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" There's much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local referendums. "

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" Our laws must protect victims. "

" Nobody wins when the police are sent to look after people suffering from mental health problems; vulnerable people don't get the care they need and deserve, and the police can't get on with the job they are trained to do. "

" I think it's important to do a good job and not to feel that you've got to make grand gestures, but just to get on and deliver. "

" We are seeing, we have seen in the last figures a significant drop in the number of net migrants coming into the United Kingdom. So we are cutting out abuse, we've restricted the number of economic - non-EU economic migrants. We're cutting out abuse across the student visa system, particularly, and we're having an impact. "

" It's always an interesting experience for a politician to be heard in silence, I have to say. "

" Labour ministers often look puzzled when reports show that Britain has one of the lowest levels of social mobility in the developed world. They just don't get it. They see poverty, inequality, fairness, as all about income. For the past 12 years, they have relied on tax credits to solve this. But tax credits do not solve poverty: they mask it. "

" We have to ask ourselves, is it really right that the E.U. should just continue to expand, conferring upon all new member states all the rights of membership? "

" So we mustn't lower our guard in any sense because of what has happened in terms of the death of Osama Bin Laden and we are certainly not doing that. The terror threat level here in the U.K. remains at severe and we're very conscious of the need to continue that. "

" Let's start getting some free trade agreements started as soon as we can. We need to get on with it; we need to get a grip and make progress. "

" We are all different. We all have different circumstances, and you have to cope with whatever it is, try not to dwell on things. "

" Reducing net E.U. migration need not mean undermining the principle of free movement. When it was first enshrined, free movement meant the freedom to move to a job, not the freedom to cross borders to look for work or claim benefits. "

" A number of women have reportedly been victims of what appear to be discriminatory decisions taken by Sharia councils, and that is a significant concern. "

" I'm not sure I should reveal the sources of my clothes. "

" A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey, there are votes in this! "

" Tax credits do not help people get better jobs; in fact, they can create poverty traps that actually disincentivise people from working more hours or finding a better paid job. "

" We have the finest military personnel in the world. "

" Retailers have an important part to play in preventing knife crime - enforcing age restrictions and displaying knives safely is crucial. "

" I think there is a break down of trust generally, between people and politicians. I think that's come about for a whole variety of reasons. "

" Local people do want to see more police on the streets. "

" I was looking at a photograph of the 1997 election campaign yesterday, and I thought: 'My God. Did I really have that hairstyle? And that Tory blue suit?' "

" There is only one rule of law in our country, which provides rights and security for every citizen. "

" The aim is to create here in Britain a really hostile environment for illegal migration. "

" I was a teenage godmother. "

" Flexible working is not just for women with children. It is necessary at the other end of the scale. If people can move into part-time work, instead of retirement, then that will be a huge help. If people can fit their work around caring responsibilities for the elderly, the disabled, then again that's very positive. "

" It is essential to democracy that the elected representatives of the people make the laws that govern this country - and not the judges. "

" The Snowden leaks did cause damage. "

" I believe in marriage. I believe marriage is a really important institution, it's one of the most important institutions we have. "

" I am a vicar's daughter and still a practising member of the Church of England. "

" Prison works. "

" Unfortunately, some judges evidently do not regard a debate in Parliament on new immigration rules, followed by the unanimous adoption of those rules, as evidence that Parliament actually wants to see those new rules implemented. "