HC Deb 05 August 1976 vol 916 c2123
Mr. Cryer

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I wonder whether you could rule on the matter of the hon. Member for Aberdeen, South (Mr. Sproat), who has been making allegations about people drawing unemployment benefit and social security—allegations that so far have been totally unproved and are totally unjustified. You will be aware that during the night my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, Central (Mr. Hamilton) initiated a debate on social security scroungers, but neither the hon. Member for Aberdeen, South nor the hon. Member for Louth (Mr. Brotherton), who have both been going around producing scare stories, was present for that debate, and neither of them is here at this moment—

Mr. Speaker

Order. The hon. Gentleman knows that he cannot use a point of order to make attacks on other Members. That I discourage from both sides of the House.

Several hon. Members

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