§ Mr. SpeakerWith the leave of the House, I shall put together the three motions.
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Ordered,
That the draft Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Prospective Cost) (No. 3) Regulations 1988 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.
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Ordered,
That the draft Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Regulations 1988 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.
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Ordered,
That the draft Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 1988 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.—[Mr. John M. Taylor.]
§ Mr. SpeakerI shall now take the point of order of the hon. Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin). I hope that it is a matter with which I can deal.
§ Mr. MullinIt is, Mr. Speaker. You may have noticed that the Attorney-General packed up his files to go home before you announced, Mr. Speaker, that you were calling time on the private notice question. Is it in order for the Attorney-General to know in advance how long you intend to allow for such a question?
§ Mr. SpeakerI have no idea how the Attorney-General would know that. Only I know when I shall call time, and I do not pass on that information to anyone else.