Plenary, 17 Jan 2002

Meeting date: Thursday, January 17, 2002

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Point of Order

We have a little time before decision time so I will raise a point of order that arises from today's question time. One or two members were ruffled because I had to interrupt them. I remind members that, according to the standing orders, supplementary questions must be brief. Members who insist on adding to a supplementary question extra words or points in the form of a speech cut out fellow members. Today we reached only question 12, but usually I like to get as far as question 14. It is in everyone's interest to abide by the standing orders and try to keep supplementary questions as short as possible.

That has filled a useful amount of time. There are no Parliamentary Bureau motions, which means that at 5 o'clock we will come to decision time.