Banking Reform

Lindsay Hoyle Excerpts

Thursday 17th June 2010 Commons Chamber

[Several hon. Members]

rose—

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

Order. Before I take the next question, may I ask for short questions and succinct answers? That will help everybody to get in.

Oral Answers to Questions

Lindsay Hoyle Excerpts

Tuesday 8th June 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Gauke]

I hope that the hon. Gentleman will understand that I am not going to be drawn on an individual case without all the information in front of me. He has made his point very clear.

[Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab)]

First, would the Minister care to share with the House the date that the cheques will arrive through the doors of those who are still waiting for payment? That is the key. My second question is, as people have, tragically, died while the process has gone on and on, will there be compensation for the families that have missed out as well?

[Mr Speaker]

Order. To ask a second question was very cheeky on the part of an experienced Member, but I know that the Minister will not be tempted to follow suit.

Government Spending Cuts

Lindsay Hoyle Excerpts

Wednesday 26th May 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Laws]

The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point, and there are two answers to his question. The first is that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will make a Budget statement in this place on 22 June, when he will set out precisely the state of the public finances, and the second is that crucially, through the Office for Budget Responsibility, he will make assumptions about the public finances and growth that are objectively and independently informed. He will not do what previous Governments have been able to do, which is fiddle the growth figures for their own purposes.

[Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab)]

I welcome the Chief Secretary’s commitment to the defence budget. Will he share with us the benefits to the north-west, such as the jobs that are important to us? Will he confirm that tranche 3 of Eurofighter, the Typhoon aircraft, will now go ahead?

[Mr Laws]

We are about to embark on a strategic defence review, and all such issues will be considered as part of that. We will, of course, seek to protect the parts of the equipment budget that are particularly important, but I cannot pre-empt the review.