§ Sir J. Langford-HoltOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I think that I am right in saying that at least one of your predecessors has on more than one occasion ruled that when an hon. Member, after a series of questions, gives notice that he wishes to raise the matter on the Adjournment, whilst this may be a method of getting the attention of the House, it is not a point of order. Will you reconsider this point?
§ Mr. SpeakerIt is a point of order. It is the way in which an hon. Gentleman makes a protest about his dissatisfaction with an Answer. It has no validity beyond that. If an hon. Gentleman does wish to raise the matter on the Adjournment, he must go through the usual form. That is the position as it stands. It is a way of protesting—that is all.
§ Sir J. Langford-HoltFurther to that point of order. Mr. Speaker. With respect, I think that you have missed the point. What I am trying to say is that standing up in one's place in this way is not raising a point of order, and it therefore does not have an immediate claim to your attention.
§ Mr. SpeakerI do not recollect any of my predecessors having ruled on what is a very abstruse and erudite point. It would seem to my simple mind that it is a point of order—that an hon. Gentleman is calling attention to the fact that he is dissatisfied with the Answer—but I will certainly look into the matter.