Obscene Advertising Material (Hansard, 10 March 1971)

§ 44. Mr. Biggs-Davison
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek powers to enable him to prohibit public corporations from accepting obscene advertising material.

§ Mr. Graham Page
No, Sir. I am satisfied that the public corporations within my field of responsibility are well aware of the need for discretion in the handling of advertising material.

§ Mr. Speaker
Mr. Montgomery.

§ Mr. Biggs-Davison
Question No. 44.

§ Mr. Speaker
Order. When a Question is called, the hon. Member concerned should get up. I called Question No. 44. The hon. Member for Chigwell (Mr. Biggs-Davison) did not get up, but the Minister replied.

§ Mr. Biggs-Davison rose
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§ Mr. Speaker
Order. I called Question No. 44. The hon. Gentleman did not get up, but the Minister replied to it, and the hon. Member did not ask a supplementary question. Question No. 48.

§ Mr. Biggs-Davison
On a point of order. I accept that, Mr. Speaker, but—[HON. MEMBERS: "Sit down."] May I put a point of order to you, Mr. Speaker? I accept what you have said, and I am not trying to put a supplementary question after you have ruled that one should not be put. Whether it is a question of failure of the amplifiers I do not know, but I simply did not hear my name called, nor did my neighbour, whom I have consulted.

§ Mr. Speaker
The hon. Gentleman may have a point. Sometimes the amplifiers are not absolutely right, but I called Question No. 44 as clearly as I could. We must now go to Question No. 48.