During a debate, you cannot reveal whether an MP is in the House or not. During a debate, a message sent outside of the chamber is not part of the debate happening in the chamber. An MP can leave the chamber and reveal that some members were not there today. You can read a list to anyone who is outside the chamber. This is not prohibited in the Standing Orders, and that's the problem.
If you want to amend the Standing Orders to prohibit members from revealing this type of thing outside of the chamber, that's all very well and good, but that is not the case right now. It's only when there is a debate in the chamber that one is not allowed to do this. If a member transmits this information in a message, or when exiting the chamber, what is the problem? There is no violation of the Standing Orders. That's the problem which I had to deal with in this ruling, and that's why I referred it to this committee.