Hon Chairperson, on this matter, may I point out to you that it was also concluded at that very same meeting last week that the Programming Committee must have consensus when agreeing on anything.
The programmes are presented to the Chief Whips Forum and the Programming Committee in advance, but it is a standing agreement that the programme for next week is only finalised at the meeting of the preceding Thursday. That programme was not agreed to.
Therefore, I put it to you that the matter on the programme has not been agreed to, there has not been consensus by the Programming Committee. In fact, at the end of the meeting, when the programming Whip asked, "What about the programme, can we have it noted?" I loudly said, "No, I do not agree." So, hon Chair, we cannot go ahead with that debate. It has not been agreed to and consensus has not been noted by the Programming Committee.