Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:30 pm on 31 October 1989.
Further to the point of order raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr. Rooker), Mr. Speaker. May I draw your attention to the Questions for Written Answer on today's Order Paper? Question No. 89, from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Mr. King), reads:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he will make a statement on Jaguar plc.
It is not obvious that, until he realised that he could make the statement in the House, the Secretary of State intended to make a written statement?