§ Mr. TebbitOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I am aware that it is not for the Chair to rule which Ministers answer which Questions, but can you rule whether it is in order for a Minister to stand at the Dispatch Box and deny departmental responsibility for the answering of Questions when her Department has written to an hon. Member accepting departmental responsibility for answering those Questions and has, in fact, had them transferred back to her Department after having had them transferred away on the first occasion?
§ Mr. SpeakerThat is not a matter for the Chair. However, I shall look into the matter to see whether there is any useful contribution which I can make.
§ Mr. WigginFurther to that point of order, Mr. Speaker, on a slightly different matter. My hon. Friend the Member for Chingford (Mr. Tebbit) made clear that he would raise this matter with you. Is it not a gross discourtesy that not one Minister from the Department concerned has seen fit to stay to listen when the point was raised?
§ Mr. SpeakerThat is certainly not a matter for me.