I should like to add a couple of quotes to those given by my hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire said that the issue at stake is the upholding of our constituents' rights. I believe that for that purpose the law of Parliament is important. That is why it is so important that this motion be passed. Will my hon.
Friend also look at the comments of the hon.
Friend makes an excellent point about the cant and hypocrisy of the Conservative party, which said one thing when it was in power in 1995 and which acts another way now. However, we are today talking about a Standing Committee of the House, a point made by the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire in defence of his Front Benchers as they tried to disrupt the democratic procedures of the House. If they misuse the rules, democracy can be ground to a halt. Friend is right.