Lindsay Hoyle MP: speeches

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2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Leader of the House.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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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.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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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 report. The Leader of the House could, if she wishes, suggest that we allow the report, so that Members have the chance to read it. It is totally out of order that we know the report is sat there and could have been made available, but nobody has been given the chance to read it. Rather than my suspending the House—time is tight—people could go and collect a copy of the report now, and could be reading it before the next urgent question. Does the Leader of the House agree?
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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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.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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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 ensure that Members on both sides of the House are allowed to question Ministers first, rather than watching announcements on Sky News. It is interesting that the SDR has been offered to journalists but that the Members here have not had the chance to see it. I agree with the Leader of the House, and I thank her again for reminding me, but let us now see the Government treat this House in the way that I expect.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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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 opportunity to see it, so that their questions can be informed by what is in the review. Secretary of State, are you happy to ensure that?
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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I call Simon Hoare.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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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.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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I am sure that that is a good point of clarification on the way forward.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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I call Stuart Anderson.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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I call Helen Maguire.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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We now come to the urgent question. I call the shadow Leader of the House.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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I call the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.
2 Jun 2025 · Government Announcements · Hansard source
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I thank the Secretary of State for that, and I am sure that Members will receive their copies as we speak.
2 Jun 2025 · Speaker’s Statement · Hansard source
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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 disappointed that, once again, the Government appear to have breached the principle set out in paragraph 9.1 of the “Ministerial Code” that “When Parliament is in session, the most important announcements of government policy should be made in the first instance in Parliament.” I recognise that the timing of policy announcements is not always wholly within the Government’s control. There may be a need to co-ordinate announcements on international trade with trading partners, for example, or announcements may be delayed by last-minute legal intervention. The announcement of the SDR, however, was wholly at the Government’s discretion, so it is highly regrettable that Ministers have chosen, once again, to hold a major media event before coming to the House. That shows complete disregard for the House and for hon. Members. I note that Ministers, when they were in opposition, were not slow to complain when previous Governments made major policy announcements outside Parliament. In fact, the SDR was due at Easter, so I am sure that a day would not have mattered. I am not responsible for compliance with the ministerial code, which is a matter for the Prime Minister—it is the Government’s code, not the House’s code—but I regard this as a particularly blatant breach. I have invited the hon. Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare) to consider whether the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee might usefully inquire into the matter. Ministers are elected as Members of Parliament first, before they get their ministerial roles, so they should recognise the importance of the House. It is amazing that, in opposition, Members think that everything should be discussed on the Floor of the House, but when they are in government, their memories are short on that point. I have been here through many SDRs. In fact, in one of the major SDRs with Lord Robertson, we did not even know the effect on everybody’s constituency until it was read out from that Dispatch Box. What has changed? I will tell you what has changed: the disregard for Members who sit on the Back Benches. I am here to defend those on the Back Benches, so please, I hope we have no more of this. All I would say is that it is the Government’s ministerial code. They should be ashamed of not enforcing it.
2 Jun 2025 · Violence against Women and Girls · Hansard source
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I call shadow Minister Katie Lam.
2 Jun 2025 · Strategic Defence Review · Hansard source
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I call the Chair of the Treasury Committee.
2 Jun 2025 · Strategic Defence Review · Hansard source
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I call the Chair of the Select Committee.
2 Jun 2025 · Strategic Defence Review · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Secretary of State.
2 Jun 2025 · Strategic Defence Review · Hansard source
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I call the Father of the House.
2 Jun 2025 · Strategic Defence Review · Hansard source
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Order. Please! It has not been a good day so far, and I do not want any more interruptions.
2 Jun 2025 · Neighbourhood Policing · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Minister.
2 Jun 2025 · Neighbourhood Policing · Hansard source
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I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
2 Jun 2025 · Qualifying Period for Settlement · Hansard source
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I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.

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