Madam Chair, no. On a point of order, and whether the hon member's time has expired or not: The point that the hon Koos van der Merwe raises is absolutely right. Quite frankly, unless you rule properly on this matter, debates in this House have the potential to degenerate into a nothingness over a very short period of time.
The hon member clearly did not have a speech. He clearly was just talking off the cuff from a few prepared notes. We are involved in debates of an important nature here ... [Interjections.]