates that the Leader of the House mentioned, there will be Westminster Hall debates next Tuesday on consumer-led flexibility for a just transition and next Thursday afternoon on the role of Fa…”

“Last Friday, along with the hon. Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn), I attended a meeting with the leader and the chief executive of North East Lincolnshire council. The chief executive produced a very thick report on why they do not want any further reorganisation in the council area. Up and down t…”

“Have you considered a substantive motion for the debate, perhaps calling on the Government to implement some specific recommendations that have been made by, for example, the Select Committee?”

“Tony Blair’s Administration put forward similar proposals, but were eventually forced to abandon them, thanks to opposition in the House and beyond. A similar coalition of opposition appears to be building up yet again. On the reply that the Justice Secretary has just given, may I urge him to reconsider the sunset clau…”

“Order. To accommodate all those who wish to speak, I ask Members to impose on themselves a four-minute limit.”

“I am afraid that that was not a good example of a four-minute speech. Jim Shannon will show us how it should be done.”

“We have three remaining speakers and 10 minutes, so you have about three minutes each.”

“I think that is something you can liaise with the Clerks about.”

“3. What recent progress the Future of TV Distribution stakeholder forum has made on its work.”

“8. What steps the Church Commissioners are taking to increase the number of ordained clergy.”

“The Minister will be aware of a recent survey that shows that there is very little knowledge among the public of the future changes, but those who are aware are concerned about not only obtaining the service but its cost. What guarantees can the Minister give that the costs will not be too heavy?”

“This is yet another attempt by a Labour Government to limit trial by jury. May I remind the Minister that Tony Blair’s Administration brought forward very similar proposals? In 2007, after a defeat in the House of Lords, they acknowledged defeat. Will the Minister acknowledge that she too will have to admit defeat?”

“As a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee, I never cease to be amazed by the number of officials who turn up to every meeting. Could the Leader of the House convey to the Second Church Estates Commissioner that perhaps slimming down Church bureaucracy would allow more resources to be available for the ministry?”

“Hundreds of my constituents work at Scunthorpe steelworks, and I fully support the Government’s actions to support the industry. A written statement on this subject is published each month. The most recent one says: “We continue to work with Jingye to find a pragmatic, realistic solution for the future of British Steel…”

“We should give the first Thursday of every month to Jim.”