HC Deb 20 June 1973 vol 858 cc689-90
Mr. Speaker

I call the hon. Member for Epping (Mr. Tebbit) to raise the point of order which he mentioned earlier.

Mr. Tebbit

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wonder whether you can explain to a self-confessed novice in these matters of procedure how it can come about that the fact that the right hon. Member for Bristol, South East (Mr. Benn) has discovered that his mare's nest is empty conceivably justifies a Private Notice Question and the expenditure of a good deal of time on a lot of nothing?

Mr. Speaker

That is a matter for the discretion of the Chair. I have to decide whether to allow it.

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