A biography for Lindsay Hoylehasn’t been written yet.
“There is no greater day than seeing a packed chamber with everybody jostling to be in there. That's what brings this House alive, that's what makes this House.”
“I think it's always worth listening to other people.”
“I oversee debates, premises, questions. And that's my role.”
“We should not be steamrollered by a handful of dominant companies which monopolise the supply chain with ease.”
“Who would have thought we'd end up like a South American banana republic - and that's what worried me.”
“We always have plenty of Culture, Media and Sport question sessions and I am always mentioning rugby league to people.”
“Natalie was a light so bright - I could never have expected what happened. I'll never get over it. I need to deal with it but it's unbearable never to get a call saying, 'Pops, what you doing?' It's not right. We lost a daughter, my other daughter a sister and my grandchildren lost an auntie.”
“I don't like bullies. And the shouting down of people is not good. It's bad. It doesn't wash with the public either.”
“Rugby league has this great history at Wembley through taking the Challenge Cup final there, and the lack of a statue is something that we want to put right.”
“As we all know, there's been lots of allegations, senior staff bullying other staff, MPs, MPs being abused, press being abused. I want to work on that and try and make sure that everyone can work safely and feel they can work without fear.”
“I would say if you've been prime minister of this country, I do believe the country should recognise the service they've given.”
“Eighty years after the Holocaust was first acknowledged, there is no excuse not to know.”
“Reform the House of Lords by all means, but not through a second elected chamber.”
“I'm always prompting MPs to talk about rugby league because it really is the greatest sport.”
“Behind our age-old customs, the House has always adapted and innovated to meet the needs of the times to ensure that we can continue to hold the Government to account. And we have shown a remarkable survival instinct too.”
“I always say to young people, I want you to be the next generation of politicians. I want you to take over, I want you to champion democracy.”
“Our phones contain so much information: our messages, emails, contacts, photos and social media posts - including private, sensitive, personal, historic and sometimes even deleted data.”
“Members are elected to hold the government to account and we've got to allow them to do so.”
“I was elected to serve this house, I was elected to serve all the Members of Parliament. That is why I gave up my political membership.”
“What I see is a grown-up recognition of democracy in this country, that we still have a monarch that plays his part.”