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"Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a lack of courtesy. As you will appreciate, I have had to read the Rules of Procedure, Rule 43, the annexes, the guidelines, the precedents, the history of Question Time, the casuistry and I can assure you that the second part is dedicated to specific questions to Commissioners and they take up one hour, which can be divided between three or between two. When the Commission classifies the questions in the third part, this means that they are not going to be replied to orally.
If you believe it to be appropriate, and you probably do, we can send out a circular explaining it. There are questions in the second part which are not replied to either because there is not sufficient time and this is not a lack of courtesy.
I would insist that the third part is not scheduled to be replied to orally. I would state this clearly and it has always been the case. I have had to study this very carefully and for the benefit of the Members, so to speak, we have discussed it in the Bureau and if necessary I will produce some written comments on the Rules of Procedure and I will send it out. But it is not a lack of courtesy.
In any event, I am very grateful to Mr Newton Dunn and the honourable Member for having raised the need to clarify this issue. In fact in the Commission there are no specific Commissioners who come to reply to questions in the third part, there are Commissioners who come to reply to the questions put to them and they therefore come to this sitting.
As for questions of special importance, they are in the first part, classified in a different manner.
Finally, having explained this, I am at your disposal in case there is any other explanation to be given in writing.
Since the time allotted to Questions to the Commission has elapsed, Questions Nos 50 to 91 will be reply to in writing.
That concludes Questions to the Commission."@en1
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