§ Mr. KilfedderOn a point of order. May I seek your guidance, Mr. Speaker, on the Firearms (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order, which was laid before Parliament yesterday and is to come into effect tomorrow? Many hon. Members are anxious to study this important order in detail, rather than to read a précis in the Press. I have sought unsuccessfully to obtain a copy in the Vote Office and the Library. I understand that there are printing difficulties, but the Government should make a copy available in the 1299 Library, otherwise, a system of law is being created without Members first having a chance to study it and to make their comments on an authorised document. May I ask through you, Mr. Speaker, whether the Government will make a copy of the document available forthwith?
§ Rev. Ian PaisleyFurther to that point of order, Mr. Speaker. I also seek your guidance, because the Government have already taken action in Northern Ireland to implement the proposals of the order. The police have today instructed those holding licensed firearms to bring them to the various police stations. It is impossible for me, as a Member, to advise my constituents whether the police are acting within the order, as it is not available for us to read it.
§ Mr. SpeakerThis is a matter for the Government and not for the Chair. No doubt the Leader of the House has noted what has been said.