Like you, I noticed that, when the Chair asked the hon. minister to withdraw his remark, he rose only to reiterate it, using the word hypocrite again in what should have been an apology.
I think that the least that could be expected from a minister, in particular a veteran of this House, when we are debating a point of paramount importance on a subject that directly concerns him as the minister responsible for the subject, the gentlemanly thing to do would be to withdraw his remarks.