§ Mr. JOHNSTONOn a point of Order, Mr. Speaker. In regard to 522 Clause 70, an Amendment was on the Order Paper which was never reached during the Committee stage. It has been on the Order Paper on the Report stage, and I should like to ask for your Ruling as to whether a Clause, which 523 is a declaration of intention as to what should happen in future Parliaments under certain hypothetical conditions, should not be ruled out of order altogether?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe Resolution which was come to in regard to the allocation of time allotted to this Bill precludes me from dealing with points of Order in regard to questions arising on certain Clauses.
Mr. BENNBut, inasmuch as it is the function of the Chair to see that questions are not put which are out of order, would it not be right, under the Rules of Order and despite any Guillotine Resolution, for the Chair to see that no question is put from the Chair which infringes upon the Rules of the House?
§ Mr. SPEAKERI am not putting any Question from the Chair, except Government Amendments, which the Resolution of the House lays it down that I am to do.
Mr. BENNNevertheless, and with great deference to you, I still submit that it is the function of the Chair to see that no matter is passed which infringes the Rules of Order and which is an outrage on the traditions of legislation in this country.
§ Mr. SPEAKERI am putting no Motion from the Chair.
§ Captain GARRO-JONESrose—
§ Captain GARRO-JONESI am entitled to put a point of Order.
§ Mr. SPEAKERIs it the same point of Order or something different?
§ Captain GARRO-JONESI wish to put a different aspect of the same point of Order.
§ Mr. SPEAKERI cannot deal with it.
§ Captain GARRO-JONESThen I wish to ask you a question.
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. and gallant Member must remain seated when I am standing. I have already told him that I cannot deal with that point of Order. 524 I am precluded from doing so by the Resolution that the House has passed.
§ Captain GARRO-JONESI wish to ask you a question on that point of Order. I am fully within my rights in doing so. I know what I have a right to do.
§ Mr. SPEAKERI cannot deal with the point of Order now. Sir John Gilmour.