§ Sir W. DAVISONI should be glad, Mr. Speaker, to have your guidance on a point of order with regard to questions which interest myself and a number of other Members. I put a question down yesterday in regard to the recent Note of His Majesty's Government to the Russian Soviet Government, and I have been unable to ascertain at the Table why the question which I put in was not in order. I should be glad if you would give guidance to myself and others as to why, seeing that it is now five weeks since this Note was issued, a Member is not entitled to ask the Foreign Secretary whether the warning given in that Note has been—
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Member apparently proposes to put a question which he handed in yesterday and which was brought to my notice. I am quite unprepared to discuss with Members on the Floor of the House any points of order in connection with their questions. If the hon. Member cares to see me about this particular question, I am quite ready to see him.
§ Sir W. DAVISONMay we not know if there is any rule why we should not ask whether the warning given to a foreign Government—
§ Mr. SPEAKERIf I were to allow the hon. Member to ask that question, many other Members would claim the same 1058 right of questioning me on the Floor of the House as to why certain questions have been rejected or amended. I cannot allow the hon. Member a privilege which I could not allow to anybody else.