House Chair, I would like to address you. With due respect to my colleague from the DA, this morning in the Chief Whips' Forum we indeed reflected on the decorum of the House and ensuring that we maintained that.
Part of what we said was that if a presiding officer made a ruling that we did not agree with, we as members of the House would definitely follow the relevant procedure, which has not been the case here. The relevant procedure is to take the matter up with the presiding officers, to write to them and request them to look at the Rules in that regard and to request that the ruling be reviewed.
I am appealing to the House today that we should try our level best to make sure that proceedings run smoothly, and that we therefore maintain the decorum of the House. If we as members are not happy with the presiding officer's rulings, we have a platform on which to take them up. I am really appealing to all members from both sides of the House. [Interjections.]