Hon members, the Rule that might otherwise have allowed this matter to proceed is section 97, "Motions without notice". I must point out that the situation changes because of the language used by the Chief Whip to request us to refer the matter back.
Let's go to (c). Skip the first two. I quote:
Every motion requires notice, except a motion-
(c) for the postponement or discharge of, or giving precedence to, an order of the day;
Then there is "referring a Bill to a committee" in (d). This section refers to a Bill and we do not have a Bill. Moreover, the Chief Whip did not ask for postponement. He asked us to refer this back.
So, in both of them you could interpret it differently. As far as postponement or discharge is concerned, if I were to allow it, hon Minister, it would be on the basis of postponement. That would be the only reason, if I were to allow it. The referral, or postponement, is one way of doing it and that would be the basis on which we would allow it. [Applause.]