Points of Order

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:24 pm on 15 March 1999.

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Photo of John Bercow John Bercow Conservative, Buckingham 4:24, 15 March 1999

On a point of order, Madam Speaker. I seek your guidance. Given the importance of maintaining the highest possible standards in public life, have you received any indication from the Prime Minister that he would like to make a statement in the House as soon as possible to correct the factually mistaken comment that he made in the House on Wednesday last week, when he suggested that there was a net £4.5 billion tax cut in the Budget—a claim that has since been comprehensively rebutted?