§ Mr. RoyleOn a point of order. May I have your advice, Mr. Speaker, on a matter of procedure on Questions? On 208 Wednesday of last week I submitted two Questions, one to the President of the Board of Trade and one to the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty. Both were transferred to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The first Question has been answered today, but the second has been put on the Order Paper for tomorrow, a day on which the Colonial Secretary does not normally answer Questions. Is it possible that arrangements might be made so that when a Question is transferred it is put down for reply on a day appropriate to the Minister?
§ Mr. SpeakerI have often said that the transfer of Questions has nothing to do with me and I repeat it again, but I hope that Ministers and Departments, in transferring Questions, will consider the convenience of hon. Members as much as possible.