§ Mr. MoateOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Have you received a request from the Secretary of State for the Environment that he be permitted to make a statement about the damage and disruption caused by the flooding and storms on New Year's Eve and thereafter? If you have not received such a request, may I ask for your guidance, Mr. Speaker? In my constituency alone, many hundreds of homes, farms and businesses have been flooded for the second time in 12 months. Many urgent questions must be answered by the Government.
When a Back Bencher has exhausted all the usual channels, how can the House secure from the Ministers who supposedly are responsible to the House for these matters a statement that answers these urgent and vital questions?
§ Mr. SpeakerFirst, I have received no such request. Secondly, the hon. Member knows that other avenues are open to him.