"Will the hon. Gentleman not acknowledge the truth that the amount spent on welfare by the last Labour Government decreased over time because we were effective in creating more jobs and getting people off welfare and into work? The national debt was some £800 billion when his party came to …..." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"The point I am making is simply that the Labour Government reduced the amount that taxpayers had to spend on welfare because we were effective at investing in the economy, creating jobs and thereby getting people off welfare and into work...." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"I intend to start the wind-ups at 3.40 pm, which gives us 53 minutes or so. Eleven Members are on my list as seeking to speak, so I will impose a time limit of five minutes to begin with. I warn Members that that might leave some of them at …..." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"All Members have been very disciplined in their speeches, so we are almost on time. It seems to me that in a debate of this kind it would be a shame, and wrong, to cut the time for the two remaining Back Benchers, so they will each have five minutes, …..." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"Order. May I ask Members not to make remarks from a sedentary position? The Minister has quite a lot of points to respond to, and he has made it clear that he does not want to give way...." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"I congratulate all Members—Back Benchers and Front Benchers—on sticking to the time limits, so everyone was able to get in...." Hugh Bayley - View Speech