Lindsay Hoyle MP: speeches

Speeches

• 10 Mar 2026 · Digital ID: Public Consultation · Hansard source

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  I hope to move on at 1.30 pm, because many Members wish to speak in the next debate, so if we could speed up questions and answers, that would be excellent. Ian Lavery will give a good example of a speedy question.

• 10 Mar 2026 · Digital ID: Public Consultation · Hansard source

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  I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.

• 10 Mar 2026 · Points of Order · Hansard source

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  The right hon. Member is always here, so he should not have to worry about the titles. In fairness, I take that on board. The fact is that the Government are in charge of the titles of their ministerial statements. They have full responsibility; I have no responsibility for that. That is certainly on the record. I expect those on the Front Bench to have taken it on board that titles should be understandable and not misleading.

• 10 Mar 2026 · Points of Order · Hansard source

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  I do not disagree, but I know that the right hon. Member has a sneaking understanding of what happens in government and how Governments might try to get away with things. He is another Member who is always around, as well. What I will say is that it would be much easier if the Government were to be very explicit and open, so that all Back Benchers from all parts of the House know what is going to happen. I will also say that if Members spent more time in the Chamber, they would not have to worry.

• 10 Mar 2026 · Points of Order · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order. I reiterate— [ Interruption. ] I am dealing with a Member. I reiterate that I do not care whether it is Ministers, shadow Ministers or Back Benchers, the courtesy is that you must let the Member know before you get to their constituency, unless your visit is on private business. Show courtesy to each other. The public out there expect us to follow the rules, and the rules should be adhered to.

• 10 Mar 2026 · OBR Growth Projections: Departmental Spending · Hansard source

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  Order. All Members are honest. Please think about what you are saying. You cannot individually attack a Member for not being honest. We are all honourable Members, as you well know. I call the honourable Minister.

• 10 Mar 2026 · OBR Growth Projections: Departmental Spending · Hansard source

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  I call the shadow Minister.

• 9 Mar 2026 · Immigration Policy · Hansard source

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  I believe the Minister had a telling-off earlier, and I just want to reiterate the problem. The scrapping of the communications grid may be of benefit to the Government, but it is not beneficial to this House. This House does not want to be drip-fed for seven days via the news; the Government should come here first. We have got it the wrong way round. I hope the message goes back that this should happen no more.

• 5 Mar 2026 · EU: Mutual Interests · Hansard source

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  I call the shadow Minister.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Civil Service Pension Scheme · Hansard source

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  Welcome back, Minister.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Standards in Government · Hansard source

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  I call the Opposition spokesperson.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Standards in Government · Hansard source

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  I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Topical Questions · Hansard source

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  I think you already know. I thank the hon. Member for his point of order. As we all know, he is a very experienced Member of the House, and I know that he has already tabled a written parliamentary question on this matter. I expect Ministers to give a full and frank answer. If he requires further advice on the options available to him, I am happy to pursue this matter with the Clerks and the Table Office, and I am always happy to meet him to see how we can move things forward. I believe the answer to the hon. Gentleman’s question will be honest and open. The only other thing I would expect is for it to be an early answer, and for it not to get lost in the system.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Topical Questions · Hansard source

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  I call the shadow Minister.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Business of the House · Hansard source

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  I call the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Business of the House · Hansard source

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  I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Business of the House · Hansard source

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  I call Ashley Dalton—welcome to the Back Benches.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Business of the House · Hansard source

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  Before the Leader of the House responds, can I help everybody? I intend to finish business questions at 12 noon, but we still have a lot of Members to speak. Can we have punchy questions and shorter answers? I am sure that the Leader of the House will be the best example of that.

• 5 Mar 2026 · Speaker’s Statement · Hansard source

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  I wish to read to the House a letter I have received from the Clerk of the House, Tom Goldsmith: “Dear Mr Speaker, I told you last year of my intention to leave the House service this Autumn. Being able to support the House as its Clerk is a huge privilege and a unique opportunity, for which I am very grateful. By October, I will have served in the House for 30 years, for the last three of them as Clerk, and I have decided that it is time to take on new and different challenges. Working here is never boring—not least because of the passion and dedication that Members bring to their roles. I will leave with respect and fondness for Members from all parts of the House. I also want to say how proud I am of everyone in the administration for the work they do to support the House and Members. It is an honour to be their colleague. Finally, Mr Speaker, I want to thank you for all the support and friendship you have shown me. I will of course continue to do my best for the House until my departure at the end of October. Yours ever, Tom”. I want to thank Tom for his contribution to the House. I know that right hon. and hon. Members will want to join me in wishing him all the very best for the future. There will be an opportunity for Members to put on the record their thanks to him at a later date. A recruitment process will start soon, with the intention that the successor will be identified before the House rises for the summer recess. Speaking personally, I will miss you, Tom—although you won’t be that far away when that piano needs to be played. You are the best jazz pianist I know who has cost us nothing! We look forward to the first recording of a jazz CD from you.

• 4 Mar 2026 · UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement · Hansard source

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  Order. Before I come to Prime Minister’s questions, and in the light of recent exchanges in the Chamber, I remind Members of the need for good temper and moderation in the language they use. As the Speaker, I am not responsible for the specific questions asked by individual Members or the answers given by Ministers. I encourage all Members to engage in respectful debate, as our constituents would expect.

• 4 Mar 2026 · China: Foreign Interference Arrests · Hansard source

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  I call the Father of the House.

• 4 Mar 2026 · China: Foreign Interference Arrests · Hansard source

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  Just to reassure the hon. Gentleman, the answer is no.

• 4 Mar 2026 · China: Foreign Interference Arrests · Hansard source

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  I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.

• 4 Mar 2026 · China: Foreign Interference Arrests · Hansard source

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  I call the Chair of the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy.

• 4 Mar 2026 · China: Foreign Interference Arrests · Hansard source

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  Order. I am sure we appreciate the fact that the Minister has come to the House at the earliest opportunity to provide an update on these serious issues. As there is now a live police investigation, Members should exercise caution in saying anything that risks prejudicing that investigation. I thought it important that the House got to this at the earliest possible time, and I must thank the Minister for that. I call the shadow Minister.