Before I take your point of order, I want to rule on the point of order that the member has raised. Firstly, let me thank the hon Ambrosini and the Chief Whip of the IFP, the hon Van der Merwe, for alerting the Office of the Speaker earlier today that they would be raising points of order in the House with regard to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill.
The points of order raised were considered extensively by the committee in processing the Bill. Indeed, the minority views in the committee report of 20 October 2011 reflect this. The hon Ambrosini had raised his concerns with the Speaker, in writing, even before the committee reported and the Speaker therefore had the opportunity to consider his submissions carefully. At that stage the Speaker wrote back to the hon Ambrosini, on 20 September 2011, indicating that the Bill had been tagged correctly and that there were no further procedural concerns, as the member had been articulating.
The views expressed by the Speaker on this matter stand, therefore, and I agree with him. Consequently I rule that the debate be proceeded with. [Applause.]
There was no debate.