Points of Order — Members—Appropriate Attire

I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I have waited until as near to the end of the House as possible, without interrupting anyone. Some of us on this side are a little offended by the lowering of dress standards by a member in the House and I wonder whether you could refer to Speaker’s ruling 16/2, the requirement for members to dress in business attire, and 16/4, around the wearing of hats. [Interruption]

Order! A point of order has been raised. If we look at Speaker’s ruling 16/4 there is no rule prohibiting a member wearing a hat. It goes on to say—I will just go to the last part—“But in the normal wearing of attire a member is perfectly entitled to wear a hat.” That was Chairperson Braybrooke in 1999. [Interruption] Order! I am upholding the ruling that appears in Speakers’ Rulings.