I admired and valued Robin as a colleague and friend and as one of the greatest parliamentarians of our time. His wife Gaynor and his two sons are in our thoughts and prayers.

The doubling of oil prices ... is creating a more difficult environment in which to act.

We had lost the art of communication - but not, alas, the gift of speech.

Rigorous financial discipline that, together with monetary stability, ends once and for all the boom and bust that for 30 years has undermined stability

Britain and Pakistan will jointly fight the menace of terrorism .. Both the countries are facing a common threat of terrorism and we know that Pakistan is even more committed to fighting this menace

Britain can be proud of its response to the tsunami appeal.

I did maths for a year at university. I don't think I was very good at it. And some people would say it shows.