§ Mr. A. W. Stallard (St. Pancras, North)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I seek your guidance on something that arises from Question Time today. Last week, in reply to a written question, I was given a firm assurance that the Government would make a statement before Christmas about the level of death grant. Have the Government said that they wish to reply to question 17 on the Order Paper today, or are they making other arrangements for a statement about death grant to be made before Christmas?
§ Mr. SpeakerI do not know the Government's arrangements, and I have received no request to allow question 17 to be answered today.