On a point of order, Mrs Laing. It is quite obvious that the programme motion will not allow for proper debate by the vast majority of Members. I have never known a debate on any European issue be
given such limited time before. Has anyone approached you and asked to re-address the programme motion so that we can have the sort of sensible, protracted discussion of these issues that we have had almost to excess on previous occasions such as the debates on the Maastricht treaty?