§ Sir NICHOLAS GRATTAN-DOYLEMay I call your attention, Mr. Speaker, to the fact that there were 101 Questions on the Order Paper to-day and that only 50 of them were answered. May I call your attention to the disability under which hon. Members labour in view of the inordinate number of supplementary questions which are asked?
§ Mr. SPEAKERAt Question Time I have often pointed out the slow progress being made, and that hon. Members whose names are lower down in the list do not get proper consideration if hon. Members whose names appear earlier in the list take up too much time with supplementary questions. All I can do is to speed up questions, but in my efforts to do so I expect the assistance of the House.
§ Mr. W. THORNEIs it not the case that there were three or four exceptional questions on the Order Paper to-day which took up the time?
§ Mr. SAKLATVALAWhile you are asking, Mr. Speaker, for our assistance, will you not also be good enough to ask Ministers to assist the House by answering the questions perfectly instead of dodging them?
§ Mr. SPEAKERI expect to receive the assistance of Ministers as well.