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

We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act... about the illegal immigrant who cannot be deported because, and I am not making this up, he had a pet cat.

Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics.

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!

I was in the Commons recently and saw a young lady wearing a nice pair of shoes. I said I liked them and she said my shoes were the reason she became involved in politics.