Points of Order — Members—Conduct in Chamber, Moving About the Chamber

I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to raise with you a matter of inconsistency, which I would be grateful if you would give a considered ruling on, because I think it could lead to a matter of disorder. On 15 February, the Leader of the House, the Hon Chris Hipkins, raised with the House the issue of me taking a copy of a bill to a member who was having trouble with a debate. I did so to help the situation. You, in your ruling that day, suggested I was not being helpful.

The reason I raise this is that exactly the same incident happened last night. In the House, during the education amendment bill, the Hon Tracey Martin was delivering a speech and realised that she was speaking to the wrong bill, and immediately, to be absolutely helpful, the Hon Jenny Salesa took her a copy of the bill so she could continue her contribution. Incidentally, the Hon Chris Hipkins was just sitting immediately next to the Hon Tracey Martin and raised no objection to it. So I just wonder whether you could give some further thought to whether such an action is disorderly, because it was clearly of concern—

Right. I want to thank the member for his intervention. I will consider it carefully, as the member would have, himself.