a request directed to the chair, or through the chair to another officer or member, for information relevant to the business at hand but not related to parliamentary procedure
a request for the speaker to yield time from her speech
A request for information, usually a question, the answer to which is critical to a member's voting decision.
Points of Information (or POIs) are a feature of competitive debate, allowing an opposing team member to offer a brief point during the current speech. As in some debating styles, such as World Schools Style, they often may not be offered in the first or last minute of any speech (known as protected time), or during Reply Speeches. Points of Information may never be offered to a member of the same team.