§ Captain WaterhouseMay I draw your attention, Mr. Speaker, to the fact that the Rule by which Questions addressed to the Prime Minister come on the Order Paper at No. 45 was designed to make certain that these Questions and those preceding them concerning the principal Ministers were answered, and that, on one day last week, even the Prime Minister's Questions were not reached? Today, out of 15 or 16 Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, only four or five have been reached. May I ask you, Sir, to consider whether or not the Prime Minister's Questions should not be brought on the Order Paper earlier?
§ Mr. SpeakerThese matters are always carefully considered, and we sometimes re-arrange the order of the Ministries to make sure that the Prime Minister's Questions can be reached. It is unfortunate that today we spent over half an hour on Scottish Questions, and, last week, on the occasion which the right hon. and gallant Gentleman mentions, I think we spent three quarters of an hour on the same subject. After all, there is a place called England.
§ Captain WaterhouseIs it not a fact that the more inefficient the Government the more Questions there are likely to be, so that we have reason to believe that Questions will take longer than ever?
§ Mr. SpeakerThat is a matter of opinion, and not a question for me.