DEFENCE (Hansard, 15 July 1986)

§ Mr. Denzil Davies
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker.

§ Mr. Speaker
It is very unusual to have a point of order at the beginning of Question Time.

§ Mr. Davies
I merely ask your guidance, Mr. Speaker. I notice that questions Nos. 5 and 13 are to he taken at the end of Question Time, and not in the usual order. I ask you, Mr. Speaker, or the Government Front Bench, the reason for this? If these are run of the mill questions, the answers should be given in the proper place. If the answers are important, why are we not getting a proper statement at the end of Question Time? I ask this question because, on another occasion, the Secretary of State for Defence tried to avoid making a statement on the ordnance factories. We want to know what is going on.

§ Mr. Speaker
Order. It is a matter for the Government whether questions are taken at the end. It may be that we would not have reached question No. 13.