§ Mr. RowlandOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker. May I ask whether we can have an assurance from you that we shall take Questions at the admirable speed we did under your guidance in the last Parliament? I am somewhat disappointed that we have not reached Question No. 31 in about 50 minutes of Question Time.
§ Mr. SpeakerThis was difficult. If the hon. Gentleman thinks that his Question No. 31 was very important, he probably thought that Question No. 30, which he did ask, was very important also. It is for the Chair to let a Question run if the House obviously wants to probe an important issue, and this was done on this occasion. We shall return tomorrow to normal speed.
§ Sir C. TaylorOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Would it be appropriate now to ask your guidance on a matter of procedure?
§ Mr. SpeakerLet us take the Private Notice Question first, and then the hon. Gentleman may raise the point which he has in mind.