§ Mr. David Shaw (Dover)On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Would it be in order to suspend the House for 10 minutes so that Opposition Members can have a cup of tea, because they have been banned from the Tea Room?
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)No suspension is called for for anything at the moment.
§ Mr. Charles Hendry (High Peak)On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I am extremely concerned—[Interruption.]
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerOrder. The House will listen to an hon. Member who has an important point of order.
§ Mr. HendryI am extremely concerned that, on an Opposition Supply day, some 220 Labour Members are missing. Will you check, Mr. Deputy Speaker, that the annunciator screens are working, so that all the Labour Members who might want to support their health spokesman know that the debate has started? [Interruption.]
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerOrder. I had hoped that the hon. Gentleman had a genuine point of order.
§ Mr. Graham Riddick (Colne Valley)rose—[Interruption.]
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerOrder. The hon. Member for Easington (Mr. Cummings) will stay behind the red lines.
I hope that the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Mr. Riddick) has a genuine and honourable point of order I know that he wants to speak in this afternoon's debate.
In that case, we shall move on.