"Thank you all very much for a really respectful and interesting debate; it has been one of the best that I have chaired—and you all behaved and came in on time, which is always a pleasure.
"I ask Members to bob so that I can see how many people wish to speak in the debate. To start the debate, I call Jim Shannon...." Gill Furniss - View Speech
"More than a quarter of a million pensioners received compensation from the Pension Protection Fund and the financial assistance scheme, but those who accrued their income before 1997 have suffered a real-terms cut of 24% in the past five years alone. I welcome the Chancellor’s commitment to provide indexation on …..." Gill Furniss - View Speech
"We are running quite well at the moment. We will be finishing completely at 7.30 pm, but the Member who moved the motion wants a minute to wind up, which he has a right to do. So the Minister has a bit longer should he need it...." Gill Furniss - View Speech
"I have to say that I could not hear him say that, mainly because everyone else was making so much noise, like now. [Interruption.] I did not hear him say that...." Gill Furniss - View Speech
"Order. The Minister has every right to speak, just as everyone else has had the right to speak. He does not have to take interventions...." Gill Furniss - View Speech