§ Mr. Hugh Dykes (Harrow, East)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, arising out of Question Time. No doubt you too were depressed by the Scottish wrangle during Business Questions. May I lift your spirits by asking again whether you have any further guidance after the slight confusion at Question Time on Tuesday and also today, when maybe other hon. Members were, like myself, further bemused when you selected a questioner who was not rising to his feet to put a question? On the assumption that you are not now in the process of developing new metaphysical forms of questioner selection—and I appreciate the difficulties in the Chair—can I ask your guidance as to our reversion to normal practices?
§ Mr. SpeakerI made a mistake on Tuesday. We were proceeding rather rapidly. There was a good deal of confusion, and I called an hon. Member out of sequence. It is difficult when dozens of hon. Members are rising. A list is kept of hon. Members who are rising. The hon. Member whom I called today was rising, but he did not get to his feet as rapidly as I had expected.
§ Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)At columns 967 and 968 of yesterday's Hansard, I referred to a question involving the clearance or otherwise by Downing street of Sir Leon Brittan's—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. Is this the matter which the hon. Member raised yesterday? I am considering the matter and I will write to him. I think that he knows that. I have not yet been able to do so.