§ Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Today, British Steel announced the closure of the Ravenscraig blast furnace and 1,000 redundancies, while a Select Committee of the House is studying the matter and, apparently, preparing a report which is highly critical of British Steel's management. Does not that amount to a contempt of that Committee and of the House? Are we not entitled to a statement today from the Secretary of State for Scotland to explain what he will do about these acts of industrial vandalism and the scorched earth policy that British Steel is pursuing in Scotland?
§ Mr. SpeakerI am sure that what the hon. Gentleman has said will have been heard by the Leader of the House, who is present. I do not know anything about that matter.