European Communities Act 1972 (Hansard, 18 May 1982)

§ Mr. Tony Marlow (Northampton, North)
On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker. As a relative newcomer to the House, I should be supremely grateful for your advice. It concerns Standing Order No. 3, which provides that proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament may be proceeded with at any hour though opposed. In view of the fact that yesterday we were kicked in the teeth by our Community partners over sanctions and that today we have been mugged over farm prices—

§ Mr. Speaker
Order. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will come to his point of order.

§ Mr. Marlow
I wonder whether it is possible, now that the Luxembourg compromise under which we signed the European Communities Act 1972 has been dispensed with, to have an urgent and immediate debate about a subject with which the House is concerned.

§ Mr. Speaker
Order. We shall move on now to the Ten-Minute Bill.