§ 48. Mr. Kennedyasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the daily number of oral questions to Ministers by private Members that are unanswered; and whether he is prepared to consider moving to amend the Standing Orders either to extend the time allotted to oral questions or to limit the number of supplementary questions by Members who put questions on the Order Paper?
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir. I am aware of the position as stated by the right hon. Gentleman. In my view the remedy largely rests with hon. Members themselves, and I would draw the right hon. Gentleman's attention to Mr. Speaker's remarks only last Tuesday when he asked hon. Members to cooperate with him in getting through questions more expeditiously.