Mrs. Thomas, I couldn't rule on your amendment until you actually moved it. I ruled on it, telling you it was inadmissible because of the decision on page 772 of House of Commons Procedure and Practice. That's all I can do. I cannot presume to know what's going to happen.
If you spoke to legal and you say legal said this was okay to do, I guess we'll have to find out what happened. I am just reading out to you that this is inadmissible because of the reasons I gave you. I am following the rules. I cannot make these decisions. I am not legal and I'm not a lawyer. I'm running this committee the way it should be run according to procedure.
Also, I read out the procedure as soon as you finished reading out your subamendment. I couldn't do it before you read your subamendment, because I didn't know what you were going to say.