Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government and Regional Planning – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 16 December 1969.
On a point of order, further to the same matter. The problem here involves the protection of back benchers and does not involve any questioning of your personal Ruling, Mr. Speaker. How far is this to be allowed to go? If, as in the case here, the first Question was not answered at all, although I am not accusing the Prime Minister in this case, this could be a way of avoiding an answer in the House.