We are getting into a rather long debate. Permit me to make these comments.
The membership, as we all know, is struck by the House affairs committee pursuant to Standing Order 104(1) and it becomes a decision of the House. Citation 781 of Beauchesne's is a reference to a custom or a practice which has developed over time. It is the House that ultimately decides and that order should stand until the House decides otherwise.
Members are asking the Speaker to make a decision which would virtually override the decision made by the House. I do not believe that the Speaker is empowered to do that. The Speaker is a servant of the House.
Therefore, with all due respect, I believe that this should be left to the House affairs committee because it has been empowered to appoint the membership pursuant to Standing Order 104(1). That is where I would like the particular matter to be solved.