§ Mr. SPEAKERIt has been brought to my notice that cases have occurred in which notices of Questions have been sent by hand or transmitted through the post to the Clerks at the Table without the signature of the Member appearing on them or without a covering letter accompanying them signed by the Member by whom the Question is to be put. This practice is, of course, quite irregular. Notices of Questions must either be handed in at the Table by the Members themselves who wish to ask them, or, if sent by post, or otherwise delivered at the Table, must be signed by the Member who desires to have them put upon the Order Paper.
§ Mr. THORNEI would like to say, so far as I am personally concerned, that I have never sent in a question to the Clerks at the Table without having either signed it or sent a covering letter with it.
§ Mr. E. BROWNWhat a good boy am I!
§ Mr. SPEAKERThen the hon. Member for Plaistow (Mr. Thorne) has always been quite in order.