§ Mr. PavittOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker. In view of the urgency of the need for relief for the 10,000 casualties in the disaster in Southern India, I sought your permission for a Private Notice Question. I accept that it was not allowed—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. It is not customary to refer to the fact that an application has been made for a Private Notice Question.
§ Mr. PavittFurther to my point of order, Mr. Speaker. I want to know whether I should be in order in renewing my application tomorrow, since there has been no ministerial statement on the matter.
§ Mr. SpeakerI advise the hon. Member to study what I said earlier.