§ Mr. George Cunningham (Islington, South and Finsbury)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. You will recollect, although it was very difficult for you to hear yesterday, in view of all the noise that was being made by people who had something to hide, the representations that I made to you on an application under Standing Order No 9. There is one aspect of that on which I need your guidance. You will remember that some weeks ago you and the House decided that evidence indicating that the Greater London Council might be distributing its funds on a politically discriminatory basis, according to how hon. Members might vote in this House, was a matter important enough and of such a nature that it should be referred to the Committee of Privileges, where it now lies. You will remember that one of the documents to which I referred yesterday has concrete evidence of the GLC deciding that it would distribute its funds on a politically discriminatory basis to those London boroughs whose councils happen to have a Labour majority. Therefore, I ask you, Mr. Speaker, whether I should send this document that I have in my hands now to you or to the Chairman of the Committee of Privileges.
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. The hon. Gentleman is a very experienced Member of the House. I beg him not to send the document to me. He is aware, of course, that the Committee of Privileges is looking into the matter that the House asked it to consider. If he or any other hon. Member believes that he has help for the Committee of Privileges—I do not wish to add to its burdens—he should address it to that source rather than to me.