HC Deb 26 January 1977 vol 924 c1492
Mr. Corrie

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. May I raise a question with you? I tabled a Question to the Secretary of State for Scotland at the appropriate time for answer today. I was sent a letter by the Scottish Office on 18th January saying that my Question had been transferred to the Secretary of State for Energy. My Question related to underground storage of nuclear waste. This morning I received a letter saying that it had been transferred back to the Secretary of State for Scotland but that it was for Written Answer on Monday. Surely it is totally unfair that a Back Bench Member should be denied the opportunity to put an Oral Question to the Minister in question in this Chamber.

Mr. Speaker

The hon. Gentleman and the House will be aware that I cannot control the transfer of Questions between Ministers, but I hope that Ministers will have noted what has been said, because anyone would have a sense of injustice when the Question had been put down so early.