The hon. member's point is well taken. The hon. House leader of the Reform Party brought this point up to me earlier on.
I have taken it upon myself that where there is either prolonged applause or non-applause I give a bit of room. I hear where the applause starts and then I try to make the adjustment as close as I can. I will go over a bit, but not too much. This House has agreed that it will be 35 seconds for questions and 35 seconds for answers. I try to come in under that basis but members will have to leave me a bit of room to manoeuvre.