§ The following Members took and subscribed the Oath:
§ Timothy John Smith, Esq., for Beaconsfield.
§ Angela Claire Rosemary Rumbold, for Mitcham and Morden.
§ Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I believe that, when an hon. Member decides to apply for the stewardship of the Manor of Northstead or the Chiltern Hundreds, the application must go to you. In view of the recent application by the last Member for Mitcham and Morden, I wonder whether there have been any more inquiries in that connection.
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. It is not often that the hon. Member for Boslover (Mr. Skinner) slips up on a point of fact. Actually, the application goes to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. I give that information in case anyone else needs it.