Madam Speaker, in terms of Rule 26 of the NA Rules, it is very clear. The prerogative to choose who speaks rests with the Speaker. It's very clear; you don't need to follow that order. And I respect your right to do so and that's why we don't take points of order when that happens.
However, I would like to take issue with the method which you've used today. Because if we go down the road of choosing people based on gender [Interjections.] then we are going to start going down the road of people based on language, on ethnicity and all sorts of you can't have a debate around land without someone who is Afrikaans speaker asking a question.
And I would urge that in future, that when you're using your discretion, that we are all equal members in this House, it doesn't matter what our sex is, doesn't matter our race is, doesn't matter what our age is, doesn't matter what language we
speak. When we sit in this chamber we are all equal Members of Parliament.