§ Mr. Jenkin accordingly presented a Bill to amend the European Communities Act 1972 so as to provide for the application of Community law within the United Kingdom to be supervised by Parliament: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 21 October, and to be printed. [Bill 158.]
§ Mr. William Cash (Stafford)On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Did you notice that, in his speech, the hon. Member for Hemsworth (Mr. Enright) did not attempt in any way to dispute the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester, North (Mr. Jenkin)?
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Geoffrey Lofthouse)No, I did not notice that, but I have noticed that that is not a point of order.
§ Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the House to be informed of the exact message on the envelope that was placed before the hon. Member—
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerOrder. That is a total abuse of the procedures of the House, and the hon. Gentleman knows it. He rose to put a point of order, but he knows full well that it was not a point of order.
§ Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford)On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for an hon. Member to refer to another hon. Member's speech and say that that hon. Member said something which he clearly did not? In opposing the Bill, the hon. Member for Hemwsworth (Mr. Enright) said that my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester, North (Mr. Jenkin) had said that he wanted a written constitution. My hon. Friend made no such statement.
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerThat is not a point of order for the Chair.
§ Mr. Bill Walker (Tayside, North)On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for an hon. Member to speak against a ten-minute Bill and then not to shout "No"? If it is not in order—
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerOrder. The hon. Member for Hemsworth (Mr. Enright) was in order. If he had not been, I would have ruled him out of order. The hon. Gentleman eventually said "No".
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerOrder. I am taking no more points of order. The House has important business to consider, and it is time that we got on with it.