§ Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. You will be aware that there are strict rules regarding the use of the Lobby when the House is sitting and governing who may or may not come into it and what they may do when they are there. Are you aware that at least one Lobby pass issued by the BBC has not been issued to a journalist and has been used at least once—I understand from others that it has been used many more times—not to gain information on Lobby terms from Members of Parliament but to influence them to vote in a way that favours the BBC's corporate interests? Is that not a gross abuse of the Lobby pass? Will the House of Commons investigate the circumstances surrounding that and issue clear guidelines defining when a journalist is indeed a journalist?
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)I can assure the hon. Gentleman and the House that that matter is being investigated by the Serjeant at Arms.