§ Mr. THURTLEI desire, Mr. Speaker, to raise a point of Order, and perhaps you will tell me if this is not the time at which to raise it. It is with reference to the application of the Closure. I want to ask you whether it is in order for a Minister to approach the Chairman of Committees, or the Chair, as the case may be, to ask whether or not the Closure would be accepted in the event of its being asked for? May I submit to you, Sir, that it is interfering with the unfettered discretion of the Chair when such requests are made?
§ Mr. SPEAKERAs far as I myself am concerned, I very often intimate that I am not ready at any particular moment to entertain the question of the Closure.
§ Mr. THURTLEMy point is, is it right and proper for such approaches to be made to the Chair?
§ Mr. SPEAKEROnly last week an inquiry was made of me from the Labour Benches as to the time at which I should be prepared to accept the Closure.