§ Mr. D. N. Campbell-Savours (Workington)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. On Thursday each week, the Leader of the House comes to the Dispatch Box to answer questions about the business for the following week. Each week a ballot is held for Adjournment debates, and I understand that one of the debates called in the following week is at your discretion.
As you may exercise your discretion, Mr. Speaker, I wonder whether you would be willing to accept requests for Adjournment debates from the Floor of the House. For example, a group of hon. Members might wish to press for a particular debate and ask you, in exercising your discretion, to select a subject for debate in the name of one hon. Member.
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. It would be very unwise to accept that suggestion. I think that everybody who applies for a debate on every day, including Thursday, feels strongly about a subject. It is left to my discretion to choose which subject is debated on Thursdays.