# articles

chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1966-12-14
articleid: 00170
current_num: 17
root_num: 160
text:
The business of supply shall be appointed as an order of the day at the commencement of every session, so soon as an address has been agreed to, in answer to Her Majesty's speech, and so from day to day during the continuance of the session.[NEWLINE]The Committee of Ways and Means shall be appointed by the House at the commencement of every session for the duration thereof, so soon as an address has been agreed to, in answer to Her Majesty's speech.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1966-12-14
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE]On a day so allotted, being a day on which supply stands as the first order, no business other than the business of supply shall be taken before ten of the clock, and except in pursuance of paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on definite matter of urgent public importance) no business of supply shall be taken after ten of the clock, whether a general order made in pursuance of paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 2 (Exempted business) is in force or not (except business as provided for in paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) of this order), unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown, made respectively after notice either at the commencement of public business to be decided without amendment or debate or after the interruption of business in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 2 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year; any excess vote; votes on account; main estimates whether for the coming or the current financial year; substantive motions, including motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services [Expenditure]; motions for the adjournment of the House; and the consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts and the Estimates Committee. But such business shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put any question necessary to dispose of such outstanding estimates supplementary to those of the current financial year as shall have been presented not less than seven clear days previously.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 25th day of March, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put the question with respect to any vote on account and all such defence votes for the coming financial year as shall have been put down on at least one previous day for consideration on an allotted day, that the total amounts of all such votes outstanding be granted for those services. He shall then in like manner put severally the questions in respect of the civil and defence estimates, that the total amounts of all such outstanding estimates supplementary to those of the current financial year as shall have been presented not less than seven clear days previously be granted for the services defined in the supplementary estimates. He shall then in like manner put severally the questions that the total amounts of any outstanding excess vote (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote) be granted for the services defined in any statement of excess.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put the question with respect to each class of the civil estimates that the total amount of the votes outstanding in that class be granted for the services defined in that class, and shall in like manner put severally the questions that the total amounts of the votes outstanding in the Defence (Central), Defence (Navy), Defence (Army), and Defence (Air) estimates be granted for the services defined in those estimates. He shall in like manner put severally the questions on motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services [Expenditure] (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no reason why Parliament should not sanction the virement temporarily authorised by the Treasury in each case) that sanction be given to the application of the said sums.[NEWLINE]Not less than two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration, on any day on which Mr. Speaker is, under this order, directed to put forthwith any question, and any Member who wishes to declare himself with the noes, on the putting of any such question, shall give notice not later than the previous day of his intention to do so; and after the questions on any such opposed votes have been severally put by Mr. Speaker, he may, if he thinks fit and with the assent of the House, put for each financial year only the question, that the total amount of all such votes outstanding for such year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the services defined in those votes.[NEWLINE]On any day upon which the chairman or Mr. Speaker is, under this order, directed to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on that business and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.[NEWLINE]During any proceedings on or in relation to the business of supply, notwithstanding anything in paragraph (4) of Standing Order No. 31 (Closure of Debate), that order may be put in force when Mr. Deputy Speaker is in the Chair.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1966-12-14
articleid: 00310
current_num: 31
root_num: 87
text:
After a question has been proposed a Member rising in his place may claim to move, ' That the question be now put,' and, unless it shall appear to the chair that such motion is an abuse of the rules of the House, or an infringement of the rights of the minority, the question, ' That the question be now put,' shall be put forthwith, and decided without amendment or debate.[NEWLINE]When a question ' That the question be now put ' has been decided in the affirmative, and the question consequent thereon has been decided, a Member may claim that any further question be put which may be requisite to bring to a decision any question already proposed from the chair, and if the assent of the Chair, as aforesaid, be not withheld, any question so claimed shall be put forthwith and decided without amendment or debate.[NEWLINE]When a clause or schedule is under consideration, a motion may be made that the question, that certain words of the clause or schedule defined in the motion stand part of the clause or schedule or ' That the clause (or the clause as amended) stand part of the bill ', or ' That this schedule (or, this schedule as amended) be the schedule to the bill', or ' That the clause or schedule be aded to the bill ', be now put and if the assent of the Chair, as aforesaid, be not withheld, the question on that motion shall be put forthwith and decided without amendment or debate.[NEWLINE]Except as provided in paragraph (10) of Standing Order No. 18 (Business of supply) this order shall be put in force only when Mr. Speaker or, in committee, the Chairman of Ways and Means or Deputy Chairman is in the chair.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1966-12-14
articleid: 00590
current_num: 59
root_num: 100
text:
As many standing committees shall be appointed as may be necessary for the consideration of bills or other business committed or referred to a standing committee. Any notice of an amendment to a bill which has been committed to a standing committee shall stand referred to the committee. The quorum of a standing committee shall be seventeen or one third of the number of its members excluding the chairman, whichever is the less; and in calculating the quorum fractions shall be counted as one. Strangers shall be admitted to a standing committee unless the committee otherwise order.[NEWLINE]Subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 61 (Scottish Standing Committee), the bills committed to a standing committee shall be distributed among the committees by Mr. Speaker.[NEWLINE]In all but one of the standing committees government bills shall have precedence.[NEWLINE]Government bills allocated to a particular standing committee shall be considered in whatever order Her Majesty's Ministers may decide.[NEWLINE]Standing Orders No. 47 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part), No. 73 (Entry on minutes of proceedings of select committee), No. 74 (Entry on minutes of evidence of select committee), No. 75 (Minutes of proceedings to be brought up with report of select committee), and No. 77 (Quorum of select committee), paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of Standing Order No. 31 (Closure of debate) and Standing Order No. 32 (Majority for closure) shall apply to standing committees with the substitution in Standing Order No. 31 (Closure of debate) of the word 'chairman' for the word 'chair,' and, in Standing Order No. 32 (Majority for closure), of the number prescribed by paragraph (1) of this order as the quorum for one hundred as the number necessary to render the majority effective for the closure, and the chairman of a standing committee shall have the like powers as the Chairman of Ways and Means has under Standing Orders No. 22 (Irrelevance or repetition), No. 28 (Dilatory motion in abuse of rules of House), No. 47 (Debate on clause standing part) and No. 33 (Selection of amendments).[NEWLINE]On a division being called in the House, the chairman of a standing committee shall suspend the proceedings in the committee for such time as will, in his opinion, enable Members to vote in the division.[NEWLINE]All standing committees shall have leave to print and circulate with the Votes the minutes of their proceedings and clauses of bills as amended by them.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1966-12-14
articleid: 00830
current_num: 83
root_num: 161
text:
This House shall not be precluded, upon consideration of a bill reported from a committee, from considering an amendment that would have been in order if it had been proposed in committee.[NEWLINE]Any charge upon the public revenue whether payable out of the Consolidated Fund or out of money to be provided by Parliament including any provision for releasing or compounding any sum of money owing to the Crown shall be authorised by resolution of the House.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-10-24
articleid: 00020
current_num: 2
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be entered upon at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten of the clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed and proceeded with, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 100 (Statutory Instruments, &c. (procedure)) otherwise provides or in pursuance of any Standing Order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](c) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven of the clock or at the expiration of three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect either:-[NEWLINE](a) that any specified business may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's sitting at any hour, though opposed; or[NEWLINE](b) that any specified business may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's sitting at any hour during a specified period after ten of the clock, though opposed;[NEWLINE]it shall stand over and may not be moved until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in Committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that Committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith without amendment or debate and after that question has been decided, the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on definite matter of urgent public importance).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with only up till a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour.[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on definite matter of urgent public importance), there shall be added to any specified period of time during which such business may be proceeded with after ten of the clock, a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten of the clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten of the clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-10-24
articleid: 00170
current_num: 17
root_num: 160
text:
The business of supply shall be appointed as an order of the day at the commencement of every session, so soon as an address has been agreed to, in answer to Her Majesty's speech, and so from day to day during the continuance of the session.[NEWLINE]A ways and means motion may be made in the House without notice on any day, so soon as an address has been agreed to in answer to Her Majesty's speech.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-10-24
articleid: 00900
current_num: 90
root_num: 162
text:
A Minister of the Crown may without notice make a motion for giving provisional statutory effect to any proposals in pursuance of section 42 (Collection of taxes before passing of Way and Means resolutions) of the Finance Act 1967; and the question on such a motion shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]When the question has been decided on the first of several motions upon which a bill is to be brought in for imposing, renewing, varying or repealing any charge upon the people, the question on each such further motion shall be put forthwith.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-11-14
articleid: 00050
current_num: 5
root_num: 146
text:
Save as provided in this order, government business shall have precedence at every sitting.[NEWLINE]Public bills other than government bills shall have precedence over government business on ten Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House.[NEWLINE]On and after the seventh Friday on which public bills other than government bills have precedence, such bills shall be arranged on the order paper in the following order:- consideration of Lords amendments, third readings, consideration of reports not already entered upon, adjourned proceedings on consideration, bills in progress in committee, bills appointed for committee, and second readings.[NEWLINE]The ballot for private members' bills shall be held on the second Thursday on which the House shall sit during the session under arrangements to be made by Mr. Speaker, and each bill shall be presented, by the Member who has given notice of presentation or by another Member named by him in writing to the Clerks at the Table, at the commencement of public business on the fifth Wednesday on which the House shall sit during the session.[NEWLINE]Private members' notices of motions and private members' bills shall have precedence, in that order, over government business on ten Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House.[NEWLINE]On four days other than Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House private members' notices of motions shall have precedence until seven of the clock and, if not previously concluded, the proceedings thereon shall lapse at that hour and the House shall then proceed with government business.[NEWLINE]Ballots for private members' notices of motions shall be held after questions on such Wednesdays as may be appointed by the House in respect of motions having precedence on Fridays; and on such days as may be appointed by the House in respect of motions having precedence on days other than Fridays.[NEWLINE]Until after the fifth Wednesday on which the House shall sit during the session, no private member shall give notice of a motion for leave to bring in a bill under Standing Order No. 13 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business) or for presenting a bill under Standing Order No. 37 (Presentation and first reading).


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-11-14
articleid: 00090
current_num: 9
root_num: 77
text:
No motion for the adjournment of the House shall be made until all the questions asked at the commencement of public business on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday have been disposed of, and no such motion shall be made unless by a Minister of the Crown before the orders of the day or notices of motion have been entered upon, unless a Member rising in his place shall propose to move the adjournment for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration. If Mr. Speaker is satisfied that the matter is proper to be so discussed, the Member shall either obtain the leave of the House, or, if such leave be refused, the assent of not less than forty Members who shall thereupon rise in their places to support the motion, or, if fewer than forty Members and not less than ten shall thereupon rise in their places, the House shall, on a division, upon question put forthwith, determine whether such motion shall be made.[NEWLINE]If leave is given or the motion is so supported or the House so determines that it shall be made, the motion shall stand over until the commencement of public business on the following day (or, on Thursdays, until the commencement of public business on the following Monday) when proceedings upon it shall be interrupted after three hours, or, if Mr. Speaker directs that the urgency of the matter so requires, until seven of the clock on the same day.[NEWLINE]A Member intending to propose to move the adjournment of the House under the provisions of this order shall give notice to Mr. Speaker by twelve of the clock, if the urgency of the matter is known at that hour. If the urgency is not so known he shall give notice as soon thereafter as is practicable. If Mr. Speaker so desires he may defer giving his decision upon whether the matter is proper to be discussed until a named hour, when he may interrupt the proceedings of the House for the purpose.[NEWLINE]In determining whether a matter is proper to be discussed Mr. Speaker shall have regard to the extent to which it concerns the administrative responsibilities of Ministers of the Crown or could come within the scope of Ministerial action. In determining whether a matter is urgent Mr. Speaker shall have regard to the probability of the matter being brought before the House in time by other means.[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker shall state whether or not he is satisfied that the matter is proper to be discussed without giving the reasons for his decision to the House.[NEWLINE]Debate on motions made under this order may include reference to any matter that would be in order on a motion to take note of the subject under discussion, and a motion may be made under this order notwithstanding the fact that a motion for the adjournment is already before the House or is proposed to be made.[NEWLINE]Any proceeding which has been postponed at seven of the clock under this order shall not, save as is provided in paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 2 (Exempted business), be interrupted at ten of the clock and may be resumed and proceeded with at or after that hour for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon a motion under this order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-11-14
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, of which not more than two may be taken in the form of four half days, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE]On a day so allotted, being a day on which supply stands as the first order, no business other than the business of supply shall be taken before ten of the clock, and except in pursuance of paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) no business of supply shall be taken after ten of the clock, whether a general order made in pursuance of paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 2 (Exempted business) is in force or not (except business as provided for in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this order), unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown, made respectively after notice either at the commencement of public business to be decided without amendment or debate or after the interruption of business in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 2 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]On a half day so allotted, when the business of supply shall stand as first order, no business other than the business of supply shall be taken before seven of the clock unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown made after notice at the commencement of public business to be decided without amendment or debate, and no business of supply shall be taken after seven of the clock.[NEWLINE]Not more than one half day so allotted may be taken in two consecutive calendar months: Provided that if for the purposes of calculating the last allotted day referred to in paragraph (8) of this order, the total number of half days already taken includes an odd half day, that odd half day shall be deemed the equivalent of one day.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year; any excess vote; votes on account; main estimates whether for the coming or the current financial year; substantive motions, including motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Service [Expenditure]; motions for the adjournment of the House; and the consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts and the Estimates Committee. But such business shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put in respect of such outstanding estimates supplementary to those of the current financial year as shall have been presented not less than seven clear days previously the question that the total amount shall be granted for the purposes defined in those supplementary estimates.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 25th day of March, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put the question with respect to any vote on account and all such defence votes for the coming financial year as shall have been put down on at least one previous day for consideration on an allotted day, that the total amounts of all such votes outstanding be granted for those services. He shall then in like manner put severally the questions in respect of the civil and defence estimates, that the total amounts of all such outstanding estimates supplementary to those of the current financial year as shall have been presented not less than seven clear days previously be granted for the services defined in the supplementary estimates. He shall then in like manner put severally the questions that the total amounts of any outstanding excess vote (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote) be granted for the services defined in any statement of excess.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put the question with respect to each class of the civil estimates that the total amount of the votes outstanding in that class be granted for the services defined in that class, and shall in like manner put severally the questions that the total amounts of the votes outstanding in the Defence (Central), Defence (Navy), Defence (Army), and Defence (Air) estimates be granted for the services defined in those estimates. He shall in like manner put severally the questions on motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services [Expenditure] (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no reason why Parliament should not sanction the virement temporarily authorised by the Treasury in each case) that sanction be given to the application of the said sums.[NEWLINE]Not less than two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration, on any day on which Mr. Speaker is, under this order, directed to put forthwith any question; and if notice has been given of objection to any total amount on which the question is to be put, Mr. Speaker shall put first the question on that total amount. When such questions have been disposed of, or if no notice of objection has been given, Mr. Speaker shall put for each financial year only the question that the total amount outstanding for that year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes.[NEWLINE]On any day upon which Mr. Speaker is, under this order, directed to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on that business and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-11-14
articleid: 00310
current_num: 31
root_num: 87
text:
After a question has been proposed a Member rising in his place may claim to move, ' That the question be now put,' and, unless it shall appear to the Chair that such motion is an abuse of the rules of the House, or an infringement of the rights of the minority, the question, ' That the question be now put,' shall be put forthwith, and decided without amendment or debate.[NEWLINE]When a question ' That the question be now put ' has been decided in the affirmative, and the question consequent thereon has been decided, a Member may claim that any further question be put which may be requisite to bring to a decision any question already proposed from the Chair, and if the assent of the Chair, as aforesaid, be not withheld, any question so claimed shall be put forthwith and decided without amendment or debate.[NEWLINE]When a clause or schedule is under consideration, a motion may be made that the question, that certain words of the clause or schedule defined in the motion stand part of the clause or schedule or ' That the clause (or the clause as amended) stand part of the bill ', or ' That this schedule (or, this schedule as amended) be the schedule to the bill', or ' That the clause or schedule be aded to the bill ', be now put and if the assent of the Chair, as aforesaid, be not withheld, the question on that motion shall be put forthwith and decided without amendment or debate.[NEWLINE]This order shall be put in force only when Mr. Speaker or, in committee, the Chairman of Ways and Means or Deputy Chairman is in the chair; except that,[NEWLINE](a) during any proceedings on or in relation to the business of Supply, and[NEWLINE](b) during proceedings upon consideration of the report of a bill,[NEWLINE]the order may be put in force when Mr. Deputy Speaker is in the chair.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-11-14
articleid: 00390
current_num: 39
root_num: 120
text:
If on an amendment to the question that a bill be now read a second time or the third time it is decided that the word ' now ' stand part of the question, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith declare the bill to be read a second or the third time as the case may be. [NEWLINE]When the question has been proposed that a bill be now read a second or the third time and the question on any amendment to leave out all the words after 'That' and insert other words has passed in the negative, the main question shall be put forthwith.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-11-14
articleid: 00550
current_num: 55
root_num: 60
text:
No amendments, not being merely verbal, shall be made to any bill on the third reading.[NEWLINE]The question for the third reading of a public bill shall be put without debate unless notice has been given by not less than six Members of an amendment to the question or of a motion that the question be not put forthwith.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-11-14
articleid: 0060A
current_num: 60A
root_num: 164
text:
When any public bill has been printed, a Motion, of which not less than ten days' notice has been given, may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the bill be referred to a second reading committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith and decided without amendment or debate; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A second reading committee shall be a standing committee consisting of not less than twenty nor more than eighty members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on the committee during the consideration of each bill; and in the nomination of such members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and to the composition of the House.[NEWLINE]A second reading committee shall report to the House whether or not they recommend that the Bill ought to be read a second time; they shall have power to state their reasons for recommending that a bill ought not to be read a second time; and the question for the second reading of such a bill shall thereafter be decided without amendment or debate.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-11-14
articleid: 0062A
current_num: 62A
root_num: 165
text:
A bill which has been considered by a second reading committee or by the Scottish Grand Committee in relation to the principle of the bill may be referred for consideration on report to a standing committee or to the Scottish Grand Committee, as the case may be, upon a motion made after notice by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business; and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith and decided without amendment or debate; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A standing committee to consider bills on report shall consist of not less than twenty nor more than eighty members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on the committee during the consideration of each bill referred to it; and in the nomination of such members, the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and to the composition of the House.[NEWLINE]Any committee to whom a bill is referred under this order shall report to the House that they have considered the bill and have made amendments or have made no amendment thereunto, as the case may be; and the bill so reported shall be ordered to be read the third time upon a future day.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-06
articleid: 00400
current_num: 40
root_num: 115
text:
When a public bill (other than a Consolidated Fund or an Appropriation Bill, or a bill for confirming a provisional order) has been read a second time, it shall stand committed to a standing committee unless the House otherwise order.[NEWLINE]A motion to commit a bill to a committee of the whole House or to a select committee, or a motion that it is expedient that a bill be committed to a joint committee of Lords and Commons, may be made by any member and if made immediately after the bill has been read a second time shall not require notice, and, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith and decided without amendment or debate.[NEWLINE]A motion to commit a bill to a standing committee in respect of some of its provisions and to a committee of the whole House in respect of other provisions may be made by the Member in charge of the bill and, if made immediately after the bill has been read a second time, shall not require notice, and may, though opposed, be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business. If such a motion is opposed, Mr. Speaker after permitting, if he thinks fit, a brief explanatory statement from the Member who makes and from a Member who opposes the motion shall, without permitting any further debate, put the question thereon.[NEWLINE]If the question on a motion made under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of this order is negatived, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith declare that the bill stands committed to a standing committee.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-06
articleid: 0043A
current_num: 43A
root_num: 166
text:
Where, in respect of a public bill either-[NEWLINE](a) Mr. Speaker has been informed that no general agreement to allot a specified number of days or portions of days to the consideration of the bill in committee or on report has been reached, or[NEWLINE](b) any general agreement of which Mr. Speaker has been informed is, in the opinion of a Minister of the Crown, working ineffectively,[NEWLINE]a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown that the committee on the bill shall report the bill on or before a specified day, and that the Business Committee shall make recommendations to the House as to the number of days or portions of days to be allotted to the consideration of the bill in committee, on report or on third reading, and as to the time by which proceedings on any parts into which they may divide the bill shall be brought to a conclusion in committee or on report and any further recommendations which may in their opinion be necessary to ensure the bringing to a conclusion of the proceedings on the parts of the bill allotted to those days or portions of days; and not more than two hours after the commencement of proceedings on such a motion Mr. Speaker shall proceed to put any question necessary to dispose of those proceedings.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the Business Committee shall consist of the Chairmen's Panel together with not more than five other Members to be nominated by Mr. Speaker.[NEWLINE]When the Business Committee shall have reported the resolution or resolutions containing their recommendations to the House, the provisions of sub-paragraph (c) of Standing Order No. 43 (Business Committee) shall apply to the proceedings on any motions for the consideration of such report and on the consideration of the said report.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-06
articleid: 00680
current_num: 68
root_num: 137
text:
Mr. Attorney General, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Solicitor General, and Mr. Solicitor General for Scotland, being Members of this House, or any of them, though not members of a standing committee, may take part in the deliberations of the committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]In a standing committee which is to consider a bill brought in upon a Ways and Means resolution any Minister of the Crown, being a Member of this House, though not a member of the standing committee, may take part in the deliberations of the committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-12
articleid: 00020
current_num: 2
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be entered upon at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten of the clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed and proceeded with, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 100 (Statutory Instruments, &c. (procedure)) otherwise provides, but Mr. Speaker shall put any questions necessary to dispose of such proceedings not later than half-past eleven of the clock or one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later: Provided that, if Mr. Speaker shall be of opinion that, because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion, the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall, instead of putting the question as aforesaid, interrupt the business, and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday);[NEWLINE](c) proceedings in pursuance of any Standing Order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](d) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven of the clock or at the expiration of three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect either:-[NEWLINE](a) that any specified business may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's sitting at any hour, though opposed; or[NEWLINE](b) that any specified business may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's sitting at any hour during a specified period after ten of the clock, though opposed;[NEWLINE]it shall stand over and may not be moved until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in Committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that Committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith without amendment or debate and after that question has been decided, the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on definite matter of urgent public importance).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with only up till a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour.[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on definite matter of urgent public importance), there shall be added to any specified period of time during which such business may be proceeded with after ten of the clock, a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten of the clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten of the clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-12
articleid: 00300
current_num: 30
root_num: 112
text:
The House shall not be counted on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between half-past seven and half-past eight of the clock or after ten of the clock, but if on a division taken on any business between half-past seven and half-past eight of the clock or after ten of the clock it appears that forty Members are not present, the business shall stand over until the next sitting of the House, and the next business shall be taken.[NEWLINE]Paragraph (1) of this order shall apply to sittings on Fridays, with the substitution of references to a quarter-past one and a quarter-past two of the clock for the references to half-past seven and half-past eight of the clock.[NEWLINE]The House shall not be counted during the proceedings on any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill, or during proceedings in the course of which Mr. Speaker is directed to put forthwith any question.[NEWLINE]If at any time after four of the clock on the House being counted it shall appear that forty Members are not present, the business under consideration shall stand over until the next sitting of the Houe, and the House shall stand adjourned.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-12
articleid: 00560
current_num: 56
root_num: 52
text:
Lords amendments to public bills shall be appointed to be considered on a future day, unless the House shall order them to be considered forthwith.[NEWLINE]When the order of the day for the consideration of Lords amendments to a public bill has been read, the House shall proceed to consider the same without question put, unless the Member in charge thereof desires to defer their consideration.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-14
articleid: 00020
current_num: 2
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be entered upon at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten of the clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed and proceeded with, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 100 (Statutory Instruments, &c. (procedure)) otherwise provides, but Mr. Speaker shall put any questions necessary to dispose of such proceedings not later than half-past eleven of the clock or one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later: Provided that, if Mr. Speaker shall be of opinion that, because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion, the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall, instead of putting the question as aforesaid, interrupt the business, and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday);[NEWLINE](c) proceedings in pursuance of any Standing Order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](d) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven of the clock or at the expiration of three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect either:-[NEWLINE](a) that any specified business may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's sitting at any hour, though opposed; or[NEWLINE](b) that any specified business may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's sitting at any hour during a specified period after ten of the clock, though opposed;[NEWLINE]it shall stand over and may not be moved until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in Committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that Committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith without amendment or debate and after that question has been decided, the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with only up till a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour.[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), there shall be added to any specified period of time during which such business may be proceeded with after ten of the clock, a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten of the clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten of the clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-14
articleid: 00070
current_num: 7
root_num: 158
text:
On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays the time for private business shall end not later than a quarter to three of the clock and business entered upon and not disposed of at that hour shall be deferred to such time as the Chairman of Ways and Means may appoint. Business not reached shall stand over to the next sitting, or in the case of opposed business until the next sitting other than a Friday.[NEWLINE]During the time of private business, opposed business shall not be proceeded with but shall be deferred to such time, other than a Friday, as the Chairman of Ways and Means may appoint. [NEWLINE]Opposed business shall include any proceedings on a private bill or a confirming bill which have been deferred under paragraph (2) of this Order, so long as a notice of an amendment stands upon the order paper in the form of a notice of motion (other than a notice of motion in the name of the Chairman of Ways and Means) on second reading, consideration or third reading of such bill: Provided that no such notice of motion shall stand on the order paper for more than seven days unless renewed.[NEWLINE]No opposed business shall be taken on a Friday.[NEWLINE]Business deferred under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this order shall be considered at the time of private business on the day appointed unless the Chairman of Ways and Means directs that such business shall be set down for seven of the clock on any specified Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, and business so set down (including any motion contingent directly or otherwise upon any item of such business) shall be taken in such order as the Chairman of Ways and Means may determine: Provided that business so set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means shall be distributed as nearly as may be proportionately between the sittings on which government business has precedence and the other sittings.[NEWLINE]On any day specified under paragraph (5) of this order at seven of the clock or as soon thereafter as any motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been disposed of, the business set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means shall be entered upon and may be proceeded with subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) although opposed.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-14
articleid: 00170
current_num: 17
root_num: 160
text:
The business of supply shall be appointed as an order of the day at the commencement of every session, so soon as an address has been agreed to in answer to Her Majesty's speech, and so from day to day during the continuance of the session.[NEWLINE]A ways and means motion may be made in the House without notice on any day, so soon as an address has been agreed to in answer to Her Majesty's speech.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-14
articleid: 00400
current_num: 40
root_num: 115
text:
When a public bill (other than a Consolidated Fund or an Appropriation Bill, or a bill for confirming a provisional order) has been read a second time, it shall stand committed to a standing committee unless the House otherwise order.[NEWLINE]A motion to commit a bill to a committee of the whole House or to a select committee, or a motion that it is expedient that a bill be committed to a joint committee of Lords and Commons, may be made by any Member and if made immediately after the bill has been read a second time shall not require notice, and, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith and decided without amendment or debate.[NEWLINE]A motion to commit a bill to a standing committee in respect of some of its provisions and to a committee of the whole House in respect of other provisions may be made by the Member in charge of the bill and, if made immediately after the bill has been read a second time, shall not require notice, and may, though opposed, be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business. If such a motion is opposed, Mr. Speaker after permitting, if he thinks fit, a brief explanatory statement from the Member who makes and from a Member who opposes the motion shall, without permitting any further debate, put the question thereon.[NEWLINE]If the question on a motion made under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of this order is negatived, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith declare that the bill stands committed to a standing committee.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1967-12-14
articleid: 00650
current_num: 65
root_num: 147
text:
The chairman or chairmen of each standing committee shall be appointed by Mr. Speaker from a Chairmen's Panel consisting of the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Deputy Chairman, and the Members appointed by Mr. Speaker in pursuance of paragraph (4) of Standing Order No. 101 (Deputy Speaker and chairmen) to act as temporary chairmen of committees of the whole House.[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker may change the chairmen so appointed from time to time.[NEWLINE]When more than one chairman is appointed to a standing committee pursuant to paragraph (1) of this order, any of the chairmen so appointed may exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 59 (Standing committees (constitution and powers)).[NEWLINE]The Chairmen's Panel, of whom three shall be a quorum, shall have power to consider matters of procedure relating to standing committees and to report their opinion thereupon to the House from time to time.[NEWLINE]Any member of a standing committee may, at the request of the chairman of the committee, act as chairman for not more than a quarter of an hour: Provided that such member shall not exercise the powers conferred on the chairman of a standing committee by paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 59 (Standing committees (constitution and powers)).


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-02-22
articleid: 00900
current_num: 90
root_num: 162
text:
A Minister of the Crown may without notice make a motion for giving provisional statutory effect to any proposals in pursuance of section 5 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968; and the question on such a motion shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]When the question has been decided on the first of several motions upon which a bill is to be brought in for imposing, renewing, varying or repealing any charge upon the people, the question on each such further motion shall be put forthwith.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-10-24
articleid: 00050
current_num: 5
root_num: 146
text:
Save as provided in this order, government business shall have precedence at every sitting.[NEWLINE]Public bills other than government bills shall have precedence over government business on ten Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House.[NEWLINE]On and after the seventh Friday on which public bills other than government bills have precedence, such bills shall be arranged on the order paper in the following order:- consideration of Lords amendments, third readings, consideration of reports not already entered upon, adjourned proceedings on consideration, bills in progress in committee, bills appointed for committee, and second readings.[NEWLINE]The ballot for private members' bills shall be held on the second Thursday on which the House shall sit during the session under arrangements to be made by Mr. Speaker, and each bill shall be presented, by the Member who has given notice of presentation or by another Member named by him in writing to the Clerks at the Table, at the commencement of public business on the fifth Wednesday on which the House shall sit during the session.[NEWLINE]Private members' notices of motions and private members' bills shall have precedence, in that order, over government business on ten Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House.[NEWLINE]On four days other than Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House private members' notices of motions shall have precedence until seven of the clock and, if not previously concluded, the proceedings thereon shall lapse at that hour and the House shall then proceed with government business.[NEWLINE]Ballots for private members' notices of motions shall be held after questions on such Wednesdays as may be appointed by the House in respect of motions having precedence on Fridays; and on such days as may be appointed by the House in respect of motions having precedence on days other than Fridays. Notice of a subject to be raised on any motion for which a ballot is held in pursuance of this paragraph may be given at the Table or in the Table Office not less than nine days before the day on which the notice of motion is to have precedence.[NEWLINE]Until after the fifth Wednesday on which the House shall sit during the session, no private member shall give notice of a motion for leave to bring in a bill under Standing Order No. 13 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business) or for presenting a bill under Standing Order No. 37 (Presentation and first reading).


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-10-24
articleid: 00590
current_num: 59
root_num: 100
text:
As many standing committees shall be appointed as may be necessary for the consideration of bills or other business committed or referred to a standing committee. Any notice of an amendment to a bill which has been committed to a standing committee shall stand referred to the committee. The quorum of a standing committee shall be seventeen or one third of the number of its members excluding the chairman, whichever is the less; and in calculating the quorum fractions shall be counted as one. Strangers shall be admitted to a standing committee unless the committee otherwise order.[NEWLINE]Subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 61 (Scottish Standing Committees), the bills committed to a standing committee shall be distributed among the committees by Mr. Speaker.[NEWLINE]In all but one of the standing committees government bills shall have precedence.[NEWLINE]Government bills allocated to a particular standing committee shall be considered in whatever order Her Majesty's Ministers may decide.[NEWLINE]Standing Orders No. 47 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part), No. 73 (Entry on minutes of proceedings of select committee), No. 74 (Entry on minutes of evidence of select committee), No. 75 (Minutes of proceedings to be brought up with report of select committee), and No. 77 (Quorum of select committee), paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of Standing Order No. 31 (Closure of debate) and Standing Order No. 32 (Majority for closure) shall apply to standing committees with the substitution in Standing Order No. 31 (Closure of debate) of the word 'chairman' for the word 'chair,' and, in Standing Order No. 32 (Majority for closure), of the number prescribed by paragraph (1) of this order as the quorum for one hundred as the number necessary to render the majority effective for the closure, and the chairman of a standing committee shall have the like powers as the Chairman of Ways and Means has under Standing Orders No. 22 (Irrelevance or repetition), No. 28 (Dilatory motion in abuse of rules of House), No. 47 (Debate on clause standing part) and No. 33 (Selection of amendments) or as Mr. Speaker has under Standing Order No. 33 (Selection of amendments) in respect of any bill under consideration on report.[NEWLINE]On a division being called in the House, the chairman of a standing committee shall suspend the proceedings in the committee for such time as will, in his opinion, enable Members to vote in the division.[NEWLINE]All standing committees shall have leave to print and circulate with the Votes the minutes of their proceedings and clauses of bills as amended by them.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-10-24
articleid: 00600
current_num: 60
root_num: 101
text:
Each of the said standing committees with the exception of the Scottish Standing Committees shall consist of a chairman to be appointed by Mr. Speaker pursuant to Standing Order No. 65 (Chairmen of standing committees) and not less than twenty nor more than fifty members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on that Standing Committee during the consideration of each bill allocated to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]Provided that, for the consideration of all public bills relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire, the committee shall be so constituted as to comprise all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-10-24
articleid: 00610
current_num: 61
root_num: 145
text:
For the consideration of all public bills certified under Standing Order No. 62 (Public bills relating exclusively to Scotland) or other business relating exclusively to Scotland and committed or referred to a standing committee standing committees shall be appointed as set out in this order.[NEWLINE]For the consideration of[NEWLINE](a) bills referred to them for consideration in relation to their principle under paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 62 (Public bills relating exclusively to Scotland);[NEWLINE](b) Scottish estimates referred to them under Standing Order No. 63 (Special procedure for Scottish estimates); and[NEWLINE](c) specified matters referred to them under Standing Order No. 64 (Matters relating exclusively to Scotland)[NEWLINE]such a Standing Committee shall be known as the Scottish Grand Committee and shall consist of all the Members representing Scottish constituencies, together with not less than ten nor more than fifteen other members to be nominated in respect of any bill or other business by the Committee of Selection, who shall have regard in such nomination to the approximation of the balance of parties in the committee to that in the whole House, and shall have power from time to time to discharge the members so nominated by them, and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]For the consideration of bills certified by Mr. Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland and committed to a standing committee or bills committed to a Scottish Standing Committee not more than two committees may be appointed; the first such Committee shall consist of thirty members representing Scottish constituencies, who shall be nominated by the Committee of Selection in respect of each such bill and to whom the Committee of Selection shall have power to add not more than twenty members and the second such committee shall consist of not less than twenty nor more than fifty members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, of whom not less than twenty members shall represent Scottish constituencies. In nominating members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and the composition of the House.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-10-24
articleid: 00620
current_num: 62
root_num: 141
text:
If, after any public bill has been printed, whether introduced in this House or brought from the House of Lords, Mr. Speaker is of opinion that its provisions relate exclusively to Scotland, he shall give a certificate to that effect: Provided that a certificate shall not be witheld by reason only that a provision of that bill amends the First Schedule to the House of Commons Disqualification Act, 1957.[NEWLINE]On the order for the second reading of any such bill being read, a motion to be decided without amendment or debate may be made by a Minister of the Crown, ' That the bill be referred to the Scottish Grand Committee', and if, on the question thereupon being put, not less than ten Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A bill so referred to the Grand Committee shall be considered in relation to the principle of the bill, and shall be reported as having been so considered to the House and shall be ordered to be read a second time upon a future day.[NEWLINE]When the order for the second reading of any such bill has been read, a motion to be decided without amendment or debate may be made by a Minister of the Crown 'That the bill be committed to a Scottish Standing Committee ': Provided that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of any bill to the second reading of which notice of an amendment has been given by not less than six Members.[NEWLINE]If such a motion shall have been agreed to, the bill shall be deemed to have been read a second time, and shall be committed to a Scottish Standing Committee, and shall proceed through its remaining stages according to the ordinary practice of the House.[NEWLINE]Proceedings in pursuance of paragraphs (2) and (4) of this order, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-10-24
articleid: 0064A
current_num: 64A
root_num: 167
text:
There shall be a Standing Committee to be known as the Welsh Grand Committee to consider such specified matters relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire as may be referred to them and to consist of all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire, together with not more than Five other Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, who shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]A Motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of Public Business, to be decided without amendment or debate, to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for their consideration.[NEWLINE]If such a Motion be agreed to, the Welsh Grand Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-11-12
articleid: 0001A
current_num: 1A
root_num: 169
text:
A motion may be made after ten of the clock by a Minister of the Crown, That the proceedings of this day's sitting be suspended, and the question thereon shall be decided without amendment or debate; and if the question be agreed to in the House, a motion may immediately thereafter be made, That this House do now adjourn, and at the conclusion of the debate on that motion and in no case later than half an hour after the motion has been made, the motion shall lapse and Mr. Speaker shall suspend the sitting till ten of the clock on the following morning, or, if it be after midnight, till ten of the clock in the morning of the same day.[NEWLINE]If the question on a motion, made likewise in a committee of the whole House, That the proceedings of the committee be suspended, be so decided in the affirmative, the Chairman shall leave the chair and make a report to that effect, whereupon Mr. Speaker shall forthwith put the question, That the proceedings of this day's sitting be suspended, and the House shall proceed thereon in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Order, and, if the question be agreed to, a motion for the adjournment of the House may be made and the sitting shall afterwards be suspended as aforesaid; but, if that question be negatived, the House shall immediately again resolve itself into the committee.[NEWLINE]On the resumption of the sitting the House shall forthwith resume the suspended proceedings and may afterwards proceed with the remaining business of the sitting which has been suspended: Provided that-[NEWLINE](a) on a motion being made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House do now adjourn, Mr. Speaker shall put the question thereon forthwith; or[NEWLINE](b) on the conclusion of the business Mr. Speaker shall adjourn the House without putting any question; or[NEWLINE](c) if the business has not been concluded before two of the clock, Mr. Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings at that hour and the debate or further consideration of the bill shall stand adjourned, or, if the House be in committee, the Chairman shall leave the chair and report progress and ask leave to sit again, and Mr. Speaker shall thereafter adjourn the House without putting any question.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-12-19
articleid: 00600
current_num: 60
root_num: 101
text:
Each of the said standing committees with the exception of the Scottish Standing Committees shall consist of a chairman to be appointed by Mr. Speaker pursuant to Standing Order No. 65 (Chairmen of standing committees) and not less than sixteen nor more than fifty members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on that Standing Committee during the consideration of each bill allocated to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]Provided that, for the consideration of all public bills relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire, the committee shall be so constituted as to comprise all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1968-12-19
articleid: 00610
current_num: 61
root_num: 145
text:
For the consideration of all public bills certified under Standing Order No. 62 (Public bills relating exclusively to Scotland) or other business relating exclusively to Scotland and committed or referred to a standing committee standing committees shall be appointed as set out in this order.[NEWLINE]For the consideration of[NEWLINE](a) bills referred to them for consideration in relation to their principle under paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 62 (Public bills relating exclusively to Scotland);[NEWLINE](b) Scottish estimates referred to them under Standing Order No. 63 (Special procedure for Scottish estimates); and[NEWLINE](c) specified matters referred to them under Standing Order No. 64 (Matters relating exclusively to Scotland)[NEWLINE]such a Standing Committee shall be known as the Scottish Grand Committee and shall consist of all the Members representing Scottish constituencies, together with not less than ten nor more than fifteen other members to be nominated in respect of any bill or other business by the Committee of Selection, who shall have regard in such nomination to the approximation of the balance of parties in the committee to that in the whole House, and shall have power from time to time to discharge the members so nominated by them, and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]For the consideration of bills certified by Mr. Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland and committed to a standing committee or bills committed to a Scottish Standing Committee not more than two committees may be appointed; the first such Committee shall consist of thirty members representing Scottish constituencies, who shall be nominated by the Committee of Selection in respect of each such bill and to whom the Committee of Selection shall have power to add not more than twenty members and the second such committee shall consist of not less than sixteen nor more than fifty members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, of whom not less than sixteen members shall represent Scottish constituencies. In nominating members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and the composition of the House.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1969-10-21
articleid: 00020
current_num: 2
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be entered upon at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten of the clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed and proceeded with, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 100 (Statutory Instruments, &c. (procedure)) otherwise provides, but Mr. Speaker shall put any questions necessary to dispose of such proceedings not later than half-past eleven of the clock or one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later: Provided that, if Mr. Speaker shall be of opinion that, because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion, the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall, instead of putting the question as aforesaid, interrupt the business, and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday);[NEWLINE](c) proceedings in pursuance of any Standing Order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](d) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven of the clock or at the expiration of three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect:-[NEWLINE](a) that any specified business may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's sitting at any hour, though opposed; or[NEWLINE](b) that any specified business may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's sitting at any hour during a specified period after ten of the clock, though opposed; or[NEWLINE](c) that at this day's sitting any specified business may be entered upon and proceeded with at any hour, though opposed, and that other specified business may subsequently be entered upon at any hour though opposed, and may be proceeded with during a specified period after ten of the clock or after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later;[NEWLINE]it shall stand over and may not be moved until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in Committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that Committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith without amendment or debate, and after that question has been decided the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with only up till a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour.[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), there shall be added to any specified period of time during which such business may be proceeded with after ten of the clock, a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten of the clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten of the clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1969-10-21
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, of which not more than two may be taken in the form of four half days, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE]On a day so allotted, being a day on which supply stands as the first order, no business other than the business of supply shall be taken before ten of the clock, and except in pursuance of paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) no business of supply shall be taken after ten of the clock, whether a general order made in pursuance of paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 2 (Exempted business) is in force or not (except business as provided for in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this order), unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown, made respectively after notice either at the commencement of public business to be decided without amendment or debate or after the interruption of business in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 2 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]On a half day so allotted, when the business of supply shall stand as first order, no business other than the business of supply shall be taken before seven of the clock unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown made after notice at the commencement of public business to be decided without amendment or debate, and no business of supply shall be taken after seven of the clock.[NEWLINE]Not more than one half day so allotted may be taken in two consecutive calendar months: Provided that if for the purposes of calculating the last allotted day referred to in paragraph (8) of this order, the total number of half days already taken includes an odd half day, that odd half day shall be deemed the equivalent of one day.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year; any excess vote; votes on account; main estimates whether for the coming or the current financial year; substantive motions, including motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Service [Expenditure]; motions for the adjournment of the House; and the consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts and the Estimates Committee. But such business shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put in respect of such outstanding estimates supplementary to those of the current financial year as shall have been presented not less than seven clear days previously the question that the total amount shall be granted for the purposes defined in those supplementary estimates; and, in respect of any vote on account for civil departments for the coming financial year, as shall have been put down on at least one previous day for consideration on an allotted day, he shall then in like manner put the question that the total amount of such vote outstanding be granted for those services.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 25th day of March, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put the question with respect to any vote on account for the Ministry of Defence for the coming financial year as shall have been put down on at least one previous day for consideration on an allotted day, that the total amounts of all such votes outstanding be granted for those services. He shall then in like manner put severally the questions in respect of the civil and defence estimates, that the total amounts of all such outstanding estimates supplementary to those of the current financial year as shall have been presented not less than seven clear days previously be granted for the services defined in the supplementary estimates. He shall then in like manner put severally the questions that the total amounts of any outstanding excess vote (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote) be granted for the services defined in any statement of excess.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put the question with respect to each class of the civil estimates that the total amount of the votes outstanding in that class be granted for the services defined in that class, and shall in like manner put severally the questions that the total amount of the estimates for the Ministry of Defence be granted for the services defined in those estimates. He shall in like manner put severally the questions on motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services [Expenditure] (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no reason why Parliament should not sanction the virement temporarily authorised by the Treasury in each case) that sanction be given to the application of the said sums.[NEWLINE]Not less than two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration, on any day on which Mr. Speaker is, under this order, directed to put forthwith any question; and if notice has been given of objection to any total amount on which the question is to be put, Mr. Speaker shall put first the question on that total amount or, in the case of the estimates for the Ministry of Defence, on each vote in those estimates. When such questions have been disposed of, or if no notice of objection has been given, Mr. Speaker shall put for each financial year only the question that the total amount outstanding for that year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes.[NEWLINE]On any day upon which Mr. Speaker is, under this order, directed to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on that business and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1969-10-21
articleid: 00600
current_num: 60
root_num: 101
text:
Each of the said standing committees with the exception of the Scottish Standing Committees shall consist of a chairman to be appointed by Mr. Speaker pursuant to Standing Order No. 65 (Chairmen of standing committees) and not less than sixteen nor more than fifty members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on that Standing Committee during the consideration of each bill allocated to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such Members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those Members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge Members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]Provided that, for the consideration of all public bills relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire, the committee shall be so constituted as to comprise all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1969-10-21
articleid: 0060A
current_num: 60A
root_num: 164
text:
When any public bill has been printed, a Motion, of which not less than ten days' notice has been given, may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the bill be referred to a second reading committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith and decided without amendment or debate; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A second reading committee shall be a standing committee consisting of not less than twenty nor more than fifty members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on the committee during the consideration of each bill; and in the nomination of such members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and to the composition of the House.[NEWLINE]A second reading committee shall report to the House whether or not they recommend that the Bill ought to be read a second time; they shall have power to state their reasons for recommending that a bill ought not to be read a second time; and the question for the second reading of such a bill shall thereafter be decided without amendment or debate.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1970-11-23
articleid: 00130
current_num: 13
root_num: 94
text:
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and, if given by a Minister of the Crown, on Mondays and Thursdays, notices of motions for leave to bring in bills, and for the nomination of select committees, may be set down for consideration at the commencement of public business. Mr. Speaker, after permitting, if he thinks fit, a brief explanatory statement from the Member who makes and from a Member who opposes any such motion respectively, shall put either the question thereon, or the question, that the debate be now adjourned:[NEWLINE]With respect to a private Member's motion for leave to bring in a bill under this order-[NEWLINE](a) notice shall be given in the Public Bill Office, by the Member in person or by another Member on his behalf, but on any one day not more than one notice shall be accepted from any one Member; [NEWLINE](b) no notice shall be given for a day on which a notice of motion under this order already stands on the paper;[NEWLINE](c) no notice shall be given for a day earlier than the fifth or later than the fifteenth sitting day after the day on which it is given;[NEWLINE](d) not more than one such notice shall stand on the paper in the name of any one Member for a day within any period of fifteen sitting days.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-01-21
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, of which not more than two may be taken in the form of four half days, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE]On a day so allotted, being a day on which supply stands as the first order, no business other than the business of supply shall be taken before ten of the clock, and except in pursuance of paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) no business of supply shall be taken after ten of the clock, whether a general order made in pursuance of paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 2 (Exempted business) is in force or not (except business as provided for in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this order), unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown, made respectively after notice either at the commencement of public business to be decided without amendment or debate or after the interruption of business in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 2 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]On a half day so allotted, when the business of supply shall stand as first order, no business other than the business of supply shall be taken before seven of the clock unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown made after notice at the commencement of public business to be decided without amendment or debate, and no business of supply shall be taken after seven of the clock.[NEWLINE]Not more than one half day so allotted may be taken in two consecutive calendar months: Provided that if for the purposes of calculating the last allotted day referred to in paragraph (8) of this order, the total number of half days already taken includes an odd half day, that odd half day shall be deemed the equivalent of one day.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year; any excess vote; votes on account; main estimates whether for the coming or the current financial year; substantive motions, including motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Service [Expenditure]; motions for the adjournment of the House; and the consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts and the Expenditure Committee. But such business shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put in respect of such outstanding estimates supplementary to those of the current financial year as shall have been presented not less than seven clear days previously the question that the total amount shall be granted for the purposes defined in those supplementary estimates; and, in respect of any vote on account for civil departments for the coming financial year, as shall have been put down on at least one previous day for consideration on an allotted day, he shall then in like manner put the question that the total amount of such vote outstanding be granted for those services.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 25th day of March, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put the question with respect to any vote on account for the Ministry of Defence for the coming financial year as shall have been put down on at least one previous day for consideration on an allotted day, that the total amounts of all such votes outstanding be granted for those services. He shall then in like manner put severally the questions in respect of the civil and defence estimates, that the total amounts of all such outstanding estimates supplementary to those of the current financial year as shall have been presented not less than seven clear days previously be granted for the services defined in the supplementary estimates. He shall then in like manner put severally the questions that the total amounts of any outstanding excess vote (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote) be granted for the services defined in any statement of excess.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, Mr. Speaker shall, at ten of the clock, forthwith proceed to put the question with respect to each class of the civil estimates that the total amount of the votes outstanding in that class be granted for the services defined in that class, and shall in like manner put severally the questions that the total amount of the estimates for the Ministry of Defence be granted for the services defined in those estimates. He shall in like manner put severally the questions on motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services [Expenditure] (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no reason why Parliament should not sanction the virement temporarily authorised by the Treasury in each case) that sanction be given to the application of the said sums.[NEWLINE]Not less than two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration, on any day on which Mr. Speaker is, under this order, directed to put forthwith any question; and if notice has been given of objection to any total amount on which the question is to be put, Mr. Speaker shall put first the question on that total amount or, in the case of the estimates for the Ministry of Defence, on each vote in those estimates. When such questions have been disposed of, or if no notice of objection has been given, Mr. Speaker shall put for each financial year only the question that the total amount outstanding for that year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes.[NEWLINE]On any day upon which Mr. Speaker is, under this order, directed to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on that business and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-01-21
articleid: 00800
current_num: 80
root_num: 159
text:
There shall be a select committee, to be called the Expenditure Committee, to consider any papers on public expenditure presented to this House and such of the estimates as may seem fit to the committee and in particular to consider how, if at all, the policies implied in the figures of expenditure and in the estimates may be carried out more economically, and to examine the form of the papers and of the estimates presented to this House; to consist of forty-nine Members, who shall be nominated at the commencement of every session, and of whom nine shall be a quorum.[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power to send for persons, papers, and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time:[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees any of the matters referred to the committee; three shall be the quorum of every such sub-committee.[NEWLINE]Every such sub-committee shall have power to send for persons, papers, and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to adjourn from place to place:[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before sub-committees.[NEWLINE]The committee and any sub-committee appointed by the committee shall have power to admit strangers during the examination of witnesses unless they otherwise order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00010
current_num: 1
root_num: 89
text:
The House shall meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at half-past two o'clock, and will first proceed with private business, petitions, motions for unopposed returns, questions and ballots for notices of motions.[NEWLINE]No motion for the adjournment of the House shall be made on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday until all the questions asked at the commencement of public business shall have been disposed of, and, save as provided in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), no Member other than a Minister of the Crown may make such a motion on any day before the orders of the day or notices of motions shall have been entered upon.[NEWLINE]At ten o'clock on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the proceedings on any business then under consideration shall, save as otherwise provided in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business), be interrupted; and, if the House be in committee, the chairman shall leave the chair, and report progress and ask leave to sit again; and if a motion has been made for the adjournment of the House, or of the debate, or in committee that the chairman do report progress, or do leave the chair, every such motion shall lapse.[NEWLINE]On the interruption of business the closure may be moved; and if moved, or if proceedings under Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate) be then in progress, Mr. Speaker or the chairman shall not leave the chair until the questions consequent thereon and any further question, as provided in Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate), have been decided.[NEWLINE]An order of the day not disposed of before the termination of a sitting shall be deferred to such day being a day on which the House ordinarily sits as the Member in charge of that order may appoint and any order of the day not reached before the termination of a sitting shall, unless the Member in charge of the order has given other instructions to the Clerk at the Table, stand over until the next sitting.[NEWLINE]After the business under consideration at ten o'clock has been disposed of, no opposed business shall be taken, save as provided in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]The House shall not be adjourned except in pursuance of a resolution or by Mr. Speaker in pursuance of paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 2 (Sittings of the House (suspended sittings)) or Standing Order No. 26 (Power of Mr. Speaker to adjourn House or suspend sitting): Provided that, when a substantive motion for the adjournment of the House has been made at or after ten o'clock Mr. Speaker shall, after the expiration of half an hour after that motion has been made, adjourn the House without putting any question.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00020
current_num: 2
root_num: 169
text:
A motion may be made after ten o'clock by a Minister of the Crown, 'That the proceedings of this day's sitting be suspended', and the question thereon shall be put forthwith; and if the question be agreed to in the House, a motion may immediately thereafter be made, 'That this House do now adjourn', and at the conclusion of the debate on that motion and in no case later than half an hour after the motion has been made, the motion shall lapse and Mr. Speaker shall suspend the sitting till ten o'clock on the following morning, or, if it be after midnight, till ten o'clock in the morning of the same day.[NEWLINE]If the question on a motion, made likewise in a committee of the whole House, 'That the proceedings of the committee be suspended', be so decided in the affirmative, the chairman shall leave the chair and make a report to that effect, whereupon Mr. Speaker shall forthwith put the question, 'That the proceedings of this day's sitting be suspended', and the House shall proceed thereon in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this order, and, if the question be agreed to, a motion for the adjournment of the House may be made and the sitting shall afterwards be suspended as aforesaid; but, if that question be negatived, the House shall immediately again resolve itself into the committee.[NEWLINE]On the resumption of the sitting the House shall forthwith resume the suspended proceedings and may afterwards proceed with the remaining business of the sitting which has been suspended: Provided that-[NEWLINE](a) on a motion being made by a Minister of the Crown, 'That this House do now adjourn', Mr. Speaker shall put the question thereon forthwith; or[NEWLINE](b) on the conclusion of the business Mr. Speaker shall adjourn the House without putting any question; or[NEWLINE](c) if the business has not been concluded before two o'clock, Mr. Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings at that hour and the debate or further consideration of the bill shall stand adjourned, or, if the House be in committee, the chairman shall leave the chair and report progress and ask leave to sit again, and Mr. Speaker shall thereafter adjourn the House without putting any question.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00030
current_num: 3
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be proceeded with at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten o'clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 4 (Statutory Instruments, &c. (procedure)) otherwise provides, but Mr. Speaker shall put any questions necessary to dispose of such proceedings not later than half-past eleven o'clock or one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later: Provided that, if Mr. Speaker shall be of opinion that, because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion, the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall, instead of putting the question as aforesaid, interrupt the business, and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday);[NEWLINE](c) proceedings in pursuance of any Standing Order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](d) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven o'clock or three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect that any specified business may be proceeded with at this day's sitting though opposed-[NEWLINE](a) until any hour;[NEWLINE](b) until a specified hour; or[NEWLINE](c) until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later,[NEWLINE]or in a form combining any or all of these effects in respect of different items of business, the motion shall stand over and may not be made until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in Committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that Committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith, and after that question has been decided the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with until a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour;[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), such business may be proceeded with after the specified hour for a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9; and[NEWLINE](c) the proceedings upon business which may be proceeded with until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later, shall if not previously concluded be interrupted at that hour or at the end of that period, as the case may be.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten o'clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten o'clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00040
current_num: 4
root_num: 153
text:
Except in such cases as the House may otherwise order:-[NEWLINE]No proceedings on a motion to which this order applies shall be entered upon at or after half-past eleven o'clock.[NEWLINE]If such a motion is under consideration at half-past eleven o'clock, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith put any question which may be requisite to bring to a decision any question already proposed from the chair, provided that, if he shall be of opinion that-[NEWLINE](a) owing to the lateness of the hour at which consideration of the motion was entered upon, or[NEWLINE](b) because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion,[NEWLINE]the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall interrupt the business and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday).[NEWLINE]A debate which has been adjourned under paragraph (2) of this order shall not be resumed later than eleven o'clock, but shall stand further adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday), and the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall apply to any debate which has been further adjourned under this paragraph as if the further adjournment were an adjournment under paragraph (2) of the order.[NEWLINE]The motions to which this order applies are-[NEWLINE](a) any motion for an humble address to Her Majesty praying that a statutory instrument be annulled, and any motion that a draft of an order in Council be not submitted to Her Majesty in Council, or that a statutory instrument be not made,[NEWLINE](b) any motion that, or for an humble address to Her Majesty praying that, any other document which may be subject to proceedings in the House in pursuance of a statute be annulled, or cease to be in force, or be not made.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00050
current_num: 5
root_num: 27
text:
The House shall meet on Fridays at eleven o'clock, and will first proceed with private business, petitions, and motions for unopposed returns. [NEWLINE]Standing Orders No. 1 (Sittings of the House) and No. 3 (Exempted business) shall apply to the sittings on Fridays with the omission of paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) and with the substitution of references to four o'clock, a quarter to five o'clock and half-past five o'clock for references to ten o'clock, a quarter to eleven o'clock and half-past eleven o'clock respectively.[NEWLINE]In the application of Standing Order No. 4 (Statutory instruments &c. (procedure)) to the sittings on Fridays there shall be substituted references to half-past five o'clock for references to half-past eleven o'clock.[NEWLINE]The House, when it meets on Friday, shall, at its rising, stand adjourned until the following Monday without any question being put.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00060
current_num: 6
root_num: 146
text:
Save as provided in this order, government business shall have precedence at every sitting.[NEWLINE]Private Members' bills shall have precedence over government business on ten Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House.[NEWLINE]On and after the seventh Friday on which private Members' bills have precedence, such bills shall be arranged on the order paper in the following order:- consideration of Lords amendments, third readings, consideration of reports not already entered upon, adjourned proceedings on consideration, bills in progress in committee, bills appointed for committee, and second readings.[NEWLINE]The ballot for private Members' bills shall be held on the second Thursday on which the House shall sit during the session under arrangements to be made by Mr. Speaker, and each bill shall be presented, by the Member who has given notice of presentation or by another Member named by him in writing to the Clerks at the Table, at the commencement of public business on the fifth Wednesday on which the House shall sit during the session.[NEWLINE]Private Members' notices of motions and private Members' bills shall have precedence, in that order, over government business on ten Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House.[NEWLINE]On four days other than Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House private Members' notices of motions shall have precedence until seven o'clock and, if not previously concluded, the proceedings thereon shall lapse at that hour and the House shall then proceed with government business.[NEWLINE]Ballots for private Members' notices of motions shall be held after questions on such Wednesdays as may be appointed by the House in respect of motions having precedence on Fridays; and on such days as may be appointed by the House in respect of motions having precedence on days other than Fridays. Notice of a subject to be raised on any motion for which a ballot is held in pursuance of this paragraph may be given at the Table or in the Table Office not less than nine days before the day on which the notice of motion is to have precedence.[NEWLINE]Until after the fifth Wednesday on which the House shall sit during the session, no private Member shall give notice of a motion for leave to bring in a bill under Standing Order No. 13 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business) or for presenting a bill under Standing Order No. 37 (Presentation and first reading).


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00070
current_num: 7
root_num: 158
text:
On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays the time for private business shall end not later than a quarter to three o'clock and business entered upon and not disposed of at that hour shall be deferred to such time as the Chairman of Ways and Means may appoint. Business not reached shall stand over to the next sitting, or in the case of opposed business until the next sitting other than a Friday.[NEWLINE]During the time of private business, opposed business shall not be proceeded with but shall be deferred to such time, other than a Friday, as the Chairman of Ways and Means may appoint. [NEWLINE]Opposed business shall include any proceedings on a private bill or a confirming bill which have been deferred under paragraph (2) of this order, so long as a notice of an amendment stands upon the order paper in the form of a notice of motion (other than a notice of motion in the name of the Chairman of Ways and Means) on second reading, consideration or third reading of such bill: Provided that no such notice of motion shall stand on the order paper for more than seven days unless renewed.[NEWLINE]No opposed business shall be taken on a Friday.[NEWLINE]Business deferred under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this order shall be considered at the time of private business on the day appointed unless the Chairman of Ways and Means directs that such business shall be set down for seven o'clock on any specified Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, and business so set down (including any motion contingent directly or otherwise upon any item of such business) shall be taken in such order as the Chairman of Ways and Means may determine: Provided that business so set down shall be distributed as nearly as may be proportionately between days allotted to the business of supply and other days on which government business has precedence.[NEWLINE]On any day specified under paragraph (5) of this order at seven o'clock or as soon thereafter as any motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been disposed of, the business set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means shall be entered upon and may be proceeded with subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) although opposed.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00080
current_num: 8
root_num: 95
text:
Notices of questions shall be given by Members in writing to a Clerk at the Table or to the Table Office.[NEWLINE]Questions shall be taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, after private business has been disposed of, and not later than a quarter to three o'clock.[NEWLINE]No questions shall be taken after half-past three o'clock, except questions which have not been answered in consequence of the absence of the Minister to whom they are addressed, and questions which have not appeared on the paper, but which are in Mr. Speaker's opinion of an urgent character, and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business.[NEWLINE]A Member who desires an oral answer to his question shall distinguish it by an asterisk, but subject to paragraph (5) of this order notice of any such question must appear at latest on the notice paper circulated two days (excluding Sunday) before that on which an answer is desired: Provided that notice of questions for oral answer on a Monday must be given not later than ten o'clock on the preceding Thursday evening.[NEWLINE]Questions received at the Table Office before half-past two o'clock on a Monday or Tuesday on which the House is sitting may, if so desired by the Member, be put down for oral answer on the following Wednesday or Thursday respectively: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to questions received on the first day of a session nor to questions received on the day on which the House first meets pursuant to Standing Order No. 122 (Earlier meeting of House in certain circumstances).[NEWLINE]Notice of a question shall not be given for oral answer on a day later than twenty-one days after the date of notice. In reckoning the period of twenty-one days, no account shall be taken of any period during which the House stands adjourned for more than two days.[NEWLINE]If any Member does not distinguish his question by an asterisk, or if he is not present to ask it, or if it is not reached by half-past three o'clock, the Minister to whom it is addressed shall cause an answer to be printed in the Official Report of the Parliamentary Debates, unless the Member has before half-past three o'clock signified his desire to postpone the question.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House stands adjourned to a day other than the next day (not being a Saturday or Sunday)-[NEWLINE](a) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Monday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Tuesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](b) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Tuesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Tuesday or the Wednesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](c) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Wednesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Wednesday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Thursday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday;[NEWLINE](d) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Thursday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Thursday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday; and[NEWLINE](e) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Friday, notices of questions for oral answer on the following Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday:[NEWLINE]Provided that this paragraph shall not affect the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of this Standing Order if the House should sit on any day on which they are applicable.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00090
current_num: 9
root_num: 77
text:
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday a Member rising in his place at the commencement of public business may propose to move the adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration. If Mr. Speaker is satisfied that the matter is proper to be so discussed, the Member shall either obtain the leave of the House, or, if such leave be refused, the assent of not less than forty Members who shall thereupon rise in their places to support the motion, or, if fewer than forty Members and not less than ten shall thereupon rise in their places, the House shall, on a division, upon question put forthwith, determine whether such motion shall be made.[NEWLINE]If leave is given or the motion is so supported or the House so determines that it shall be made the motion shall stand over until the commencement of public business on the following day (or, on Thursdays, until the commencement of public business on the following Monday) when proceedings upon it shall be interrupted after three hours, or, if Mr. Speaker directs that the urgency of the matter so requires, until seven o'clock on the same day.[NEWLINE]A Member intending to propose to move the adjournment of the House under the provisions of this order shall give notice to Mr. Speaker by twelve o'clock, if the urgency of the matter is known at that hour. If the urgency is not so known he shall give notice as soon thereafter as is practicable. If Mr. Speaker so desires he may defer giving his decision upon whether the matter is proper to be discussed until a named hour, when he may interrupt the proceedings of the House for the purpose.[NEWLINE]In determining whether a matter is proper to be discussed Mr. Speaker shall have regard to the extent to which it concerns the administrative responsibilities of Ministers of the Crown or could come within the scope of Ministerial action. In determining whether a matter is urgent Mr. Speaker shall have regard to the probability of the matter being brought before the House in time by other means.[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker shall state whether or not he is satisfied that the matter is proper to be discussed without giving the reasons for his decision to the House.[NEWLINE]Debate on motions made under this order may include reference to any matter that would be in order on a motion to take note of the subject under discussion, and a motion may be made under this order notwithstanding the fact that a motion for the adjournment is already before the House or is proposed to be made.[NEWLINE]Any proceeding which has been postponed at seven o'clock under this order shall not, save as is provided in paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business), be interrupted at ten o'clock and may be resumed and proceeded with at or after that hour for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon a motion under this order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00100
current_num: 10
root_num: 129
text:
In order to facilitate the business of standing committees a motion may, after two days' notice, be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, in either of the following forms:-[NEWLINE](a) ' That this House do now adjourn ' (in which case, if the question thereon be not previously agreed to, Mr. Speaker shall put the question half an hour after it has been proposed), or[NEWLINE](b) ' That this House do now adjourn till seven o'clock this day ' (in which case the question thereon shall be put forthwith):[NEWLINE]Provided that if, on a day on which notice of a motion in the terms of paragraph (a) of this order stands on the paper, leave has been given to move the adjournment of the House at seven o'clock for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, or opposed private business has been set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means, the motion shall be made in the terms and subject to the procedure prescribed by paragraph (b) of this order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00130
current_num: 13
root_num: 94
text:
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and, if given by a Minister of the Crown, on Mondays and Thursdays, notices of motions for leave to bring in bills, and for the nomination of select committees, may be set down for consideration at the commencement of public business. Mr. Speaker, after permitting, if he thinks fit, a brief explanatory statement from the Member who makes and from a Member who opposes any such motion respectively, shall put either the question thereon, or the question, 'That the debate be now adjourned'.[NEWLINE]With respect to a private Member's motion for leave to bring in a bill under this order-[NEWLINE](a) notice shall be given in the Public Bill Office, by the Member in person or by another Member on his behalf, but on any one day not more than one notice shall be accepted from any one Member; [NEWLINE](b) no notice shall be given for a day on which a notice of motion under this order already stands on the paper;[NEWLINE](c) no notice shall be given for a day earlier than the fifth or later than the fifteenth sitting day after the day on which it is given;[NEWLINE](d) not more than one such notice shall stand on the paper in the name of any one Member for a day within any period of fifteen sitting days.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
(a) Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE](b) For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.[NEWLINE](c) Not more than two days so allotted may be taken in the form of four half days on any day other than a Friday; but not more than one such half day may be taken in two consecutive calendar months.[NEWLINE](d) If for the purpose of calculating the last allotted day referred to in paragraph (8) of this order the total number of half days already taken includes an odd half day, that odd half day shall be deemed the equivalent of one day.[NEWLINE]On a day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before ten o'clock, only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) no business of supply shall be taken after ten o'clock (except as provided for in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this order or in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration)).[NEWLINE]On a half day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before seven o'clock only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) the business of supply shall not be taken after seven o'clock.[NEWLINE]On any day on which Mr. Speaker is directed under this order to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on the business of supply and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on:-[NEWLINE](a) main estimates, whether for the coming or the current year;[NEWLINE](b) votes on account;[NEWLINE](c) supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year;[NEWLINE](d) any excess vote;[NEWLINE](e) any substantive motions (including motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services [Expenditure]);[NEWLINE](f) motions for the adjournment of the House; and[NEWLINE](g) consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts and the Expenditure Committee;[NEWLINE]but such business of supply shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote on account for civil departments for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day; [NEWLINE](b) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously; and[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 25th day of March, any of the following numbers or total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](b) any vote on account for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](d) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](e) any excess votes for civil departments, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote; and[NEWLINE](f) any excess votes for defence services, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) each class of the civil estimates; and[NEWLINE](b) each vote in the estimate for the defence services;[NEWLINE]and any motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services Expenditure (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no reason why Parliament should not sanction the virement temporarily authorised by the Treasury in each case), and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]At least two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration under paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]Notice of objection may be given in respect of any number or total amount referred to in paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]On any day to which the provisions of paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order apply Mr. Speaker shall at ten o'clock put the following questions:-[NEWLINE](a) on any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day, the question that that number be maintained for that service;[NEWLINE](b) on each total amount in respect of which notice of objection has been given, the question that that total amount be granted for the purposes defined in such vote or estimate; and[NEWLINE](c) that the total amount outstanding in respect of each financial year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes;[NEWLINE]and he shall then in like manner put severally the questions on motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services [Expenditure] (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no reason why Parliament should not sanction the virement temporarily authorised by the Treasury in each case) that sanction be given to the application of the said sums.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00240
current_num: 24
root_num: 75
text:
Whenever a Member shall have been named by Mr. Speaker, or by the chairman, immediately after the commission of the offence of disregarding the authority of the chair, or of persistently and wifuly obstructing the business of the House by abusing the rules of the House, or otherwise, then, if the offence has been committed by such Member in the House, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith put the question, on a motion being made, ' That such Member be suspended from the service of the House'; and, if the offence has been committed in a committee of the whole House, the chairman shall forthwith suspend the proceedings of the committee and report the circumstance to the House; and Mr. Speaker shall on a motion being made forthwith put the same question, as if the offence had been committed in the House itself. Proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.[NEWLINE]If any Member be suspended under this order, his suspension on the first occasion shall continue until the fifth day, and on the second occasion until the twentieth day, on which the House shall sit after the day on which he was suspended, but on any subsequent occasion until the House shall resolve that the suspension of such Member do terminate.[NEWLINE]Not more than one Member shall be named at the same time, unless two or more Members, present together, have jointly disregarded the authority of the chair.[NEWLINE]If a Member, or two or more Members acting jointly, who have been suspended under this order from the service of the House, shall refuse to obey the direction of Mr. Speaker, when severally summoned under Mr. Speaker's orders by the Serjeant at Arms to obey such direction, Mr. Speaker shall call the attention of the House to the fact that recourse to force is necessary in order to compel obedience to his direction, and the Member or Members named by him as having refused to obey his direction shall thereupon and without any further question being put be suspended from the service of the House during the remainder of the session.[NEWLINE]Suspension from the service of the House shall not exempt the Member so suspended from serving on any committee for the consideration of a private bill to which he may have been appointed before his suspension.[NEWLINE]Nothing in this order shall be taken to deprive the House of the power of proceeding against any Member according to ancient usages.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00280
current_num: 28
root_num: 79
text:
If Mr. Speaker, or the chairman, shall be of opinion that a dilatory motion is an abuse of the rules of the House, he may forthwith put the question thereupon from the chair, or he may decline to propose the question thereupon to the House or the committee.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the expression ' dilatory motion ' shall include a motion for the adjournment of a debate, or of the House, during any debate or of further consideration of a bill or of the Lords amendments to a bill, or that the chairman do report progress or do leave the chair.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00290
current_num: 29
root_num: 174
text:
On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays-[NEWLINE](a) if at any time after four o'clock on the House being counted it shall appear that forty Members are not present, the business under consideration shall stand over until the next sitting of the House and the House shall stand adjourned;[NEWLINE](b) the House shall not be counted between half-past seven and half-past eight o'clock or after ten o'clock; but if during either of those periods it shall appear, on a division, that forty Members are not present, the next business shall be taken.[NEWLINE]On Fridays-[NEWLINE](a) if at any time after one o'clock on the House being counted it shall appear that forty Members are not present, the business under consideration shall stand over until the next sitting of the House, and the House shall stand adjourned;[NEWLINE](b) the House shall not be counted between a quarter-past one and a quarter-past two o'clock; but if during that period it shall appear on a division that forty Members are not present, the next business shall be taken.[NEWLINE]If it shall appear on a division that forty Members are not present, the business under consideration shall stand over until the next sitting of the House and, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1(b) and 2(b) of this Standing Order, the House shall be counted.[NEWLINE]The House shall not be counted during the proceedings on any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill, or during proceedings in the course of which Mr. Speaker is directed to put forthwith any question.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00300
current_num: 30
root_num: 87
text:
After a question has been proposed a Member rising in his place may claim to move, ' That the question be now put,' and, unless it shall appear to the Chair that such motion is an abuse of the rules of the House, or an infringement of the rights of the minority, the question, ' That the question be now put,' shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]When a question ' That the question be now put ' has been decided in the affirmative, and the question consequent thereon has been decided, a Member may claim that any further question be put which may be requisite to bring to a decision any question already proposed from the Chair, and if the assent of the Chair, as aforesaid, be not withheld, any question so claimed shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]When a clause or schedule is under consideration, a motion may be made that the question, that certain words of the clause or schedule defined in the motion stand part of the clause or schedule or ' That the clause (or the clause as amended) stand part of the bill ', or ' That this schedule (or, this schedule as amended) be the schedule to the bill', or ' That the clause or schedule be aded to the bill ', be now put and if the assent of the Chair, as aforesaid, be not withheld, the question on that motion shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]This order shall be put in force only when Mr. Speaker or, in committee, the Chairman of Ways and Means or Deputy Chairman is in the chair; except that,[NEWLINE](a) during any proceedings on or in relation to the business of supply, and[NEWLINE](b) during proceedings upon consideration of the report of a bill,[NEWLINE]the order may be put in force when Mr. Deputy Speaker is in the chair.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00330
current_num: 33
root_num: 119
text:
In respect of any motion or any bill under consideration on report or any Lords amendment to a bill, Mr. Speaker shall have power to select the amendments, new clauses or new schedules to be proposed thereto.[NEWLINE]In committee of the whole House, the Chairman of Ways and Means and the Deputy Chairman shall have the like power to select the amendments, new clauses or new schedules to be proposed.[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker, or in a committee of the whole House, the Chairman of Ways and Means or the Deputy Chairman, may, if he think fit, call upon any Member who has given notice of an amendment, new clause or new schedule to give such explanation of the object thereof as may enable him to form a judgement upon it.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order, motions for instructions to committees on bills and motions to recommit bills shall be treated as if they were amendments under paragraph (1) of this order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00380
current_num: 38
root_num: 127
text:
Where a public bill (not being a bill to confirm a provisional order or certificate) is ordered to be read a second time on a future day, and it appears that the standing orders relating to private business may be applicable to the bill, the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills shall be ordered to examine the bill and they shall proceed and report with all convenient speed whether the said standing orders are applicable thereto. If they find that the standing orders are applicable, they shall further report whether they have been complied with.[NEWLINE]If the Examiners report that any standing order applicable to the bill has not been complied with, and the Standing Orders Committee report that such standing order ought not to be dispensed with, the order of the day relating to the bill shall be discharged.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00390
current_num: 39
root_num: 120
text:
If on an amendment to the question 'That a bill be now read a second time (or the third time)' it is decided that the word ' now ' stand part of the question, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith declare the bill to be read a second or the third time as the case may be. [NEWLINE]When the question has been proposed 'That a bill be now read a second (or the third) time' and the question on any amendment to leave out all the words after 'That' and insert other words has passed in the negative, the main question shall be put forthwith.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00400
current_num: 40
root_num: 115
text:
When a public bill (other than a Consolidated Fund or an Appropriation Bill, or a bill for confirming a provisional order) has been read a second time, it shall stand committed to a standing committee unless the House otherwise order.[NEWLINE]A motion to commit a bill to a committee of the whole House or to a select committee, or a motion that it is expedient that a bill be committed to a joint committee of Lords and Commons, may be made by any Member and if made immediately after the bill has been read a second time shall not require notice, and, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]A motion to commit a bill to a standing committee in respect of some of its provisions and to a committee of the whole House in respect of other provisions may be made by the Member in charge of the bill and, if made immediately after the bill has been read a second time, shall not require notice, and may, though opposed, be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business. If such a motion is opposed, Mr. Speaker after permitting, if he thinks fit, a brief explanatory statement from the Member who makes and from a Member who opposes the motion shall, without permitting any further debate, put the question thereon.[NEWLINE]If the question on a motion made under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of this order is negatived, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith declare that the bill stands committed to a standing committee.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00430
current_num: 43
root_num: 133
text:
There shall be a committee, to be called the Business Committee, consisting of the members of the Chairmen's Panel and not more than five other members to be nominated by Mr. Speaker in respect of each bill to which this order or Standing Order No. 44 (Allocation of time to bills) applies. The quorum of the committee shall be seven. The committee-[NEWLINE](a) shall, in the case of any bill in respect of which an order has been made by the House, allotting a specified number of days or portions of days to the consideration of the bill in committee of the whole House or on report, divide the bill into such parts as they may see fit and allot to each part so many days or portions of a day so allotted as they may consider appropriate;[NEWLINE](b) may, if they think fit, do the like in repsect of any bill to the consideration of which in committee of the whole House or on report a specified number of days or portions of days has been allotted by general agreement notified orally to the House by a Minister of the Crown; and[NEWLINE](c) shall report their resolution (or resolutions) to the House, and on a motion being made for the consideration of such report, the question thereon shall be put forthwith and on consideration of the said report the question ' That this House doth agree with the committee in their resolution (or resolutions) ' shall be put forthwith and, if that question be agreed to, any such resolution shall have effect as if it were an order of the House.[NEWLINE]Proceedings in pursuance of this sub-paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00440
current_num: 44
root_num: 166
text:
Where, in respect of a public bill either-[NEWLINE](a) Mr. Speaker has been informed that no general agreement to allot a specified number of days or portions of days to the consideration of the bill in committee or on report has been reached, or[NEWLINE](b) any general agreement of which Mr. Speaker has been informed is, in the opinion of a Minister of the Crown, working ineffectively,[NEWLINE]a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown that the committee on the bill shall report the bill on or before a specified day, and that the Business Committee shall make recommendations to the House as to the number of days or portions of days to be allotted to the consideration of the bill in committee, on report or on third reading, and as to the time by which proceedings on any parts into which they may divide the bill shall be brought to a conclusion in committee or on report and any further recommendations which may in their opinion be necessary to ensure the bringing to a conclusion of the proceedings on the parts of the bill allotted to those days or portions of days; and not more than two hours after the commencement of proceedings on such a motion Mr. Speaker shall proceed to put any question necessary to dispose of those proceedings.[NEWLINE]When the Business Committee shall have reported the resolution or resolutions containing their recommendations to the House, the provisions of sub-paragraph (c) of Standing Order No. 43 (Business Committee) shall apply to the proceedings on any motions for the consideration of such report and on the consideration of the said report.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00560
current_num: 56
root_num: 60
text:
No amendments, not being merely verbal, shall be made to any bill on the third reading.[NEWLINE]The question for the third reading of a public bill shall be put forthwith unless notice has been given by not less than six Members of an amendment to the question or of a motion that the question be not put forthwith.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00580
current_num: 58
root_num: 13
text:
With respect to any bill brought to this House from the House of Lords, or returned by the House of Lords to this House, with amendments, whereby any pecuniary penalty, forfeiture, or fee shall be authorized, imposed, appropriated, regulated, varied, or extinguished, this House will not insist on its ancient and undoubted privileges in the following cases: -[NEWLINE](1) When the object of such pecuniary penalty or forfeiture is to secure the execution of the act, or the punishment or prevention of offences.[NEWLINE](2) Where such fees are imposed in respect of benefit taken or service rendered under the act, and in order to the execution of the act, and are not made payable into the Consolidated Fund, or in aid of the public revenue, and do not form the ground of public accounting by the parties receiving the same, either in respect of deficit or surplus.[NEWLINE](3) When such bill shall be a private bill for a local or personal act.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00600
current_num: 60
root_num: 100
text:
As many standing committees shall be appointed as may be necessary for the consideration of bills or other business committed or referred to a standing committee. [NEWLINE]Subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 69 (Scottish Standing Committees), the bills committed to a standing committee shall be distributed among the committees by Mr. Speaker.[NEWLINE]In all but one of the standing committees government bills shall have precedence.[NEWLINE]Government bills allocated to a particular standing committee shall be considered in whatever order Her Majesty's Ministers may decide.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00610
current_num: 61
root_num: 147
text:
The chairman or chairmen of each standing committee shall be appointed by Mr. Speaker from the Chairmen's Panel.[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker may change the chairmen so appointed from time to time.[NEWLINE]When more than one chairman is appointed to a standing committee any of the chairmen so appointed may exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 65 (Procedure in standing committees).[NEWLINE]The Chairmen's Panel, of whom three shall be a quorum, shall have power to consider matters of procedure relating to standing committees and to report their opinion thereupon to the House from time to time.[NEWLINE]Any member of a standing committee may, at the request of the chairman of the committee, act as chairman for not more than a quarter of an hour: Provided that such member shall not exercise the powers conferred on the chairman of a standing committee by paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 65 (Procedure in standing committees).


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00620
current_num: 62
root_num: 171
text:
Save in the case of-[NEWLINE](a) the Scottish Grand Committee,[NEWLINE](b) the Scottish Standing Committees,[NEWLINE](c) the Welsh Grand Committee, and[NEWLINE](d) a standing committee for the consideration of a bill on report,[NEWLINE]the Committee of Selection shall nominate not less than sixteen nor more than fifty Members to serve on each standing committee for the consideration of each bill committed, allocated or referred to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such Members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those Members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge Members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged:[NEWLINE]Provided that, for the consideration of any public bill relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00640
current_num: 64
root_num: 135
text:
A standing committee to whom a bill or other business has been committed shall meet to consider such business on the day and at the hour named by the Member appointed chairman of the committee in respect of that business. If the consideration of the business is not completed at that sitting the committee shall meet further to consider the business on such days of the week (being days on which the House sits) as may be appointed by the committee at half-past ten o'clock, unless the committee otherwise determine:[NEWLINE]Provided that no standing committee shall sit between the hours of one o'clock and half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, except as hereinafter provided.[NEWLINE]If a standing committee is not previously adjourned, the chairman shall adjourn the committee without putting any question at one o'clock: Provided that-[NEWLINE](i) if, in the opinion of the chairman, the proceedings on a bill or other business could be brought to a final conclusion by a short extension of the sitting, he may defer adjourning the committee until a quarter past one o'clock;[NEWLINE](ii) if proceedings under Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate) be in progress at the time when the Chairman is required to adjourn the committee under this paragraph, he shall not adjourn the committee until the question for the closure of debate, the question or questions consequent thereon and on any further motion as provided in that standing order, have been decided.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00650
current_num: 65
root_num: 175
text:
The quorum of a standing committee shall be seventeen or one third of the number of its members excluding the chairman, whichever is the less; and in calculating the quorum fractions shall be counted as one.[NEWLINE]Strangers shall be admitted to a standing committee unless the committee otherwise order.[NEWLINE](a) Any notice of an amendment to a bill which has been committed or referred to a standing committee shall stand referred to the committee, and the chairman shall have the like powers as are given to Mr. Speaker and the Chairman of Ways and Means respectively by Standing Order No. 33 (Selection of amendments).[NEWLINE](b) Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate) and Standing Order No. 31 (Majority for closure) shall apply to standing committees, except that the number necessary to render the majority effective for the closure shall be the number prescribed as the quorum by paragraph (1) of this order.[NEWLINE](c) The chairman of a standing committee shall have the like powers as the Chairman of Ways and Means has under the following standing orders:- No. 22 (Irrelevance or repetition) No. 28 (Dilatory motion in abuse of rules of House) No. 48 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part).[NEWLINE](d) The following standing orders shall apply to standing committees:- No. 79 (Entry on minutes of proceedings of select committees) No. 80 (Minutes of proceedings to be laid upon the Table) No. 83 (Quorum of select committee).[NEWLINE]On a division being called in the House the chairman of a standing committee shall suspend the proceedings in the committee for such time as will, in his opinion, enable Members to vote in the division in the House and return to the committee.[NEWLINE]All standing committees shall have leave to print and circulate with the Votes the minutes of their proceedings and clauses of bills as amended by them.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00660
current_num: 66
root_num: 164
text:
A motion, of which not less than ten days' notice has been given, may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that a public bill be referred to a second reading committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, at least twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it. Provided that no such notice shall be given until the bill has been printed and delivered to the Vote Office.[NEWLINE]A second reading committee shall be a standing committee.[NEWLINE]A second reading committee shall report to the House either that they recommend that the bill ought to be read a second time or that they recommend that the bill ought not to be read a second time, and in the latter case they shall have power to state their reasons for so recommending.[NEWLINE]Upon a motion being made for the second reading of a bill reported from a second reading committee, the question thereon shall be put forthwith.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00670
current_num: 67
root_num: 141
text:
If, after any public bill has been printed, whether introduced in this House or brought from the House of Lords, Mr. Speaker is of opinion that its provisions relate exclusively to Scotland, he shall give a certificate to that effect: Provided that a certificate shall not be witheld by reason only that a provision of that bill amends the First Schedule to the House of Commons Disqualification Act, 1957.[NEWLINE]On the order for the second reading of any such bill being read, a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown, ' That the bill be referred to the Scottish Grand Committee', and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on that question being put, not less than ten Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A bill so referred to the Scottish Grand Committee shall be considered in relation to the principle of the bill, and shall be reported as having been so considered to the House and shall be ordered to be read a second time upon a future day.[NEWLINE]When the order for the second reading of any such bill has been read, a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown, 'That the bill be committed to a Scottish Standing Committee', and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of any bill to the second reading of which notice of an amendment has been given by not less than six Members.[NEWLINE]If such a motion shall have been agreed to, the Bill shall be deemed to have been read a second time, and shall be committed to a Scottish Standing Committee.[NEWLINE]Proceedings in pursuance of paragraphs (2) and (4) of this order, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00680
current_num: 68
root_num: 176
text:
There shall be a standing committee to be called the Scottish Grand Committee which shall consider-[NEWLINE](a) bills referred to them for consideration in relation to their principle under paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 67 (Public bills relating exclusively to Scotland);[NEWLINE](b) bills referred to them under Standing Order No. 73 (Consideration on report of certain bills by a standing committee);[NEWLINE](c) Scottish estimates referred to them under Standing Order No. 70 (Scottish estimates); and[NEWLINE](d) specified matters referred to them under Standing Order No. 71 (Matters relating exclusively to Scotland).[NEWLINE]The Scottish Grand Committee shall consist of all the Members representing Scottish constituencies, together with not less than ten nor more than fifteen other members to be nominated in respect of any bill or other business by the Committee of Selection, who shall have regard in such nomination to the approximation of the balance of parties in the committee to that in the whole House, and shall have power from time to time to discharge the members so nominated by them, and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00690
current_num: 69
root_num: 177
text:
For the consideration of bills certified by Mr. Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland and committed to a standing committee or bills committed to a Scottish Standing Committee not more than two standing committees may be appointed.[NEWLINE]The first Scottish Standing Committee shall consist of thirty members representing Scottish constituencies, who shall be nominated by the Committee of Selection in respect of each such bill and to whom the Committee of Selection shall have power to add not more than twenty members.[NEWLINE]The second Scottish Standing Committee shall consist of not less than sixteen nor more than fifty members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, of whom not less than sixteen members shall represent Scottish constituencies.[NEWLINE]In nominating members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and the composition of the House.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00710
current_num: 71
root_num: 154
text:
A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Scotland be referred to the Scottish Grand Committee for their consideration, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith; and if, on that question being put, not less than ten Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]If such a motion be agreed to, the Scottish Grand Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred on not more than two days in a session, and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00720
current_num: 72
root_num: 167
text:
There shall be a standing committee to be called the Welsh Grand Committee, which shall consider such specified matters relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire as may be referred to them and shall consist of all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire, together with not more than Five other Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, who shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for their consideration, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]If such a motion be agreed to, the Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00730
current_num: 73
root_num: 165
text:
A bill which has been considered by a second reading committee or by the Scottish Grand Committee in relation to the principle of the bill may be referred for consideration on report to a standing committee or to the Scottish Grand Committee, as the case may be, upon a motion made after notice by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business; and the question on such motion shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, at least twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A standing committee to consider bills on report shall consist of not less than twenty nor more than eighty members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on the committee during the consideration of each bill referred to it; and in the nomination of such members, the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and to the composition of the House.[NEWLINE]Provided that, for the consideration of all public bills relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire.[NEWLINE]Any committee to whom a bill is referred under this order shall report to the House that they have considered the bill and have made amendments or have made no amendment thereunto, as the case may be; and the bill so reported shall be ordered to be read the third time upon a future day.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00740
current_num: 74
root_num: 136
text:
Whenever an order has been made by the House allocating time to the proceedings of a standing committee on any bill which has been allocated or committed to them, the order shall stand referred to that committee, and shall be considered by a sub-committee thereof to be called the business sub-committee.[NEWLINE]A business sub-committee shall consist of the chairman or one of the chairmen of the committee (who shall be chairman of the sub-committee) and seven members of the committee, to be nominated by Mr. Speaker as soon as may be after such an order has been made; the quorum of the sub-committee shall be four, of whom the chairman so nominated shall be one; and the sub-committee shall have power to report from time to time to the committee.[NEWLINE]A sub-committee shall report to the committee their resolutions upon-[NEWLINE](a) the number of sittings to be allotted to the consideration of the bill;[NEWLINE](b) the allocation of the proceedings to each sitting; and[NEWLINE](c) the time at which any proceedings, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion.[NEWLINE]All such resolutions shall be reported to the committee at the commencement of the next sitting of the committee and shall be recorded in the minutes of the proceedings of the committee.[NEWLINE]Whenever a sub-committee have made a report to the committee, the Member in charge of the bill may forthwith move ' That this committee do agree with the business sub-committee in their resolution (or resolutions) '; and the question on such a motion shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]If the question is agreed to, the resolution (or resolutions) shall have effect as though included in the order aforesaid, but if it is negatived the resolution (or resolutions) shall stand re-committed to the business sub-committee.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00830
current_num: 83
root_num: 46
text:
A select committee may not proceed to business unless a quorum be present; and if at any time during the sitting of a select committee a quorum shall not be present, the clerk of the committee shall bring this fact to the notice of the chairman, who shall thereupon suspend the proceedings of the committee until a quorum be present, or adjourn the committee to some future day.[NEWLINE]In determining whether the requisite number of members is present to form the quorum, the chairman shall be counted.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00870
current_num: 87
root_num: 159
text:
There shall be a select committee, to be called the Expenditure Committee, to consider any papers on public expenditure presented to this House and such of the estimates as may seem fit to the committee and in particular to consider how, if at all, the policies implied in the figures of expenditure and in the estimates may be carried out more economically, and to examine the form of the papers and of the estimates presented to this House; to consist of forty-nine Members, who shall be nominated at the commencement of every session, and of whom nine shall be a quorum.[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power to send for persons, papers, and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time:[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees any of the matters referred to the committee; three shall be the quorum of every such sub-committee.[NEWLINE]Every such sub-committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to adjourn from place to place.[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before sub-committees.[NEWLINE]The committee and any sub-committee appointed by the committee shall have power to admit strangers during the examination of witnesses unless they otherwise order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 00940
current_num: 94
root_num: 162
text:
A Minister of the Crown may without notice make a motion for giving provisional statutory effect to any proposals in pursuance of section 5 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968; and the question on such a motion shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]When the question has been decided on the first of several motions upon which a bill is to be brought in for imposing, renewing, varying or repealing any charge upon the people, the question on each such further motion shall be put forthwith; and proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 01050
current_num: 105
root_num: 170
text:
The Chairman of Ways and Means or the Deputy Chairman shall take the chair as Deputy Speaker, when requested so to do by Mr. Speaker, without any formal communication to the House.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House shall be informed by the Clerk at the Table of the unavoidable absence of Mr. Speaker, the Chairman of Ways and Means shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of Mr. Speaker in relation to all proceedings of this House, as Deputy Speaker, until Mr. Speaker resumes the Chair or, if he does not resume the Chair during the course of the sitting, until the next meeting of the House, and so on from day to day, on the like information being given to the House, until the House shall otherwise order:[NEWLINE]Provided that if the House shall adjourn for more than twenty-four hours the Chairman of Ways and Means shall continue to perform the duties and exercise the authority of Speaker, as Deputy Speaker, for twenty-four hours only after such adjournment.[NEWLINE]The Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means shall not perform the duties and exercise the authority of the Speaker in accordance with paragraph (2) of this order, unless the House has been informed by the Clerk at the Table of the unavoidable absence both of Mr. Speaker and of the Chairman of Ways and Means.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 01060
current_num: 106
root_num: 172
text:
Mr. Speaker shall nominate, at the commencement of every session, not less than ten Members to act as temporary chairmen of committees when requested by the Chairman of Ways and Means. [NEWLINE]The members nominated in accordance with the preceding paragraph together with the Chairman of Ways and Means and the Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means shall constitute the Chairmen's Panel.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 01150
current_num: 115
root_num: 105
text:
If at any sitting of the House, or in a committee of the whole House, any Member shall take notice that strangers are present, Mr. Speaker, or the chairman (as the case may be), shall forthwith put the question, ' That strangers do withdraw,' and such question, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business: Provided that Mr. Speaker, or the chairman may, whenever he thinks fit, order the withdrawal of strangers from any part of the House. [NEWLINE]An order that strangers do withdraw shall not apply to members of the House of Lords.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-03-08
articleid: 01220
current_num: 122
root_num: 130
text:
Whenever the House stands adjourned and it is represented to Mr. Speaker by Her Majesty's Ministers that the public interest requires that the House should meet at a time earlier than that to which the House stands adjourned, Mr. Speaker, if he is satisfied that the public interest does so require, may give notice that, being so satisfied, he appoints a time for the House to meet, and the House shall accordingly meet at the time stated in such notice.[NEWLINE]The government business to be transacted on the day on which the House shall so meet shall, subject to the publication of notice thereof in the order paper to be circulated on the day on which the House shall so meet, be such as the government may appoint, but subject as aforesaid the House shall transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to the day on which it shall so meet, and any government order of the day and government notices of motions that may stand on the order book for any day shall be appointed for the day on which the House shall so meet.[NEWLINE]In the event of Mr. Speaker being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, the Chairman of Ways and Means, or the Deputy Chairman, shall act in his stead for the purposes of this order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-04-07
articleid: 00080
current_num: 8
root_num: 95
text:
Notices of questions shall be given by Members in writing to a Clerk at the Table or to the Table Office.[NEWLINE]Questions shall be taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, after private business has been disposed of, and not later than a quarter to three o'clock.[NEWLINE]No questions shall be taken after half-past three o'clock, except questions which have not been answered in consequence of the absence of the Minister to whom they are addressed, and questions which have not appeared on the paper, but which are in Mr. Speaker's opinion of an urgent character, and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business.[NEWLINE]A Member who desires an oral answer to his question shall distinguish it by an asterisk, but subject to paragraph (5) of this order notice of any such question must appear at latest on the notice paper circulated two days (excluding Sunday) before that on which an answer is desired: Provided that notice of questions for oral answer on a Monday must be given not later than ten o'clock on the preceding Thursday evening.[NEWLINE]Questions received at the Table Office before half-past two o'clock on a Monday or Tuesday on which the House is sitting may, if so desired by the Member, be put down for oral answer on the following Wednesday or Thursday respectively: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to questions received on the first day of a session nor to questions received on the day on which the House first meets pursuant to Standing Order No. 122 (Earlier meeting of House in certain circumstances).[NEWLINE]Notice of a question shall not be given for oral answer on a day later than ten sitting days after the date of notice.[NEWLINE]If any Member does not distinguish his question by an asterisk, or if he is not present to ask it, or if it is not reached by half-past three o'clock, the Minister to whom it is addressed shall cause an answer to be printed in the Official Report of the Parliamentary Debates, unless the Member has before half-past three o'clock signified his desire to postpone the question.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House stands adjourned to a day other than the next day (not being a Saturday or Sunday)-[NEWLINE](a) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Monday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Tuesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](b) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Tuesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Tuesday or the Wednesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](c) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Wednesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Wednesday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Thursday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday;[NEWLINE](d) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Thursday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Thursday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday; and[NEWLINE](e) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Friday, notices of questions for oral answer on the following Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday:[NEWLINE]Provided that this paragraph shall not affect the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of this Standing Order if the House should sit on any day on which they are applicable.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-04-07
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
(a) Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE](b) For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.[NEWLINE](c) Not more than two days so allotted may be taken in the form of four half days on any day other than a Friday; but not more than one such half day may be taken in two consecutive calendar months.[NEWLINE](d) If for the purpose of calculating the last allotted day referred to in paragraph (8) of this order the total number of half days already taken includes an odd half day, that odd half day shall be deemed the equivalent of one day.[NEWLINE]On a day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before ten o'clock, only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) no business of supply shall be taken after ten o'clock (except as provided for in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this order or in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration)), unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown, made after notice after the interruption of business in accordance with the provision of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]On a half day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before seven o'clock only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) the business of supply shall not be taken after seven o'clock.[NEWLINE]On any day on which Mr. Speaker is directed under this order to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on the business of supply and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on:-[NEWLINE](a) main estimates, whether for the coming or the current year;[NEWLINE](b) votes on account;[NEWLINE](c) supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year;[NEWLINE](d) any excess vote;[NEWLINE](e) any substantive motions (including motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services [Expenditure]);[NEWLINE](f) motions for the adjournment of the House; and[NEWLINE](g) consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts and the Expenditure Committee;[NEWLINE]but such business of supply shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote on account for civil departments for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day; [NEWLINE](b) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously; and[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 25th day of March, any of the following numbers or total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](b) any vote on account for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](d) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](e) any excess votes for civil departments, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote; and[NEWLINE](f) any excess votes for defence services, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) each class of the civil estimates; and[NEWLINE](b) each vote in the estimate for the defence services;[NEWLINE]and any motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services Expenditure (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no reason why Parliament should not sanction the virement temporarily authorised by the Treasury in each case), and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]At least two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration under paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]Notice of objection may be given in respect of any number or total amount referred to in paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]On any day to which the provisions of paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order apply Mr. Speaker shall at ten o'clock put the following questions:-[NEWLINE](a) on any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day, the question that that number be maintained for that service;[NEWLINE](b) on each total amount in respect of which notice of objection has been given, the question that that total amount be granted for the purposes defined in such vote or estimate; and[NEWLINE](c) that the total amount outstanding in respect of each financial year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes;[NEWLINE]and he shall then in like manner put severally the questions on motions relating to any Navy, Army and Air Services [Expenditure] (provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no reason why Parliament should not sanction the virement temporarily authorised by the Treasury in each case) that sanction be given to the application of the said sums.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-07-16
articleid: 0083A
current_num: 83A
root_num: 178
text:
Except as otherwise ordered by this House,[NEWLINE](1) a select committee shall have power, if they so order, to admit strangers during the examination of witnesses; and[NEWLINE](2) a sub-committee appointed by such a select committee shall have a like power except as that committee otherwise order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-07-16
articleid: 0085A
current_num: 85A
root_num: 179
text:
All select committees having power to send for persons, papers and records shall have power to authorise the publication by the witnesses concerned of memoranda of evidence submitted to them and of the names of persons who have been summoned to appear as witnesses before them; and[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker shall have power to authorise such publication in the case of any such select committee which is no longer in existence.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-07-16
articleid: 0087A
current_num: 87A
root_num: 180
text:
There shall be a select committee, to consist of twelve members, who shall be nominated at the commencement of every session, to join with the committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills to consider:[NEWLINE](a) consolidation bills, whether public or private;[NEWLINE](b) statute law revision bills;[NEWLINE](c) bills prepared pursuant to the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949, together with any memoranda laid pursuant to that Act and any representations made with respect thereto;[NEWLINE](d) bills to consolidate any enactments with amendments to give effect to recommendations made by one or both of the Law Commissions, together with any report containing such recommendations; and[NEWLINE](e) bills prepared by one or both of the Law Commissions to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with Law Commission recommendations, of certain enactments which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility, whether or not they make other provision in connection with the repeal of those enactments, together with any Law Commission report on any such bill.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records; and to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-16
articleid: 00100
current_num: 10
root_num: 129
text:
In order to facilitate the business of select or of standing committees a motion may, after two days' notice, be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, in either of the following forms:-[NEWLINE](a) ' That this House do now adjourn ' (in which case, if the question thereon be not previously agreed to, Mr. Speaker shall put the question half an hour after it has been proposed), or[NEWLINE](b) ' That this House do now adjourn till seven o'clock this day ' (in which case the question thereon shall be put forthwith):[NEWLINE]Provided that if, on a day on which notice of a motion in the terms of paragraph (a) of this order stands on the paper, leave has been given to move the adjournment of the House at seven o'clock for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, or opposed private business has been set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means, the motion shall be made in the terms and subject to the procedure prescribed by paragraph (b) of this order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-16
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
(a) Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE](b) For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.[NEWLINE](c) Not more than two days so allotted may be taken in the form of four half days on any day other than a Friday; but not more than one such half day may be taken in two consecutive calendar months.[NEWLINE](d) If for the purpose of calculating the last allotted day referred to in paragraph (8) of this order the total number of half days already taken includes an odd half day, that odd half day shall be deemed the equivalent of one day.[NEWLINE]On a day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before ten o'clock, only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) no business of supply shall be taken after ten o'clock (except as provided for in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this order or in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration)), unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown, made after notice after the interruption of business in accordance with the provision of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]On a half day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before seven o'clock only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) the business of supply shall not be taken after seven o'clock.[NEWLINE]On any day on which Mr. Speaker is directed under this order to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on the business of supply and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on:-[NEWLINE](a) main estimates, whether for the coming or the current year;[NEWLINE](b) votes on account;[NEWLINE](c) supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year;[NEWLINE](d) any excess vote;[NEWLINE](e) any substantive motions;[NEWLINE](f) motions for the adjournment of the House; and[NEWLINE](g) consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts and the Expenditure Committee;[NEWLINE]but such business of supply shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote on account for civil departments for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day; [NEWLINE](b) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously; and[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 25th day of March, any of the following numbers or total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](b) any vote on account for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](d) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](e) any excess votes for civil departments, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote; and[NEWLINE](f) any excess votes for defence services, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) each class of the civil estimates; and[NEWLINE](b) each vote in the estimate for the defence services;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]At least two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration under paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]Notice of objection may be given in respect of any number or total amount referred to in paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]On any day to which the provisions of paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order apply Mr. Speaker shall at ten o'clock put the following questions:-[NEWLINE](a) on any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day, the question that that number be maintained for that service;[NEWLINE](b) on each total amount in respect of which notice of objection has been given, the question that that total amount be granted for the purposes defined in such vote or estimate; and[NEWLINE](c) that the total amount outstanding in respect of each financial year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes;


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-16
articleid: 00290
current_num: 29
root_num: 182
text:
The House shall not be counted at any time.[NEWLINE]If at any time it shall appear, on a division, that forty Members are not present, the business under consideration shall stand over until the next sitting of the House and the next business shall be taken.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-16
articleid: 00300
current_num: 30
root_num: 87
text:
After a question has been proposed a Member rising in his place may claim to move, ' That the question be now put,' and, unless it shall appear to the Chair that such motion is an abuse of the rules of the House, or an infringement of the rights of the minority, the question, ' That the question be now put,' shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]When a question ' That the question be now put ' has been decided in the affirmative, and the question consequent thereon has been decided, a Member may claim that any further question be put which may be requisite to bring to a decision any question already proposed from the Chair, and if the assent of the Chair, as aforesaid, be not withheld, any question so claimed shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]When a clause or schedule is under consideration, a motion may be made that the question, that certain words of the clause or schedule defined in the motion stand part of the clause or schedule or ' That the clause (or the clause as amended) stand part of the bill ', or ' That this schedule (or, this schedule as amended) be the schedule to the bill', or ' That the clause (or schedule) be aded to the bill ', be now put and if the assent of the Chair, as aforesaid, be not withheld, the question on that motion shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]This order shall be put in force in committee only when the Chairman of Ways and Means or either Deputy Chairman is in the chair.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-16
articleid: 00330
current_num: 33
root_num: 119
text:
In respect of any motion or any bill under consideration on report or any Lords amendment to a bill, Mr. Speaker shall have power to select the amendments, new clauses or new schedules to be proposed thereto.[NEWLINE]In committee of the whole House, the Chairman of Ways and Means and the Deputy Chairmen shall have the like power to select the amendments, new clauses or new schedules to be proposed.[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker, or in a committee of the whole House, the Chairman of Ways and Means or either Deputy Chairman, may, if he think fit, call upon any Member who has given notice of an amendment, new clause or new schedule to give such explanation of the object thereof as may enable him to form a judgement upon it.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order, motions for instructions to committees on bills and motions to re-commit bills shall be treated as if they were amendments under paragraph (1) of this order.[NEWLINE]The powers conferred on Mr. Speaker by this order shall not be exercised by the Deputy Speaker save during the consideration of the business of supply.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-16
articleid: 00430
current_num: 43
root_num: 133
text:
There shall be a committee, to be called the Business Committee, consisting of the Chairman of Ways and Means, who shall be chairman of the committee, and not more than eight other members to be nominated by Mr. Speaker in respect of each bill to which this order applies. The quorum of the committee shall be four. The committee-[NEWLINE](a) shall, in the case of any bill in respect of which an order has been made by the House, allotting a specified number of days or portions of days to the consideration of the bill in committee of the whole House or on report, divide the bill into such parts as they may see fit and allot to each part so many days or portions of a day so allotted as they may consider appropriate; and[NEWLINE](b) shall report their resolution (or resolutions) to the House, and on a motion being made for the consideration of such report, the question thereon shall be put forthwith and on consideration of the said report the question ' That this House doth agree with the committee in their resolution (or resolutions) ' shall be put forthwith and, if that question be agreed to, any such resolution shall have effect as if it were an order of the House.[NEWLINE]Proceedings in pursuance of this sub-paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-16
articleid: 01050
current_num: 105
root_num: 170
text:
The Chairman of Ways and Means or a Deputy Chairman shall take the chair as Deputy Speaker, when requested so to do by Mr. Speaker, without any formal communication to the House.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House shall be informed by the Clerk at the Table of the unavoidable absence of Mr. Speaker, the Chairman of Ways and Means shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of Mr. Speaker in relation to all proceedings of this House, as Deputy Speaker, until Mr. Speaker resumes the Chair or, if he does not resume the Chair during the course of the sitting, until the next meeting of the House, and so on from day to day, on the like information being given to the House, until the House shall otherwise order:[NEWLINE]Provided that if the House shall adjourn for more than twenty-four hours the Chairman of Ways and Means shall continue to perform the duties and exercise the authority of Speaker, as Deputy Speaker, for twenty-four hours only after such adjournment.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House has been informed by the Clerk at the Table of the unavoidable absence both of Mr. Speaker and of the Chairman of Ways and Means, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of the Speaker in accordance with paragraph (2) of this Order; and if the House should be so informed of the unavoidable absence of the First Deputy Chairman also, the Second Deputy Chairman shall perform those duties and exercise that authority.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-16
articleid: 01060
current_num: 106
root_num: 172
text:
Mr. Speaker shall nominate, at the commencement of every session, not less than ten Members to act as temporary chairmen of committees when requested by the Chairman of Ways and Means. [NEWLINE]The members nominated in accordance with the preceding paragraph together with the Chairman of Ways and Means and the Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means shall constitute the Chairmen's Panel.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-16
articleid: 01220
current_num: 122
root_num: 130
text:
Whenever the House stands adjourned and it is represented to Mr. Speaker by Her Majesty's Ministers that the public interest requires that the House should meet at a time earlier than that to which the House stands adjourned, Mr. Speaker, if he is satisfied that the public interest does so require, may give notice that, being so satisfied, he appoints a time for the House to meet, and the House shall accordingly meet at the time stated in such notice.[NEWLINE]The government business to be transacted on the day on which the House shall so meet shall, subject to the publication of notice thereof in the order paper to be circulated on the day on which the House shall so meet, be such as the government may appoint, but subject as aforesaid the House shall transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to the day on which it shall so meet, and any government order of the day and government notices of motions that may stand on the order book for any day shall be appointed for the day on which the House shall so meet.[NEWLINE]In the event of Mr. Speaker being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, the Chairman of Ways and Means, or either Deputy Chairman, shall act in his stead for the purposes of this order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1971-11-24
articleid: 00620
current_num: 62
root_num: 171
text:
Save in the case of-[NEWLINE](a) the Scottish Grand Committee,[NEWLINE](b) the Welsh Grand Committee, and[NEWLINE](c) a standing committee for the consideration of a bill on report.[NEWLINE]the Committee of Selection shall nominate not less than sixteen nor more than fifty Members to serve on each standing committee for the consideration of each bill committed, allocated or referred to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such Members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those Members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge Members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged: Provided that[NEWLINE](i) for the consideration of any public bill certified by Mr. Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland or of a public bill (or part of a public bill) ordered to be considered by a Scottish standing committee, the committee shall be so constituted as to include not less than sixteen Members representing Scottish constituencies;[NEWLINE](ii) for the consideration of any public bill relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 00030
current_num: 3
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be proceeded with at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten o'clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 4 (Statutory Instruments, &c. (procedure)) otherwise provides, but Mr. Speaker shall put any questions necessary to dispose of such proceedings not later than half-past eleven o'clock or one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later: Provided that, if Mr. Speaker shall be of opinion that, because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion, the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall, instead of putting the question as aforesaid, interrupt the business, and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday);[NEWLINE](c) proceedings in pursuance of any standing order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](d) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven o'clock or three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect that any specified business may be proceeded with at this day's sitting though opposed-[NEWLINE](a) until any hour;[NEWLINE](b) until a specified hour; or[NEWLINE](c) until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later,[NEWLINE]or in a form combining any or all of these effects in respect of different items of business, the motion shall stand over and may not be made until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith, and after that question has been decided the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with until a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour;[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), such business may be proceeded with after the specified hour for a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9; and[NEWLINE](c) the proceedings upon business which may be proceeded with until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later, shall if not previously concluded be interrupted at that hour or at the end of that period, as the case may be.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten o'clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten o'clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 00080
current_num: 8
root_num: 95
text:
Notices of questions shall be given by Members in writing to a Clerk at the Table or to the Table Office.[NEWLINE]Questions shall be taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, after private business has been disposed of, and not later than a quarter to three o'clock.[NEWLINE]No questions shall be taken after half-past three o'clock, except questions which have not been answered in consequence of the absence of the Minister to whom they are addressed, and questions which have not appeared on the paper, but which are in Mr. Speaker's opinion of an urgent character, and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business.[NEWLINE]A Member who desires an oral answer to his question shall distinguish it by an asterisk, but subject to paragraph (5) of this order notice of any such question must appear at latest on the notice paper circulated two days (excluding Sunday) before that on which an answer is desired: Provided that notice of questions for oral answer on a Monday must be given not later than ten o'clock on the preceding Thursday evening.[NEWLINE]Questions received at the Table Office before half-past two o'clock on a Monday or Tuesday on which the House is sitting may, if so desired by the Member, be put down for oral answer on the following Wednesday or Thursday respectively: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to questions received on the first day of a session nor to questions received on the day on which the House first meets pursuant to Standing Order No. 122 (Earlier meeting of House in certain circumstances).[NEWLINE]Notice of a question shall not be given for oral answer on a day later than ten sitting days after the date of notice.[NEWLINE]If any Member does not distinguish his question by an asterisk, or if he is not present to ask it, or if it is not reached by half-past three o'clock, the Minister to whom it is addressed shall cause an answer to be printed in the Official Report of the Parliamentary Debates, unless the Member has before half-past three o'clock signified his desire to postpone the question.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House stands adjourned to a day other than the next day (not being a Saturday or Sunday)-[NEWLINE](a) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Monday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Tuesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](b) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Tuesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Tuesday or the Wednesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](c) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Wednesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Wednesday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Thursday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday;[NEWLINE](d) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Thursday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Thursday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday; and[NEWLINE](e) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Friday, notices of questions for oral answer on the following Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday:[NEWLINE]Provided that this paragraph shall not affect the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of this standing order if the House should sit on any day on which they are applicable.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 00090
current_num: 9
root_num: 77
text:
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday a Member rising in his place at the commencement of public business may propose to move the adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration. If Mr. Speaker is satisfied that the matter is proper to be so discussed, the Member shall either obtain the leave of the House, or, if such leave be refused, the assent of not less than forty Members who shall thereupon rise in their places to support the motion, or, if fewer than forty Members and not less than ten shall thereupon rise in their places, the House shall, on a division, upon question put forthwith, determine whether such motion shall be made.[NEWLINE]If leave is given or the motion is so supported or the House so determines that it shall be made the motion shall stand over until the commencement of public business on the following day (or, on Thursdays, until the commencement of public business on the following Monday) when proceedings upon it shall be interrupted after three hours, or, if Mr. Speaker directs that the urgency of the matter so requires, until seven o'clock on the same day.[NEWLINE]A Member intending to propose to move the adjournment of the House under the provisions of this order shall give notice to Mr. Speaker by twelve o'clock, if the urgency of the matter is known at that hour. If the urgency is not so known he shall give notice as soon thereafter as is practicable. If Mr. Speaker so desires he may defer giving his decision upon whether the matter is proper to be discussed until a named hour, when he may interrupt the proceedings of the House for the purpose.[NEWLINE]In determining whether a matter is proper to be discussed Mr. Speaker shall have regard to the extent to which it concerns the administrative responsibilities of Ministers of the Crown or could come within the scope of ministerial action. In determining whether a matter is urgent Mr. Speaker shall have regard to the probability of the matter being brought before the House in time by other means.[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker shall state whether or not he is satisfied that the matter is proper to be discussed without giving the reasons for his decision to the House.[NEWLINE]Debate on motions made under this order may include reference to any matter that would be in order on a motion to take note of the subject under discussion, and a motion may be made under this order notwithstanding the fact that a motion for the adjournment is already before the House or is proposed to be made.[NEWLINE]Any proceeding which has been postponed at seven o'clock under this order shall not, save as is provided in paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business), be interrupted at ten o'clock and may be resumed and proceeded with at or after that hour for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon a motion under this order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 00240
current_num: 24
root_num: 75
text:
Whenever a Member shall have been named by Mr. Speaker, or by the chairman, immediately after the commission of the offence of disregarding the authority of the chair, or of persistently and wifuly obstructing the business of the House by abusing the rules of the House, or otherwise, then, if the offence has been committed by such Member in the House, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith put the question, on a motion being made, ' That such Member be suspended from the service of the House'; and, if the offence has been committed in a committee of the whole House, the chairman shall forthwith suspend the proceedings of the committee and report the circumstances to the House; and Mr. Speaker shall on a motion being made forthwith put the same question, as if the offence had been committed in the House itself. Proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.[NEWLINE]If any Member be suspended under this order, his suspension on the first occasion shall continue until the fifth day, and on the second occasion until the twentieth day, on which the House shall sit after the day on which he was suspended, but on any subsequent occasion until the House shall resolve that the suspension of such Member do terminate.[NEWLINE]Not more than one Member shall be named at the same time, unless two or more Members, present together, have jointly disregarded the authority of the chair.[NEWLINE]If a Member, or two or more Members acting jointly, who have been suspended under this order from the service of the House, shall refuse to obey the direction of Mr. Speaker, when severally summoned under Mr. Speaker's orders by the Serjeant at Arms to obey such direction, Mr. Speaker shall call the attention of the House to the fact that recourse to force is necessary in order to compel obedience to his direction, and the Member or Members named by him as having refused to obey his direction shall thereupon and without any further question being put be suspended from the service of the House during the remainder of the session.[NEWLINE]Suspension from the service of the House shall not exempt the Member so suspended from serving on any committee for the consideration of a private bill to which he may have been appointed before his suspension.[NEWLINE]Nothing in this order shall be taken to deprive the House of the power of proceeding against any Member according to ancient usages.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 0058A
current_num: 58A
root_num: 183
text:
The House may proceed with any public bill brought from the Lords except a bill of aids and supplies provided that-[NEWLINE](a) it is so framed that no charge upon the people or upon public funds, unless it be such a charge as is defined in Standing Order No. 58 (Pecuniary penalties), is imposed or altered; and[NEWLINE](b) in the case of a bill which, if it were not so framed, would have as its main object the imposition or alteration of such a charge, a Minister of the Crown has informed the Clerk at the Table of his intention to take charge of it.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 00640
current_num: 64
root_num: 135
text:
A standing committee to whom a bill or other business has been committed shall meet to consider such business on the day and at the hour named by the Member appointed chairman of the committee in respect of that business. If the consideration of the business is not completed at that sitting the committee shall meet further to consider the business on such days of the week (being days on which the House sits) as may be appointed by the committee at half-past ten o'clock, unless the committee otherwise determine:[NEWLINE]Provided that no standing committee shall sit between the hours of one o'clock and half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, except as hereinafter provided.[NEWLINE]If a standing committee is not previously adjourned, the chairman shall adjourn the committee without putting any question at one o'clock: Provided that-[NEWLINE](i) if, in the opinion of the chairman, the proceedings on a bill or other business could be brought to a final conclusion by a short extension of the sitting, he may defer adjourning the committee until a quarter past one o'clock;[NEWLINE](ii) if proceedings under Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate) be in progress at the time when the chairman is required to adjourn the committee under this paragraph, he shall not adjourn the committee until the question for the closure of debate, the question or questions consequent thereon and on any further motion as provided in that standing order, have been decided.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 00670
current_num: 67
root_num: 141
text:
If, after any public bill has been printed, whether introduced in this House or brought from the House of Lords, Mr. Speaker is of opinion that its provisions relate exclusively to Scotland, he shall give a certificate to that effect: Provided that a certificate shall not be witheld by reason only that a provision of that bill amends the First Schedule to the House of Commons Disqualification Act, 1957.[NEWLINE]On the order for the second reading of any such bill being read, a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown, ' That the bill be referred to the Scottish Grand Committee', and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on that question being put, not less than ten Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A bill so referred to the Scottish Grand Committee shall be considered in relation to the principle of the bill, and shall be reported as having been so considered to the House and shall be ordered to be read a second time upon a future day.[NEWLINE]When the order for the second reading of any such bill has been read, a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown, 'That the bill be committed to a Scottish Standing Committee', and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of any bill to the second reading of which notice of an amendment has been given by not less than six Members.[NEWLINE]If such a motion shall have been agreed to, the bill shall be deemed to have been read a second time, and shall be committed to a Scottish Standing Committee.[NEWLINE]Proceedings in pursuance of paragraphs (2) and (4) of this order, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 00680
current_num: 68
root_num: 176
text:
There shall be a standing committee to be called the Scottish Grand Committee which shall consider-[NEWLINE](a) bills referred to them for consideration in relation to their principle under paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 67 (Public bills relating exclusively to Scotland);[NEWLINE](b) bills referred to them under Standing Order No. 73 (Consideration on report of certain bills by a standing committee);[NEWLINE](c) Scottish estimates referred to them under Standing Order No. 70 (Scottish estimates); and[NEWLINE](d) specified matters referred to them under Standing Order No. 71 (Matters relating exclusively to Scotland).[NEWLINE]The Scottish Grand Committee shall consist of all the Members representing Scottish constituencies, together with not less than ten nor more than fifteen other Members to be nominated in respect of any bill or other business by the Committee of Selection, who shall have regard in such nomination to the approximation of the balance of parties in the committee to that in the whole House, and shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them, and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 00730
current_num: 73
root_num: 165
text:
A bill which has been considered by a second reading committee or by the Scottish Grand Committee in relation to the principle of the bill may be referred for consideration on report to a standing committee or to the Scottish Grand Committee, as the case may be, upon a motion made after notice by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business; and the question on such motion shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, at least twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A standing committee to consider bills on report shall consist of not less than twenty nor more than eighty Members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on the committee during the consideration of each bill referred to it; and in the nomination of such Members, the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and to the composition of the House.[NEWLINE]Provided that, for the consideration of all public bills relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire.[NEWLINE]Any committee to whom a bill is referred under this order shall report to the House that they have considered the bill and have made amendments or have made no amendment thereunto, as the case may be; and the bill so reported shall be ordered to be read the third time upon a future day.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 00910
current_num: 91
root_num: 126
text:
A bill (other than a bill which is required to be brought in upon a ways and means resolution) the main object of which is the creation of a public charge may either be presented, or brought in upon an order of the House, by a Minister of the Crown, and, in the case of a bill so presented or brought in, the creation of the charge shall not require to be authorised by a resolution of the House until the bill has been read a second time, and after the charge has been so authorised the bill shall be proceeded with in the same manner as a bill which involves a charge that is subsidiary to its main purpose.[NEWLINE]The provisions of paragraph (1) of this order shall apply to any bill brought from the Lords, of which a Minister of the Crown has informed the Clerks at the Table of his intention to take charge.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-08-08
articleid: 0103A
current_num: 103A
root_num: 184
text:
Whenever it is necessary to proceed forthwith to the choice of a new Speaker in consequence of Mr. Speaker having ceased for any reason to be a Member of this House, the chair shall be taken by that Member, present in the House and not being a Minister of the Crown, who has served for the longest period continuously as a Member of this House.[NEWLINE]Whenever it is necessary to proceed to the choice of a new Speaker in consequence of an intimation to Her Majesty by Mr. Speaker of his wish to relinquish that office, then Mr. Speaker shall continue to take the chair and shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of Speaker until a new Speaker has been chosen, whereupon he shall leave the chair and shall cease to perform those duties and to exercise that authority and Mr. Speaker Elect shall take the chair accordingly:[NEWLINE]Provided that, if when this House proceeds to choose a new Speaker the unavoidable absence of Mr. Speaker has been announced, Mr. Deputy Speaker shall forthwith leave the chair and the chair shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this order.[NEWLINE]A Member taking the chair under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this order shall enjoy all those powers which may be exercised by Mr. Speaker during proceedings under paragraph (2) thereof.[NEWLINE]When a motion has been made, in accordance with the provisions of this order, That a certain Member do take the chair of this House as Speaker, a question shall be proposed on that motion and the question on any further such motion shall be put as an amendment thereto.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1972-12-18
articleid: 00080
current_num: 8
root_num: 95
text:
Notices of questions shall be given by Members in writing to a Clerk at the Table or to the Table Office.[NEWLINE]Questions shall be taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, after private business has been disposed of, and not later than a quarter to three o'clock.[NEWLINE]No questions shall be taken after half-past three o'clock, except questions which have not been answered in consequence of the absence of the Minister to whom they are addressed, and questions which have not appeared on the paper, but which are in Mr. Speaker's opinion of an urgent character, and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business.[NEWLINE]A Member who desires an oral answer to his question shall distinguish it by an asterisk, but subject to paragraph (5) of this order notice of any such question must appear at latest on the notice paper circulated two days (excluding Sunday) before that on which an answer is desired: Provided that notice of questions for oral answer on a Monday must be given not later than ten o'clock on the preceding Thursday evening.[NEWLINE]Questions received at the Table Office before half-past two o'clock on a Monday or Tuesday on which the House is sitting may, if so desired by the Member, be put down for oral answer on the following Wednesday or Thursday respectively: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to questions received on the first day of a session nor to questions received on the day on which the House first meets pursuant to Standing Order No. 122 (Earlier meeting of House in certain circumstances).[NEWLINE]Notice of a question shall not be given for oral answer on a day later than ten sitting days after the date of notice.[NEWLINE]If any Member does not distinguish his question by an asterisk, or if he is not present to ask it, or if it is not reached by half-past three o'clock, the Minister to whom it is addressed shall cause an answer to be printed in the Official Report of the Parliamentary Debates, unless the Member has before half-past three o'clock signified his desire to postpone the question.[NEWLINE]A Member who, while not desiring an oral answer to his question, desires that the answer to it shall be printed in the Official Report not later than the day for which notice has been given, shall distinguish it with the letter W, and the Minister shall cause the answer to be so printed: Provided that the minimum notice for such a question shall be the same as that prescribed for questions for oral answer in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this Order.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House stands adjourned to a day other than the next day (not being a Saturday or Sunday)-[NEWLINE](a) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Monday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Tuesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](b) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Tuesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Tuesday or the Wednesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](c) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Wednesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Wednesday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Thursday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday;[NEWLINE](d) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Thursday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Thursday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday; and[NEWLINE](e) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Friday, notices of questions for oral answer on the following Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday:[NEWLINE]Provided that this paragraph shall not affect the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of this standing order if the House should sit on any day on which they are applicable.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1973-11-20
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
(a) Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE](b) For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.[NEWLINE](c) Not more than two days so allotted may be taken in the form of four half days on any day other than a Friday; but not more than one such half day may be taken in two consecutive calendar months.[NEWLINE](d) If for the purpose of calculating the last allotted day referred to in paragraph (8) of this order the total number of half days already taken includes an odd half day, that odd half day shall be deemed the equivalent of one day.[NEWLINE]On a day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before ten o'clock, only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) no business of supply shall be taken after ten o'clock (except as provided for in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this order or in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration)), unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown, made after notice after the interruption of business in accordance with the provision of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]On a half day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before seven o'clock only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) the business of supply shall not be taken after seven o'clock.[NEWLINE]On any day on which Mr. Speaker is directed under this order to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on the business of supply and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on:-[NEWLINE](a) main estimates, whether for the coming or the current year;[NEWLINE](b) votes on account;[NEWLINE](c) supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year;[NEWLINE](d) any excess vote;[NEWLINE](e) any substantive motions;[NEWLINE](f) motions for the adjournment of the House; and[NEWLINE](g) consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts and the Expenditure Committee;[NEWLINE]but such business of supply shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote on account for civil departments for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day; [NEWLINE](b) any vote on account for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously; and[NEWLINE](d) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 18th day of March, any of the following numbers or total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](b) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](d) any excess votes for civil departments, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote; and[NEWLINE](e) any excess votes for defence services, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) each class of the civil estimates; and[NEWLINE](b) each vote in the estimate for the defence services;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]At least two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration under paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]Notice of objection may be given in respect of any number or total amount referred to in paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]On any day to which the provisions of paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order apply Mr. Speaker shall at ten o'clock put the following questions:-[NEWLINE](a) on any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day, the question that that number be maintained for that service;[NEWLINE](b) on each total amount in respect of which notice of objection has been given, the question that that total amount be granted for the purposes defined in such vote or estimate; and[NEWLINE](c) that the total amount outstanding in respect of each financial year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes;


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1973-11-20
articleid: 00600
current_num: 60
root_num: 100
text:
As many standing committees shall be appointed as may be necessary for the consideration of bills or other business committed or referred to a standing committee. [NEWLINE]Subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 69 (Scottish Standing Committees), the bills committed and statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments referred to a standing committee shall be distributed among the committees by Mr. Speaker.[NEWLINE]In all but one of the standing committees government bills shall have precedence.[NEWLINE]Government bills allocated to a particular standing committee shall be considered in whatever order Her Majesty's Ministers may decide.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1973-11-20
articleid: 00620
current_num: 62
root_num: 171
text:
Save in the case of-[NEWLINE](a) the Scottish Grand Committee,[NEWLINE](b) the Welsh Grand Committee, and[NEWLINE](c) a standing committee for the consideration of a bill on report.[NEWLINE]the Committee of Selection shall nominate not less than sixteen nor more than fifty Members to serve on each standing committee for the consideration of each bill committed, allocated or referred to it, or for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments referred to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such Members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those Members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge Members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged: Provided that[NEWLINE](i) for the consideration of any public bill certified by Mr. Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland or of a public bill (or part of a public bill) ordered to be considered by a Scottish standing committee, the committee shall be so constituted as to include not less than sixteen Members representing Scottish constituencies;[NEWLINE](ii) for the consideration of any public bill relating exclusively to Wales and Monmouthshire, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales and Monmouthshire.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1973-11-20
articleid: 0073A
current_num: 73A
root_num: 185
text:
There shall be one or more standing committees, to be called Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments referred to them.[NEWLINE]Any Member, not being a member of such a Standing Committee may take part in the deliberations of the Committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]Where-[NEWLINE](i) a Member has given notice of a motion for an humble Address to Her Majesty praying that a statutory instrument be annulled, or of a motion that a draft of an order in Council be not submitted to Her Majesty in Council, or that a statutory instrument be not made, or that the House takes note of a statutory instrument, or[NEWLINE](ii) A Minister of the Crown has given notice of a motion that a statutory instrument or draft statutory instrument be approved, [NEWLINE]a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the said instrument or draft instrument be referred to such a Committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]Each Committee shall consider each instrument or draft instrument referred to it on a motion, 'That the Committee has considered the instrument (or draft instrument)'; and the chairman shall put any question necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion, if not previously concluded, when the committee shall have sat for one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings; and the Committee shall thereupon report the instrument or draft instrument to the House without any further question being put.[NEWLINE]If any motion is made in the House of the kind specified in paragraph 3(i) or 3(ii) of this Order, in relation to any instrument or draft instrument reported to the House in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Order, Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith the question thereon; and proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1974-04-04
articleid: 00010
current_num: 1
root_num: 89
text:
The House shall meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at half-past two o'clock, and will first proceed with private business, motions for unopposed returns, questions and ballots for notices of motions.[NEWLINE]No motion for the adjournment of the House shall be made on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday until all the questions asked at the commencement of public business shall have been disposed of, and, save as provided in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), no Member other than a Minister of the Crown may make such a motion on any day before the orders of the day or notices of motions shall have been entered upon.[NEWLINE]At ten o'clock on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the proceedings on any business then under consideration shall, save as otherwise provided in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business), be interrupted; and, if the House be in committee, the chairman shall leave the chair, and report progress and ask leave to sit again; and if a motion has been made for the adjournment of the House, or of the debate, or in committee that the chairman do report progress, or do leave the chair, every such motion shall lapse.[NEWLINE]On the interruption of business the closure may be moved; and if moved, or if proceedings under Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate) be then in progress, Mr. Speaker or the chairman shall not leave the chair until the questions consequent thereon and any further question, as provided in Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate), have been decided.[NEWLINE]An order of the day not disposed of before the termination of a sitting shall be deferred to such day being a day on which the House ordinarily sits as the Member in charge of that order may appoint and any order of the day not reached before the termination of a sitting shall, unless the Member in charge of the order has given other instructions to the Clerk at the Table, stand over until the next sitting.[NEWLINE]After the business under consideration at ten o'clock has been disposed of, no opposed business shall be taken, save as provided in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]The House shall not be adjourned except in pursuance of a resolution or by Mr. Speaker in pursuance of paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 2 (Sittings of the House (suspended sittings)) or Standing Order No. 26 (Power of Mr. Speaker to adjourn House or suspend sitting): Provided that, when a substantive motion for the adjournment of the House has been made at or after ten o'clock Mr. Speaker shall, after the expiration of half an hour after that motion has been made, adjourn the House without putting any question.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1974-04-04
articleid: 00620
current_num: 62
root_num: 171
text:
Save in the case of-[NEWLINE](a) the Scottish Grand Committee,[NEWLINE](b) the Welsh Grand Committee, and[NEWLINE](c) a standing committee for the consideration of a bill on report.[NEWLINE]the Committee of Selection shall nominate not less than sixteen nor more than fifty Members to serve on each standing committee for the consideration of each bill committed, allocated or referred to it, or for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments referred to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such Members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those Members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge Members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged: Provided that[NEWLINE](i) for the consideration of any public bill certified by Mr. Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland or of a public bill (or part of a public bill) ordered to be considered by a Scottish standing committee, the committee shall be so constituted as to include not less than sixteen Members representing Scottish constituencies;[NEWLINE](ii) for the consideration of any public bill relating exclusively to Wales, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1974-04-04
articleid: 00650
current_num: 65
root_num: 175
text:
The quorum of a standing committee shall be seventeen or one third of the number of its members excluding the chairman, whichever is the less; and in calculating the quorum fractions shall be counted as one.[NEWLINE]Strangers shall be admitted to a standing committee unless the committee otherwise order.[NEWLINE](a) Any notice of an amendment to a bill which has been committed or referred to a standing committee shall stand referred to the committee, and the chairman shall have the like powers as are given to Mr. Speaker and the Chairman of Ways and Means respectively by Standing Order No. 33 (Selection of amendments).[NEWLINE](b) Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate) and Standing Order No. 31 (Majority for closure) shall apply to standing committees, except that the number necessary to render the majority effective for the closure shall be the number prescribed as the quorum by paragraph (1) of this order.[NEWLINE](c) The chairman of a standing committee shall have the like powers as the Chairman of Ways and Means has under the following standing orders:- No. 22 (Irrelevance or repetition) No. 28 (Dilatory motion in abuse of rules of House) No. 48 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part).[NEWLINE](d) The following standing orders shall apply to standing committees:- No. 79 (Entry on minutes of proceedings of select committee) No. 80 (Minutes of proceedings to be laid upon the Table) No. 83 (Quorum of select committee).[NEWLINE]On a division being called in the House the chairman of a standing committee shall suspend the proceedings in the committee for such time as will, in his opinion, enable Members to vote in the division in the House and return to the committee.[NEWLINE]All standing committees shall have leave to print and circulate with the Votes the minutes of their proceedings and clauses of bills as amended by them.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1974-04-04
articleid: 00720
current_num: 72
root_num: 167
text:
There shall be a standing committee to be called the Welsh Grand Committee, which shall consider such specified matters relating exclusively to Wales as may be referred to them and shall consist of all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales, together with not more than Five other Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, who shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Wales be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for their consideration, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]If such a motion be agreed to, the Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1974-04-04
articleid: 01060
current_num: 106
root_num: 172
text:
Mr. Speaker shall nominate, at the commencement of every session, not less than ten Members to act as temporary chairmen of committees when requested by the Chairman of Ways and Means. [NEWLINE]The Members nominated in accordance with the preceding paragraph together with the Chairman of Ways and Means and the Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means shall constitute the Chairmen's Panel.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1974-04-09
articleid: 00080
current_num: 8
root_num: 95
text:
Notices of questions shall be given by Members in writing to a Clerk at the Table or to the Table Office.[NEWLINE]Questions shall be taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, after private business has been disposed of, and not later than a quarter to three o'clock.[NEWLINE]No questions shall be taken after half-past three o'clock, except questions which have not been answered in consequence of the absence of the Minister to whom they are addressed, and questions which have not appeared on the paper, but which are in Mr. Speaker's opinion of an urgent character, and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business.[NEWLINE]A Member who desires an oral answer to his question shall distinguish it by an asterisk, but subject to paragraph (5) of this order notice of any such question must appear at latest on the notice paper circulated two days (excluding Sunday) before that on which an answer is desired.[NEWLINE]Questions received at the Table Office before half-past two o'clock on a Monday or Tuesday on which the House is sitting may, if so desired by the Member, be put down for oral answer on the following Wednesday or Thursday respectively: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to questions received on the first day of a session nor to questions received on the day on which the House first meets pursuant to Standing Order No. 122 (Earlier meeting of House in certain circumstances).[NEWLINE]Notice of a question shall not be given for oral answer on a day later than ten sitting days after the date of notice.[NEWLINE]If any Member does not distinguish his question by an asterisk, or if he is not present to ask it, or if it is not reached by half-past three o'clock, the Minister to whom it is addressed shall cause an answer to be printed in the Official Report of the Parliamentary Debates, unless the Member has before half-past three o'clock signified his desire to postpone the question.[NEWLINE]A Member who, while not desiring an oral answer to his question, desires that the answer to it shall be printed in the Official Report not later than the day for which notice has been given, shall distinguish it with the letter W, and the Minister shall cause the answer to be so printed: Provided that the minimum notice for such a question shall be the same as that prescribed for questions for oral answer in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this Order.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House stands adjourned to a day other than the next day (not being a Saturday or Sunday)-[NEWLINE](a) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Monday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Tuesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](b) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Tuesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Tuesday or the Wednesday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday;[NEWLINE](c) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Wednesday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Wednesday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Friday; and notices of questions for oral answer on the Thursday following shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday;[NEWLINE](d) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Thursday, notices of questions for oral answer on that Thursday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Monday; and[NEWLINE](e) if the day to which the House stands adjourned is a Friday, notices of questions for oral answer on the following Monday shall not be received later than half-past four o'clock on the preceding Thursday:[NEWLINE]Provided that this paragraph shall not affect the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of this standing order if the House should sit on any day on which they are applicable.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1974-11-15
articleid: 00720
current_num: 72
root_num: 167
text:
There shall be a standing committee to be called the Welsh Grand Committee, which shall consider-[NEWLINE](a) bills referred to them; and[NEWLINE](b) such specified matters relating exclusively to Wales as may be referred to them[NEWLINE]and shall consist of all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales, together with not more than five other Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, who shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]A Motion, of which not less than ten days' notice has been given, may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that a public bill be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, at least twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr Speaker shall declare that the noes have it:[NEWLINE]Provided that no such notice shall be given until the bill has been printed and delivered to the Vote Office.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall report to the House either that they recommend that the bill ought to be read a second time or that they recommend that the bill ought not to be read a second time, and in the latter case they shall have power to state their reasons for so recommending.[NEWLINE]Upon a motion being made for the second reading of a bill reported from the Committee, the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Wales be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for their consideration, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]If such a motion be agreed to, the Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1975-01-14
articleid: 0073A
current_num: 73A
root_num: 185
text:
There shall be one or more standing committees, to be called Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments referred to them.[NEWLINE]Any Member, not being a member of such a Standing Committee may take part in the deliberations of the Committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]Where-[NEWLINE](i) a Member has given notice of a motion for an humble Address to Her Majesty praying that a statutory instrument be annulled, or of a motion that a draft of an order in Council be not submitted to Her Majesty in Council, or that a statutory instrument be not made, or that the House takes note of a statutory instrument, or[NEWLINE](ii) A Minister of the Crown has given notice of a motion that a statutory instrument or draft statutory instrument be approved, [NEWLINE]a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the said instrument or draft instrument be referred to such a Committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]Each Committee shall consider each instrument or draft instrument referred to it on a motion, 'That the Committee has considered the instrument (or draft instrument)'; and the chairman shall put any question necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion, if not previously concluded, when the committee shall have sat for one and a half hours or, in the case of an instrument or draft instrument relating exclusively to Northern Ireland, two and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings; and the Committee shall thereupon report the instrument or draft instrument to the House without any further question being put.[NEWLINE]If any motion is made in the House of the kind specified in paragraph 3(i) or 3(ii) of this Order, in relation to any instrument or draft instrument reported to the House in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Order, Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith the question thereon; and proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1975-02-10
articleid: 0072A
current_num: 72A
root_num: 188
text:
There shall be a Standing Committee to be called the Northern Ireland Committee which shall consider such specified matters relating exclusively to Northern Ireland as may be referred to them and shall consist of all Members sitting for constituencies in Northern Ireland, together with not more than twenty other Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, who shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Northern Ireland be referred to the Northern Ireland Committee for their consideration and the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]If such a motion be agreed to, the Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred on not more than four days in a session and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1975-02-10
articleid: 0073A
current_num: 73A
root_num: 185
text:
There shall be one or more standing committees, to be called Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments referred to them.[NEWLINE]Any Member, not being a member of such a Standing Committee may take part in the deliberations of the Committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]Where-[NEWLINE](i) a Member has given notice of a motion for an humble address to Her Majesty praying that a statutory instrument be annulled, or of a motion that a draft of an order in Council be not submitted to Her Majesty in Council, or that a statutory instrument be not made, or that the House takes note of a statutory instrument, or[NEWLINE](ii) A Minister of the Crown has given notice of a motion that a statutory instrument or draft statutory instrument be approved, [NEWLINE]a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the said instrument or draft instrument be referred to such a Committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]Each Committee shall consider each instrument or draft instrument referred to it on a motion, 'That the Committee has considered the instrument (or draft instrument)'; and the chairman shall put any question necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion, if not previously concluded, when the committee shall have sat for one and a half hours or, in the case of an instrument or draft instrument relating exclusively to Northern Ireland, two and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings; and the Committee shall thereupon report the instrument or draft instrument to the House without any further question being put.[NEWLINE]If any motion is made in the House of the kind specified in paragraph 3(i) or 3(ii) of this Order, in relation to any instrument or draft instrument reported to the House in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Order, Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith the question thereon; and proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1975-11-03
articleid: 00030
current_num: 3
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be proceeded with at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten o'clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 4 (Statutory Instruments, &c. (procedure)) otherwise provides and proceedings on commission documents, but Mr. Speaker shall put any questions necessary to dispose of such proceedings not later than half-past eleven o'clock or one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later: Provided that, if Mr. Speaker shall be of opinion that, because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion, the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall, instead of putting the question as aforesaid, interrupt the business, and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday);[NEWLINE](c) proceedings in pursuance of any standing order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](d) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven o'clock or three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]In this paragraph, and in Standing Orders No. 60 (Constitution of standing committees), No. 62 (Nomination of standing committees) and No. 73A (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.), "commission documents" means draft proposals by the Commission of the European Economic Community for secondary legislation and other documents published by the Commission for submission to the Council of Ministers.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect that any specified business may be proceeded with at this day's sitting though opposed-[NEWLINE](a) until any hour;[NEWLINE](b) until a specified hour; or[NEWLINE](c) until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later,[NEWLINE]or in a form combining any or all of these effects in respect of different items of business, the motion shall stand over and may not be made until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith, and after that question has been decided the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with until a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour;[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), such business may be proceeded with after the specified hour for a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9; and[NEWLINE](c) the proceedings upon business which may be proceeded with until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later, shall if not previously concluded be interrupted at that hour or at the end of that period, as the case may be.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten o'clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten o'clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1975-11-03
articleid: 00600
current_num: 60
root_num: 100
text:
As many standing committees shall be appointed as may be necessary for the consideration of bills or other business committed or referred to a standing committee. [NEWLINE]Subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 69 (Scottish Standing Committees), the bills committed and statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments or commission documents as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) referred to a standing committee shall be distributed among the committees by Mr. Speaker.[NEWLINE]In all but one of the standing committees government bills shall have precedence.[NEWLINE]Government bills allocated to a particular standing committee shall be considered in whatever order Her Majesty's Ministers may decide.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1975-11-03
articleid: 00620
current_num: 62
root_num: 171
text:
Save in the case of-[NEWLINE](a) the Scottish Grand Committee,[NEWLINE](b) the Welsh Grand Committee, and[NEWLINE](c) a standing committee for the consideration of a bill on report.[NEWLINE]the Committee of Selection shall nominate not less than sixteen nor more than fifty Members to serve on each standing committee for the consideration of each bill committed, allocated or referred to it, or for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments or commission documents as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) referred to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such Members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those Members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge Members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged: Provided that[NEWLINE](i) for the consideration of any public bill certified by Mr. Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland or of a public bill (or part of a public bill) ordered to be considered by a Scottish standing committee, the committee shall be so constituted as to include not less than sixteen Members representing Scottish constituencies;[NEWLINE](ii) for the consideration of any public bill relating exclusively to Wales, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1975-11-03
articleid: 0073A
current_num: 73A
root_num: 185
text:
There shall be one or more standing committees, to be called standing committees on statutory instruments, &c., for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments or commission documents (as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business)) referred to them.[NEWLINE]Any Member, not being a member of such a Standing Committee may take part in the deliberations of the Committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]Where-[NEWLINE](i) a Member has given notice of a motion for an humble address to Her Majesty praying that a statutory instrument be annulled, or of a motion that a draft of an order in Council be not submitted to Her Majesty in Council, or that a statutory instrument be not made, or that the House takes note of a statutory instrument, or[NEWLINE](ii) A Minister of the Crown has given notice of a motion that a statutory instrument or draft statutory instrument be approved, or[NEWLINE](iii) notice has been given of a motion relating to a commission document,[NEWLINE]a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the said instrument or draft instrument or commission document be referred to such a Committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]Each Committee shall consider each instrument or draft instrument or commission document referred to it on a motion, 'That the Committee has considered the instrument (or draft instrument) (or commission document)'; and the chairman shall put any question necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion, if not previously concluded, when the committee shall have sat for one and a half hours (or, in the case of an instrument or draft instrument relating exclusively to Northern Ireland, two and a half hours) after the commencement of those proceedings; and the Committee shall thereupon report the instrument or draft instrument or commission document to the House without any further question being put.[NEWLINE]If any motion is made in the House of the kind specified in paragraph 3(i), 3(ii) or 3(iii) of this Order, in relation to any instrument or draft instrument or commission document reported to the House in accordance with paragraph (4) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith the question thereon and, in the case of a motion relating to a commission document, where an amendment is offered to that question, the question on that amendment; and proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1975-11-20
articleid: 00670
current_num: 67
root_num: 141
text:
If, after any public bill has been printed, whether introduced in this House or brought from the House of Lords, Mr. Speaker is of opinion that its provisions relate exclusively to Scotland, he shall give a certificate to that effect: Provided that a certificate shall not be witheld by reason only that a provision of that bill amends Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 or Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975.[NEWLINE]On the order for the second reading of any such bill being read, a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown, ' That the bill be referred to the Scottish Grand Committee', and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on that question being put, not less than ten Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A bill so referred to the Scottish Grand Committee shall be considered in relation to the principle of the bill, and shall be reported as having been so considered to the House and shall be ordered to be read a second time upon a future day.[NEWLINE]When the order for the second reading of any such bill has been read, a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown, 'That the bill be committed to a Scottish Standing Committee', and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of any bill to the second reading of which notice of an amendment has been given by not less than six Members.[NEWLINE]If such a motion shall have been agreed to, the bill shall be deemed to have been read a second time, and shall be committed to a Scottish Standing Committee.[NEWLINE]Proceedings in pursuance of paragraphs (2) and (4) of this order, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1975-12-02
articleid: 0072B
current_num: 72B
root_num: 189
text:
There shall be a Standing Committee, to be called the Standing Committee on Regional Affairs, which shall consider any matter or matters relating to regional affairs in England which may be referred to them.[NEWLINE]All Members sitting for constituencies in England shall be members of the Standing Committee, together with not more than five other Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, who shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged, and the provisions of Standing Orders Nos. 62 (Nomination of standing committees) and 63 (Attendance of law officers and ministers in standing committees) shall not apply.[NEWLINE]A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating to regional affairs in England be referred to the Standing Committee for their consideration, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall consider the matter or matters referred to them on a motion 'That the Committee have considered the matter or matters'; and the Chairman shall put any question necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion, if not previously concluded, when the Committee shall have sat for two and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings; and the Committee shall thereupon report to the House that they have considered the matter or matters without any further question being put.[NEWLINE]Six shall be the quorum of the Committee.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-01-27
articleid: 00730
current_num: 73
root_num: 165
text:
A bill which has been considered by a second reading committee or by the Scottish Grand Committee in relation to the principle of the bill may be referred for consideration on report to a standing committee or to the Scottish Grand Committee, as the case may be, upon a motion made after notice by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business; and the question on such motion shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, at least twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A standing committee to consider bills on report shall consist of not less than twenty nor more than eighty Members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on the committee during the consideration of each bill referred to it; and in the nomination of such Members, the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and to the composition of the House.[NEWLINE]Provided that, for the consideration of all public bills relating exclusively to Wales, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales.[NEWLINE]Any committee to whom a bill is referred under this order shall report to the House that they have considered the bill and have made amendments or have made no amendment thereunto, as the case may be; and the bill so reported shall be ordered to be read the third time upon a future day.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00030
current_num: 3
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be proceeded with at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten o'clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 4 (Statutory Instruments, &c. (procedure)) otherwise provides and proceedings on commission documents, but Mr. Speaker shall put any questions necessary to dispose of such proceedings not later than half-past eleven o'clock or one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later: Provided that, if Mr. Speaker shall be of opinion that, because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion, the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall, instead of putting the question as aforesaid, interrupt the business, and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday);[NEWLINE](c) proceedings in pursuance of any standing order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](d) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven o'clock or three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]In this paragraph, and in Standing Orders No. 60 (Constitution of standing committees), No. 62 (Nomination of standing committees) and No. 73A (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.), "commission documents" means draft proposals by the Commission of the European Economic Community for secondary legislation and other documents published by the Commission for submission to the Council of Ministers.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect that any specified business may be proceeded with at this day's sitting though opposed-[NEWLINE](a) until any hour;[NEWLINE](b) until a specified hour; or[NEWLINE](c) until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later,[NEWLINE]or in a form combining any or all of these effects in respect of different items of business, the motion shall stand over and may not be made until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith, and after that question has been decided the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that- [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with until a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour;[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), such business may be proceeded with after the specified hour for a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9; and[NEWLINE](c) the proceedings upon business which may be proceeded with until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later, shall if not previously concluded be interrupted at that hour or at the end of that period, as the case may be.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten o'clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten o'clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00430
current_num: 43
root_num: 133
text:
There shall be a committee, to be called the Business Committee, consisting of the Chairman of Ways and Means, who shall be chairman of the committee, and not more than eight other Members to be nominated by Mr. Speaker in respect of each bill to which this order applies. The quorum of the committee shall be four. The committee-[NEWLINE](a) shall, in the case of any bill in respect of which an order has been made by the House, allotting a specified number of days or portions of days to the consideration of the bill in committee of the whole House or on report, divide the bill into such parts as they may see fit and allot to each part so many days or portions of a day so allotted as they may consider appropriate; and[NEWLINE](b) shall report their resolution (or resolutions) to the House, and on a motion being made for the consideration of such report, the question thereon shall be put forthwith and on consideration of the said report the question ' That this House doth agree with the committee in their resolution (or resolutions) ' shall be put forthwith and, if that question be agreed to, any such resolution shall have effect as if it were an order of the House.[NEWLINE]Proceedings in pursuance of this sub-paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00580
current_num: 58
root_num: 13
text:
With respect to any bill brought to this House from the House of Lords, or returned by the House of Lords to this House, with amendments, whereby any pecuniary penalty, forfeiture, or fee shall be authorized, imposed, appropriated, regulated, varied, or extinguished, this House will not insist on its ancient and undoubted privileges in the following cases: -[NEWLINE](1) when the object of such pecuniary penalty or forfeiture is to secure the execution of the act, or the punishment or prevention of offences;[NEWLINE](2) where such fees are imposed in respect of benefit taken or service rendered under the act, and in order to the execution of the act, and are not made payable into the Consolidated Fund, or in aid of the public revenue, and do not form the ground of public accounting by the parties receiving the same, either in respect of deficit or surplus;[NEWLINE](3) when such bill shall be a private bill for a local or personal act.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00600
current_num: 60
root_num: 100
text:
As many standing committees shall be appointed as may be necessary for the consideration of bills or other business committed or referred to a standing committee. [NEWLINE]Subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 69 (Scottish Standing Committees), the bills committed and statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments or commission documents as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) or measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made under such measures referred to a standing committee shall be distributed among the committees by Mr. Speaker.[NEWLINE]In all but one of the standing committees government bills shall have precedence.[NEWLINE]Government bills allocated to a particular standing committee shall be considered in whatever order Her Majesty's Ministers may decide.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00610
current_num: 61
root_num: 147
text:
The chairman or chairmen of each standing committee shall be appointed by Mr. Speaker from the Chairmen's Panel.[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker may change the chairmen so appointed from time to time.[NEWLINE]When more than one chairman is appointed to a standing committee any of the chairmen so appointed may exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 65 (Procedure in standing committees).[NEWLINE]The Chairmen's Panel, of whom three shall be a quorum, shall have power to consider matters of procedure relating to standing committees and to report their opinion thereupon to the House from time to time.[NEWLINE]Any Member of a standing committee may, at the request of the chairman of the committee, act as chairman for not more than a quarter of an hour: Provided that such Member shall not exercise the powers conferred on the chairman of a standing committee by paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 65 (Procedure in standing committees).


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00620
current_num: 62
root_num: 171
text:
Save in the case of-[NEWLINE](a) the Scottish Grand Committee,[NEWLINE](b) the Welsh Grand Committee, and[NEWLINE](c) a standing committee for the consideration of a bill on report,[NEWLINE]the Committee of Selection shall nominate not less than sixteen nor more than fifty Members to serve on each standing committee for the consideration of each bill committed, allocated or referred to it, or for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments or commission documents as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) or measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made under such measures referred to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such Members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those Members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge Members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged: Provided that[NEWLINE](i) for the consideration of any public bill certified by Mr. Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland or of a public bill (or part of a public bill) ordered to be considered by a Scottish standing committee, the committee shall be so constituted as to include not less than sixteen Members representing Scottish constituencies;[NEWLINE](ii) for the consideration of any public bill relating exclusively to Wales, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00630
current_num: 63
root_num: 137
text:
Mr. Attorney General, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Solicitor General, and Mr. Solicitor General for Scotland, being Members of this House, or any of them, though not members of a standing committee, may take part in the deliberations of the committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]In a standing committee which is to consider a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution any Minister of the Crown, being a Member of this House, though not a member of the standing committee, may take part in the deliberations of the committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00650
current_num: 65
root_num: 175
text:
The quorum of a standing committee shall be seventeen or one third of the number of its Members excluding the chairman, whichever is the less; and in calculating the quorum fractions shall be counted as one.[NEWLINE]Strangers shall be admitted to a standing committee unless the committee otherwise order.[NEWLINE](a) Any notice of an amendment to a bill which has been committed or referred to a standing committee shall stand referred to the committee, and the chairman shall have the like powers as are given to Mr. Speaker and the Chairman of Ways and Means respectively by Standing Order No. 33 (Selection of amendments).[NEWLINE](b) Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate) and Standing Order No. 31 (Majority for closure) shall apply to standing committees, except that the number necessary to render the majority effective for the closure shall be the number prescribed as the quorum by paragraph (1) of this order.[NEWLINE](c) The chairman of a standing committee shall have the like powers as the Chairman of Ways and Means has under the following standing orders:- No. 22 (Irrelevance or repetition) No. 28 (Dilatory motion in abuse of rules of House) No. 48 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part).[NEWLINE](d) The following standing orders shall apply to standing committees:- No. 79 (Entry on minutes of proceedings of select committee) No. 80 (Minutes of proceedings to be laid upon the Table) No. 83 (Quorum of select committee).[NEWLINE]On a division being called in the House the chairman of a standing committee shall suspend the proceedings in the committee for such time as will, in his opinion, enable Members to vote in the division in the House and return to the committee.[NEWLINE]All standing committees shall have leave to print and circulate with the Votes the minutes of their proceedings and clauses of bills as amended by them.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00720
current_num: 72
root_num: 167
text:
There shall be a standing committee to be called the Welsh Grand Committee, which shall consider-[NEWLINE](a) bills referred to them; and[NEWLINE](b) such specified matters relating exclusively to Wales as may be referred to them[NEWLINE]and shall consist of all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales, together with not more than five other Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, who shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]A Motion, of which not less than ten days' notice has been given, may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that a public bill be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, at least twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it:[NEWLINE]Provided that no such notice shall be given until the bill has been printed and delivered to the Vote Office.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall report to the House either that they recommend that the bill ought to be read a second time or that they recommend that the bill ought not to be read a second time, and in the latter case they shall have power to state their reasons for so recommending.[NEWLINE]Upon a motion being made for the second reading of a bill reported from the Committee, the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Wales be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for their consideration, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]If such a motion be agreed to, the Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 0073A
current_num: 73A
root_num: 185
text:
There shall be one or more standing committees, to be called standing committees on statutory instruments, &c., for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments or commission documents (as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business)) referred to them.[NEWLINE]Any Member, not being a member of such a standing committee may take part in the deliberations of the Committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]Where-[NEWLINE](i) a Member has given notice of a motion for an humble address to Her Majesty praying that a statutory instrument be annulled, or of a motion that a draft of an order in Council be not submitted to Her Majesty in Council, or that a statutory instrument be not made, or that the House takes note of a statutory instrument, or[NEWLINE](ii) A Minister of the Crown has given notice of a motion to the effect that a statutory instrument or draft statutory instrument be approved, or[NEWLINE](iii) notice has been given of a motion relating to a commission document,[NEWLINE]a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the said instrument or draft instrument or commission document be referred to such a Committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]Each Committee shall consider each instrument or draft instrument or commission document referred to it on a motion, 'That the Committee has considered the instrument (or draft instrument) (or commission document)'; and the chairman shall put any question necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion, if not previously concluded, when the committee shall have sat for one and a half hours (or, in the case of an instrument or draft instrument relating exclusively to Northern Ireland, two and a half hours) after the commencement of those proceedings; and the Committee shall thereupon report the instrument or draft instrument or commission document to the House without any further question being put.[NEWLINE]If any motion is made in the House of the kind specified in paragraph 3(i), 3(ii) or 3(iii) of this Order, in relation to any instrument or draft instrument or commission document reported to the House in accordance with paragraph (4) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith the question thereon and, in the case of a motion relating to a commission document, where an amendment is offered to that question, the question on that amendment; and proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.[NEWLINE]The provisions of this order shall apply to measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made under such measures as if such measures and such instruments were statutory instruments; and the notice referred to in paragraph 3(ii) of this order may, in respect of such measures and instruments, have been given by any Member.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 00760
current_num: 76
root_num: 40
text:
Any Member intending to propose that certain Members be members of a select committee shall give notice of the names of the Members whom he intends to propose to be members of the Committee, and shall endeavour to ascertain previously whether each such Member will give his attendance on the committee.[NEWLINE]The provisions of paragraph (1) of this order shall apply in the case of Members proposed to be added or substituted.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 0087A
current_num: 87A
root_num: 180
text:
There shall be a select committee, to consist of twelve Members, who shall be nominated at the commencement of every session, to join with the committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills to consider-[NEWLINE](a) consolidation bills, whether public or private;[NEWLINE](b) statute law revision bills;[NEWLINE](c) bills prepared pursuant to the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949, together with any memoranda laid pursuant to that Act and any representations made with respect thereto;[NEWLINE](d) bills to consolidate any enactments with amendments to give effect to recommendations made by one or both of the Law Commissions, together with any report containing such recommendations; and[NEWLINE](e) bills prepared by one or both of the Law Commissions to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with Law Commission recommendations, of certain enactments which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility, whether or not they make other provision in connection with the repeal of those enactments, together with any Law Commission report on any such bill.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records; and to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-02-24
articleid: 01050
current_num: 105
root_num: 170
text:
The Chairman of Ways and Means or a Deputy Chairman shall take the chair as Deputy Speaker, when requested so to do by Mr. Speaker, without any formal communication to the House.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House shall be informed by the Clerk at the Table of the unavoidable absence of Mr. Speaker, the Chairman of Ways and Means shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of Mr. Speaker in relation to all proceedings of this House, as Deputy Speaker, until Mr. Speaker resumes the Chair or, if he does not resume the Chair during the course of the sitting, until the next meeting of the House, and so on from day to day, on the like information being given to the House, until the House shall otherwise order:[NEWLINE]Provided that if the House shall adjourn for more than twenty-four hours the Chairman of Ways and Means shall continue to perform the duties and exercise the authority of Speaker, as Deputy Speaker, for twenty-four hours only after such adjournment.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House has been informed by the Clerk at the Table of the unavoidable absence both of Mr. Speaker and of the Chairman of Ways and Means, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of the Speaker in accordance with paragraph (2) of this order; and if the House should be so informed of the unavoidable absence of the First Deputy Chairman also, the Second Deputy Chairman shall perform those duties and exercise that authority.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-07-23
articleid: 0072A
current_num: 72A
root_num: 188
text:
There shall be a Standing Committee to be called the Northern Ireland Committee which shall consider such specified matters relating exclusively to Northern Ireland as may be referred to them and shall consist of all Members sitting for constituencies in Northern Ireland, together with not more than twenty other Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, who shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Northern Ireland be referred to the Northern Ireland Committee for their consideration and the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]If such a motion be agreed to, the Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1976-12-20
articleid: 0087A
current_num: 87A
root_num: 180
text:
There shall be a select committee, to consist of twelve Members, to join with the committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills to consider-[NEWLINE](a) consolidation bills, whether public or private;[NEWLINE](b) statute law revision bills;[NEWLINE](c) bills prepared pursuant to the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949, together with any memoranda laid pursuant to that Act and any representations made with respect thereto;[NEWLINE](d) bills to consolidate any enactments with amendments to give effect to recommendations made by one or both of the Law Commissions, together with any report containing such recommendations; and[NEWLINE](e) bills prepared by one or both of the Law Commissions to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with Law Commission recommendations, of certain enactments which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility, whether or not they make other provision in connection with the repeal of those enactments, together with any Law Commission report on any such bill.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records; and to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House.[NEWLINE]Two shall be the Quorum of the Committee.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-06-25
articleid: 00050
current_num: 5
root_num: 27
text:
The House shall meet on Fridays at eleven o'clock, and will first proceed with private business, petitions, and motions for unopposed returns. [NEWLINE]Standing Orders No. 1 (Sittings of the House) and No. 3 (Exempted business) shall apply to the sittings on Fridays with the omission of paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) and with the substitution of references to four o'clock, a quarter to five o'clock and half-past five o'clock for references to ten o'clock, a quarter to eleven o'clock and half-past eleven o'clock respectively.[NEWLINE]In the application of Standing Order No. 4 (Prayers against statutory instruments, &c. (negative procedure)) to the sittings on Fridays there shall be substituted references to half-past five o'clock for references to half-past eleven o'clock.[NEWLINE]The House, when it meets on Friday, shall, at its rising, stand adjourned until the following Monday without any question being put.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-06-25
articleid: 00720
current_num: 72
root_num: 167
text:
There shall be a standing committee to be called the Welsh Grand Committee, which shall consider-[NEWLINE](a) bills referred to them; and[NEWLINE](b) such specified matters relating exclusively to Wales as may be referred to them[NEWLINE]and shall consist of all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales, together with not more than five other Members to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, who shall have power from time to time to discharge the Members so nominated by them and to appoint others in substitution for those discharged.[NEWLINE]A motion, of which not less than ten days' notice has been given, may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that a public bill be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, at least twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it:[NEWLINE]Provided that no such notice shall be given until the bill has been printed and delivered to the Vote Office.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall report to the House either that they recommend that the bill ought to be read a second time or that they recommend that the bill ought not to be read a second time, and in the latter case they shall have power to state their reasons for so recommending.[NEWLINE]Upon a motion being made for the second reading of a bill reported from the Committee, the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Wales be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for their consideration, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith.[NEWLINE]If such a motion be agreed to, the Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-06-25
articleid: 00730
current_num: 73
root_num: 165
text:
A bill which has been considered by a second reading committee or by the Scottish Grand Committee in relation to the principle of the bill may be referred for consideration on report to a standing committee or to the Scottish Grand Committee, as the case may be, upon a motion made after notice by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business; and the question on such motion shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, at least twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]A standing committee to consider bills on report shall consist of not less than twenty nor more than eighty Members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on the committee during the consideration of each bill referred to it; and in the nomination of such Members, the Committee of Selection shall have regard to their qualifications and to the composition of the House:[NEWLINE]Provided that, for the consideration of all public bills relating exclusively to Wales, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales.[NEWLINE]Any committee to whom a bill is referred under this order shall report to the House that they have considered the bill and have made amendments or have made no amendment thereunto, as the case may be; and the bill so reported shall be ordered to be read the third time upon a future day.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-06-25
articleid: 0073A
current_num: 73A
root_num: 185
text:
There shall be one or more standing committees, to be called standing committees on statutory instruments, &c., for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments or commission documents (as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business)) referred to them.[NEWLINE]Any Member, not being a member of such a standing committee may take part in the deliberations of the committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]Where-[NEWLINE](i) a Member has given notice of a motion for an humble address to Her Majesty praying that a statutory instrument be annulled, or of a motion that a draft of an order in Council be not submitted to Her Majesty in Council, or that a statutory instrument be not made, or that the House takes note of a statutory instrument, or[NEWLINE](ii) A Minister of the Crown has given notice of a motion to the effect that a statutory instrument or draft statutory instrument be approved, or[NEWLINE](iii) notice has been given of a motion relating to a commission document,[NEWLINE]a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the said instrument or draft instrument or commission document be referred to such a Committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]Each Committee shall consider each instrument or draft instrument or commission document referred to it on a motion, 'That the Committee has considered the instrument (or draft instrument) (or commission document)'; and the chairman shall put any question necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion, if not previously concluded, when the committee shall have sat for one and a half hours (or, in the case of an instrument or draft instrument relating exclusively to Northern Ireland, two and a half hours) after the commencement of those proceedings; and the Committee shall thereupon report the instrument or draft instrument or commission document to the House without any further question being put.[NEWLINE]If any motion is made in the House of the kind specified in paragraph 3(i), 3(ii) or 3(iii) of this Order, in relation to any instrument or draft instrument or commission document reported to the House in accordance with paragraph (4) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith the question thereon and, in the case of a motion relating to a commission document, where an amendment is offered to that question, the question on that amendment; and proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.[NEWLINE]The provisions of this order shall apply to measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made under such measures as if such measures and such instruments were statutory instruments; and the notice referred to in paragraph 3(ii) of this order may, in respect of such measures and instruments, have been given by any Member.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-06-25
articleid: 0086A
current_num: 86A
root_num: 190
text:
Select committees shall be appointed to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the principal government departments set out in paragraph (2) of this Order and associated public bodies, and similar matters within the responsibilities of the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.[NEWLINE]The committees appointed under paragraph 1 of this Order, the principal departments of government with which they are concerned, the maximum numbers of each committee and the quorum in each case shall be as follows:[NEWLINE]Name of committee | Principal government departments concerned | Maximum numbers of Members | Quorum[NEWLINE]1. Agriculture | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]2. Defence | Ministry of Defence | 10 | 3[NEWLINE]3. Education, Science and Arts | Department of Education and Science | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]4. Employment | Department of Employment | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]5. Energy | Department of Energy | 10 | 3[NEWLINE]6. Environment | Department of the Environment | 10 | 3[NEWLINE]7. Foreign Affairs | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]8. Home Affairs | Home Office | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]9. Industry and Trade | Department of Industry, Department of Trade | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]10. Social Services | Department of Health and Social Security | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]11. Transport | Department of Transport | 10 | 3[NEWLINE]12. Treasury and Civil Service | Treasury, Civil Service Department, Board of Inland Revenue, Board of Customs and Excise | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]There shall in addition be a select committee to examine the reports of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and of the Health Services Commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales which are laid before this House, and matters in connection therewith: and the committee shall consist of eight members of whom the quorum shall be three.[NEWLINE]The Foreign Affairs Committee, the Home Affairs Committee and the Treasury and Civil Service Committee shall each have the power to appoint one sub-committee.[NEWLINE]There may be a sub-committee, drawn from the membership of two or more of the Energy, Environment, Industry and Trade, Transport and Treasury and Civil Service Committees, set up from time to time to consider any matter affecting two or more nationalised industries.[NEWLINE]Select committees appointed under this Order shall have power-[NEWLINE](a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;[NEWLINE](b) to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference; and[NEWLINE](c) to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before sub-committees;[NEWLINE]and the sub-committees appointed under this Order shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to adjourn from place to place, and shall have a quorum of three.[NEWLINE]Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to a committee appointed under this Order shall continue to be members of that committee for the remainder of the Parliament.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-06-26
articleid: 0086B
current_num: 86B
root_num: 191
text:
A select committee shall be appointed, to be called the Committee on Welsh Affairs, to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Welsh Office and associated public bodies; and the committee shall consist of a maximum of eleven members, of whom the quorum shall be three.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall have power-[NEWLINE](a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and[NEWLINE](b) to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.[NEWLINE]Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to the committee appointed under this Order shall continue to be members of the committee for the remainder of the Parliament.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-07-26
articleid: 0086A
current_num: 86A
root_num: 190
text:
Select committees shall be appointed to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the principal government departments set out in paragraph (2) of this Order and associated public bodies, and similar matters within the responsibilities of the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.[NEWLINE]The committees appointed under paragraph 1 of this Order, the principal departments of government with which they are concerned, the maximum numbers of each committee and the quorum in each case shall be as follows:[NEWLINE]Name of committee | Principal government departments concerned | Maximum numbers of Members | Quorum[NEWLINE]1. Agriculture | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]2. Defence | Ministry of Defence | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]3. Education, Science and Arts | Department of Education and Science | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]4. Employment | Department of Employment | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]5. Energy | Department of Energy | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]6. Environment | Department of the Environment | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]7. Foreign Affairs | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]8. Home Affairs | Home Office | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]9. Industry and Trade | Department of Industry, Department of Trade | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]10. Social Services | Department of Health and Social Security | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]11. Transport | Department of Transport | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]12. Treasury and Civil Service | Treasury, Civil Service Department, Board of Inland Revenue, Board of Customs and Excise | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]There shall in addition be a select committee to examine the reports of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and of the Health Services Commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales which are laid before this House, and matters in connection therewith: and the committee shall consist of eight members of whom the quorum shall be three.[NEWLINE]The Foreign Affairs Committee, the Home Affairs Committee and the Treasury and Civil Service Committee shall each have the power to appoint one sub-committee.[NEWLINE]There may be a sub-committee, drawn from the membership of two or more of the Energy, Environment, Industry and Trade, Transport and Treasury and Civil Service Committees, set up from time to time to consider any matter affecting two or more nationalised industries.[NEWLINE]Select committees appointed under this Order shall have power-[NEWLINE](a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;[NEWLINE](b) to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference; and[NEWLINE](c) to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before sub-committees;[NEWLINE]and the sub-committees appointed under this Order shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to adjourn from place to place, and shall have a quorum of three.[NEWLINE]Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to a committee appointed under this Order shall continue to be members of that committee for the remainder of the Parliament.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-10-31
articleid: 00130
current_num: 13
root_num: 94
text:
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and if given by a Minister of the Crown, on Mondays and Thursdays, notices of motions for leave to bring in bills, and for the nomination of select committees, may be set down for consideration at the commencement of public business. Mr. Speaker, after permitting, if he thinks fit, a brief explanatory statement from the Member who makes and from a Member who opposes any such motion respectively, shall put either the question thereon, or the question, 'That the debate be now adjourned'.[NEWLINE]With respect to a private Member's motion for leave to bring in a bill under this order-[NEWLINE](a) notice shall be given in the Public Bill Office, by the Member in person or by another Member on his behalf, but on any one day not more than one notice shall be accepted from any one Member; [NEWLINE](b) no notice shall be given for a day on which a notice of motion under this order already stands on the paper;[NEWLINE](c) no notice shall be given for a day earlier than the fifth or later than the fifteenth sitting day after the day on which it is given;[NEWLINE](d) not more than one such notice shall stand on the paper in the name of any one Member for a day within any period of fifteen sitting days.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-10-31
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
(a) Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE](b) For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.[NEWLINE](c) Not more than two days so allotted may be taken in the form of four half days on any day other than a Friday; but not more than one such half day may be taken in two consecutive calendar months.[NEWLINE](d) If for the purpose of calculating the last allotted day referred to in paragraph (8) of this order the total number of half days already taken includes an odd half day, that odd half day shall be deemed the equivalent of one day.[NEWLINE]On a day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before ten o'clock, only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) no business of supply shall be taken after ten o'clock (except as provided for in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this order or in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration)), unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown, made after notice after the interruption of business in accordance with the provision of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]On a half day allotted to the business of supply:-[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before seven o'clock only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) the business of supply shall not be taken after seven o'clock.[NEWLINE]On any day on which Mr. Speaker is directed under this order to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on the business of supply and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on:-[NEWLINE](a) main estimates, whether for the coming or the current year;[NEWLINE](b) votes on account;[NEWLINE](c) supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year;[NEWLINE](d) any excess vote;[NEWLINE](e) any substantive motions;[NEWLINE](f) motions for the adjournment of the House; and[NEWLINE](g) consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts and the Expenditure Committee;[NEWLINE]but such business of supply shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote on account for civil departments for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day; [NEWLINE](b) any vote on account for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously; and[NEWLINE](d) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 18th day of March, any of the following numbers or total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](b) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](d) any excess votes for civil departments, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote; and[NEWLINE](e) any excess votes for defence services, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) each class of the civil estimates; and[NEWLINE](b) each vote in the estimate for the defence services;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]At least two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration under paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]Notice of objection may be given in respect of any number or total amount referred to in paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]On any day to which the provisions of paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order apply Mr. Speaker shall at ten o'clock put the following questions:-[NEWLINE](a) on any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day, the question that that number be maintained for that service;[NEWLINE](b) on each total amount in respect of which notice of objection has been given, the question that that total amount be granted for the purposes defined in such vote or estimate; and[NEWLINE](c) that the total amount outstanding in respect of each financial year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes;[NEWLINE]If on any allotted day, all the words after the word "That" of any substantive motion have been ordered to stand part of the question or if other words have been added in their place, Mr Speaker shall forthwith declare the main question (as amended or not as the case may be) to be agreed to.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-10-31
articleid: 00320
current_num: 32
root_num: 163
text:
When an amendment has been moved, the question to be proposed thereon shall be, 'That the amendment be made', except that-[NEWLINE](1) when to the question ' That a bill be now read a second time (or the third time)' an amendment has been moved to leave out the word 'now', the question shall be, 'That the word "now" stand part of the question', and[NEWLINE](2) on a day allocated to the business of supply under Standing Order No. 18 (Business of supply), where to any substantive motion an amendment has been moved by a Minister of the Crown to leave out a word or words and insert others, the Question shall be, "That the original words stand part of the Question," and, if that Question be passed in the negative, the Question, "That the proposed words be there added" shall be put forthwith'.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-10-31
articleid: 00660
current_num: 66
root_num: 164
text:
A motion, of which not less than ten days' notice has been given, may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that a public bill be referred to a second reading committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, at least twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it. Provided that no such notice shall be given until the bill has been printed and delivered to the Vote Office.[NEWLINE]A motion, of which not less than ten days' notice has been given, may with the leave of the House be made by the Member in charge of a private Member's bill at the commencement of public business on any day when private Members' bills or notices of motions have precedence under the provisions of Standing Order No. 6 (Precedence of government business), that the said bill be referred to a second reading committee and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith. If such a motion be agreed to, any order that the said bill be read a second time which stands on the Paper for that or any subsequent day shall be discharged. No such motion shall be made before the seventh Friday on which private Members' bills have precedence and no such notice shall be given until the bill has been printed and delivered to the Vote Office.[NEWLINE]A second reading committee shall be a standing committee.[NEWLINE]A second reading committee shall report to the House either that they recommend that the bill ought to be read a second time or that they recommend that the bill ought not to be read a second time, and in the latter case they shall have power to state their reasons for so recommending.[NEWLINE]Upon a motion being made for the second reading of a bill reported from a second reading committee, the question thereon shall be put forthwith.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-10-31
articleid: 0086A
current_num: 86A
root_num: 190
text:
Select committees shall be appointed to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the principal government departments set out in paragraph (2) of this Order and associated public bodies, and similar matters within the responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.[NEWLINE]The committees appointed under paragraph 1 of this Order, the principal departments of government with which they are concerned, the maximum numbers of each committee and the quorum in each case shall be as follows:[NEWLINE]Name of committee | Principal government departments concerned | Maximum numbers of Members | Quorum[NEWLINE]1. Agriculture | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]2. Defence | Ministry of Defence | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]3. Education, Science and Arts | Department of Education and Science | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]4. Employment | Department of Employment | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]5. Energy | Department of Energy | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]6. Environment | Department of the Environment | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]7. Foreign Affairs | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]8. Home Affairs | Home Office | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]9. Industry and Trade | Department of Industry, Department of Trade | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]10. Social Services | Department of Health and Social Security | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]11. Transport | Department of Transport | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]12. Treasury and Civil Service | Treasury, Civil Service Department, Board of Inland Revenue, Board of Customs and Excise | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]There shall in addition be a select committee to examine the reports of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and of the Health Services Commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales which are laid before this House, and matters in connection therewith: and the committee shall consist of eight members of whom the quorum shall be three.[NEWLINE]The Foreign Affairs Committee, the Home Affairs Committee and the Treasury and Civil Service Committee shall each have the power to appoint one sub-committee.[NEWLINE]There may be a sub-committee, drawn from the membership of two or more of the Energy, Environment, Industry and Trade, Scottish Affairs, Transport and Treasury and Civil Service Committees, set up from time to time to consider any matter affecting two or more nationalised industries.[NEWLINE]Select committees appointed under this Order shall have power-[NEWLINE](a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;[NEWLINE](b) to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference; and[NEWLINE](c) to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before sub-committees;[NEWLINE]and the sub-committees appointed under this Order shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to adjourn from place to place, and shall have a quorum of three.[NEWLINE]Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to a committee appointed under this Order shall continue to be members of that committee for the remainder of the Parliament.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1979-10-31
articleid: 0086C
current_num: 86C
root_num: 193
text:
A select committee shall be appointed, to be called the Committee on Scottish Affairs, to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Scottish Office and associated public bodies; and the committee shall consist of a maximum of thirteen members, of which the quorum shall be five.[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power-[NEWLINE](a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and[NEWLINE](b) to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.[NEWLINE]Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to the committee appointed under this Order shall continue to be members of the committee for the remainder of the Parliament.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-01-17
articleid: 00050
current_num: 5
root_num: 27
text:
The House shall meet on Fridays at half past nine o'clock, and will first proceed with private business, petitions, and motions for unopposed returns. [NEWLINE]Standing Orders No. 1 (Sittings of the House) and No. 3 (Exempted business) shall apply to the sittings on Fridays with the omission of paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) and with the substitution of references to half past two o'clock, a quarter past three o'clock and four o'clock for references to ten o'clock, a quarter to eleven o'clock and half-past eleven o'clock respectively.[NEWLINE]In the application of Standing Order No. 4 (Prayers against statutory instruments, &c. (negative procedure)) to the sittings on Fridays there shall be substituted references to four o'clock for references to half-past eleven o'clock.[NEWLINE]At eleven o'clock Mr. Speaker may interrupt the proceedings in order to permit questions to be asked which are in his opinion of an urgent character and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business, statements to be made by Ministers, or personal explanations to be made by Members.[NEWLINE]If the House is in Committee at eleven o'clock, on an occasion when Mr. Speaker's intention to permit such questions, statements or explanations has been made known, the Chairman shall leave the Chair without putting any question, and report that the Committee have made progress and ask leave to sit again.[NEWLINE]The House, when it meets on Friday, shall, at its rising, stand adjourned until the following Monday without any question being put.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-01-31
articleid: 0086D
current_num: 86D
root_num: 194
text:
A select committee shall be appointed, to be called the Liaison Committee-[NEWLINE](a) to consider general matters relating to the work of select committees, and[NEWLINE](b) to give such advice relating to the work of select committees as may be sought by the House of Commons Commission.[NEWLINE]The committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to report from time to time.[NEWLINE]Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.[NEWLINE]The committee may consist of more than fifteen Members, of whom six shall be the quorum.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00030
current_num: 3
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be proceeded with at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten o'clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 4 (Prayers against statutory Instruments, &c. (negative procedure)) otherwise provides and proceedings on European Community documents, but Mr. Speaker shall put any questions necessary to dispose of such proceedings not later than half-past eleven o'clock or one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later: Provided that, if Mr. Speaker shall be of opinion that, because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion, the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall, instead of putting the question as aforesaid, interrupt the business, and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday);[NEWLINE](c) proceedings in pursuance of any standing order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](d) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven o'clock or three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]In this paragraph, and in Standing Orders No. 60 (Constitution of standing committees), No. 62 (Nomination of standing committees) and No. 73B (Standing Committees on European Community documents), "European Community documents" means draft proposals by the Commission of the European Communities for legislation and other documents published for submission to the Council of Ministers or to the European Council whether or not such documents originate from the Commission.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect that any specified business may be proceeded with at this day's sitting though opposed-[NEWLINE](a) until any hour;[NEWLINE](b) until a specified hour; or[NEWLINE](c) until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later,[NEWLINE]or in a form combining any or all of these effects in respect of different items of business, the motion shall stand over and may not be made until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith, and after that question has been decided the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that- [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with until a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour;[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), such business may be proceeded with after the specified hour for a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9; and[NEWLINE](c) the proceedings upon business which may be proceeded with until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later, shall if not previously concluded be interrupted at that hour or at the end of that period, as the case may be.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten o'clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten o'clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00100
current_num: 10
root_num: 129
text:
In order to facilitate the business of select or of standing committees a motion may, after two days' notice, be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, in either of the following forms:[NEWLINE](a) ' That this House do now adjourn ' (in which case, if the question thereon be not previously agreed to, Mr. Speaker shall put the question half an hour after it has been proposed), or[NEWLINE](b) ' That this House do now adjourn till seven o'clock this day ' (in which case the question thereon shall be put forthwith):[NEWLINE]Provided that if, on a day on which notice of a motion in the terms of paragraph (a) of this order stands on the paper, leave has been given to move the adjournment of the House at seven o'clock for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, or opposed private business has been set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means, the motion shall be made in the terms and subject to the procedure prescribed by paragraph (b) of this order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00130
current_num: 13
root_num: 94
text:
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and if given by a Minister of the Crown, on Mondays and Thursdays, notices of motions for leave to bring in bills, and for the nomination of select committees, may be set down for consideration at the commencement of public business. Mr. Speaker, after permitting, if he thinks fit, a brief explanatory statement from the Member who makes and from a Member who opposes any such motion respectively, shall put either the question thereon, or the question, 'That the debate be now adjourned'.[NEWLINE]With respect to a private Member's motion for leave to bring in a bill under this order-[NEWLINE](a) notice shall be given in the Public Bill Office by the Member in person or by another Member on his behalf, but on any one day not more than one notice shall be accepted from any one Member; [NEWLINE](b) no notice shall be given for a day on which a notice of motion under this order already stands on the paper;[NEWLINE](c) no notice shall be given for a day earlier than the fifth or later than the fifteenth sitting day after the day on which it is given;[NEWLINE](d) not more than one such notice shall stand on the paper in the name of any one Member for a day within any period of fifteen sitting days.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00180
current_num: 18
root_num: 110
text:
(a) Twenty-nine days, being days before the 5th of August, shall be allotted to the business of supply in each session.[NEWLINE](b) For the purposes of this order two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day.[NEWLINE](c) Not more than two days so allotted may be taken in the form of four half days on any day other than a Friday; but not more than one such half day may be taken in two consecutive calendar months.[NEWLINE](d) If for the purpose of calculating the last allotted day referred to in paragraph (8) of this order the total number of half days already taken includes an odd half day, that odd half day shall be deemed the equivalent of one day.[NEWLINE]On a day allotted to the business of supply:[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before ten o'clock, only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) no business of supply shall be taken after ten o'clock (except as provided for in paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this order or in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration)), unless the House otherwise order on the motion of a Minister of the Crown, made after notice after the interruption of business in accordance with the provision of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business).[NEWLINE]On a half day allotted to the business of supply:[NEWLINE](a) supply shall stand as the first order;[NEWLINE](b) business other than the business of supply may be taken before seven o'clock only if the business of supply has first been disposed of; and[NEWLINE](c) the business of supply shall not be taken after seven o'clock.[NEWLINE]On any day on which Mr. Speaker is directed under this order to put forthwith any question, the consideration of the business of supply shall not be anticipated by a motion for the adjournment of the House, and no dilatory motion shall be moved on proceedings on the business of supply and the business shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order the business of supply shall consist of proceedings on:[NEWLINE](a) main estimates, whether for the coming or the current year;[NEWLINE](b) votes on account;[NEWLINE](c) supplementary or additional estimates for the current financial year;[NEWLINE](d) any excess vote;[NEWLINE](e) any substantive motions;[NEWLINE](f) motions for the adjournment of the House; and[NEWLINE](g) consideration of reports from the Committee of Public Accounts;[NEWLINE]but such business of supply shall not include any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the sixth allotted day, being a day not later than the 6th day of February, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote on account for civil departments for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day; [NEWLINE](b) any vote on account for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously; and[NEWLINE](d) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On a day not earlier than the tenth allotted day, being a day before the 18th day of March, any of the following numbers or total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day;[NEWLINE](b) all supplementary estimates for civil departments for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](c) all supplementary estimates for defence services for the current financial year that shall have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](d) any excess votes for civil departments, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote; and[NEWLINE](e) any excess votes for defence services, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts shall have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]On the last of the allotted days, any of the following total amounts which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) each class of the civil estimates; and[NEWLINE](b) each vote in the estimate for the defence services;[NEWLINE]and Mr. Speaker shall put the questions set out in paragraph (11) of this order.[NEWLINE]At least two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration under paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]Notice of objection may be given in respect of any number or total amount referred to in paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order.[NEWLINE]On any day to which the provisions of paragraphs (6), (7) or (8) of this order apply Mr. Speaker shall at ten o'clock put the following questions:[NEWLINE](a) on any vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year that shall have been put down for consideration on at least one previous allotted day, the question that that number be maintained for that service;[NEWLINE](b) on each total amount in respect of which notice of objection has been given, the question that that total amount be granted for the purposes defined in such vote or estimate; and[NEWLINE](c) that the total amount outstanding in respect of each financial year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes;


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00320
current_num: 32
root_num: 163
text:
When an amendment has been moved, the question to be proposed thereon shall be, 'That the amendment be made', except that-[NEWLINE](1) when to the question ' That a bill be now read a second time (or the third time)' an amendment has been moved to leave out the word 'now', the question shall be, 'That the word "now" stand part of the question'; and[NEWLINE](2) on a day allotted to the business of supply under Standing Order No. 18 (Business of supply), [NEWLINE](a) where to any substantive motion an amendment has been moved by a Minister of the Crown to leave out a word or words and insert (or add) others, the Question shall be, "That the original words stand part of the Question," and, if that Question be passed in the negative, the Question, "That the proposed words be there inserted (or added)" shall be put forthwith;[NEWLINE](b) if such amendment involves leaving out all the effective words of the motion Mr. Speaker shall, after the amendment has been disposed of, forthwith declare the main question (as amended or not as the case may be) to be agreed to.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00330
current_num: 33
root_num: 119
text:
In respect of any motion or any bill under consideration on report or any Lords amendment to a bill, Mr. Speaker shall have power to select the amendments, new clauses or new schedules to be proposed thereto.[NEWLINE]In committee of the whole House, the Chairman of Ways and Means and the Deputy Chairman shall have the like power to select the amendments, new clauses or new schedules to be proposed.[NEWLINE]Mr. Speaker, or in a committee of the whole House, the Chairman of Ways and Means or either Deputy Chairman, may, if he think fit, call upon any Member who has given notice of an amendment, new clause or new schedule to give such explanation of the object thereof as may enable him to form a judgement upon it.[NEWLINE]For the purposes of this order, motions for instructions to committees on bills and motions to commit or re-commit bills shall be treated as if they were amendments under paragraph (1) of this order.[NEWLINE]The powers conferred on Mr. Speaker by this order shall not be exercised by the Deputy Speaker save during the consideration of the business of supply.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00430
current_num: 43
root_num: 133
text:
There shall be a committee, to be called the Business Committee, consisting of the Chairman of Ways and Means, who shall be chairman of the committee, and not more than eight other Members to be nominated by Mr. Speaker in respect of each bill to which this order applies. The quorum of the committee shall be four. The committee-[NEWLINE](a) shall, in the case of any bill in respect of which an order has been made by the House, allotting a specified number of days or portions of days to the consideration of the bill in committee of the whole House or on report, divide the bill into such parts as they may see fit and allot to each part so many days or portions of a day so allotted as they may consider appropriate; and[NEWLINE](b) shall report their resolution (or resolutions) to the House, and on a motion being made for the consideration of such report the question thereon shall be put forthwith and on consideration of the said report the question ' That this House doth agree with the committee in their resolution (or resolutions) ' shall be put forthwith and, if that question be agreed to, any such resolution shall have effect as if it were an order of the House.[NEWLINE]Proceedings in pursuance of this sub-paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00580
current_num: 58
root_num: 13
text:
With respect to any bill brought to this House from the House of Lords, or returned by the House of Lords to this House, with amendments, whereby any pecuniary penalty, forfeiture, or fee shall be authorized, imposed, appropriated, regulated, varied, or extinguished, this House will not insist on its ancient and undoubted privileges in the following cases: [NEWLINE](1) when the object of such pecuniary penalty or forfeiture is to secure the execution of the act, or the punishment or prevention of offences;[NEWLINE](2) where such fees are imposed in respect of benefit taken or service rendered under the act, and in order to the execution of the act, and are not made payable into the Consolidated Fund, or in aid of the public revenue, and do not form the ground of public accounting by the parties receiving the same, either in respect of deficit or surplus;[NEWLINE](3) when such bill shall be a private bill for a local or personal act.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00600
current_num: 60
root_num: 100
text:
As many standing committees shall be appointed as may be necessary for the consideration of bills or other business committed or referred to a standing committee. [NEWLINE]Subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 69 (Scottish Standing Committees), the bills committed and statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments or European Community documents as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) or measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made under such measures referred to a standing committee shall be distributed among the committees by Mr. Speaker.[NEWLINE]In all but one of the standing committees government bills shall have precedence.[NEWLINE]Government bills allocated to a particular standing committee shall be considered in whatever order Her Majesty's Ministers may decide.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00620
current_num: 62
root_num: 171
text:
Save in the case of-[NEWLINE](a) the Scottish Grand Committee,[NEWLINE](b) the Welsh Grand Committee, and[NEWLINE](c) a standing committee for the consideration of a bill on report,[NEWLINE]the Committee of Selection shall nominate not less than sixteen nor more than fifty Members to serve on each standing committee for the consideration of each bill committed, allocated or referred to it, or for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments or European Community documents as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) or measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made under such measures referred to it.[NEWLINE]In nominating such Members the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications of those Members nominated and to the composition of the House, and shall have power to discharge Members from time to time and appoint others in substitution for those discharged: Provided that[NEWLINE](i) for the consideration of any public bill certified by Mr. Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland or of a public bill (or part of a public bill) ordered to be considered by a Scottish standing committee, the committee shall be so constituted as to include not less than sixteen Members representing Scottish constituencies;[NEWLINE](ii) for the consideration of any public bill relating exclusively to Wales, the committee shall be so constituted as to include all Members sitting for constituencies in Wales.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00650
current_num: 65
root_num: 175
text:
The quorum of a standing committee shall be seventeen or one third of the number of its members excluding the chairman, whichever is the less; and in calculating the quorum fractions shall be counted as one.[NEWLINE]Strangers shall be admitted to a standing committee unless the committee otherwise order.[NEWLINE](a) Any notice of an amendment to a bill which has been committed or referred to a standing committee shall stand referred to the committee, and the chairman shall have the like powers as are given to Mr. Speaker and the Chairman of Ways and Means respectively by Standing Order No. 33 (Selection of amendments).[NEWLINE](b) Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate) and Standing Order No. 31 (Majority for closure) shall apply to standing committees, except that the number necessary to render the majority effective for the closure shall be the number prescribed as the quorum by paragraph (1) of this order.[NEWLINE](c) The chairman of a standing committee shall have the like powers as the Chairman of Ways and Means has under the following standing orders: No. 22 (Irrelevance or repetition) No. 28 (Dilatory motion in abuse of rules of House) No. 48 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part).[NEWLINE](d) The following standing orders shall apply to standing committees: No. 79 (Entry on minutes of proceedings of select committee) No. 80 (Minutes of proceedings to be laid upon the Table) No. 83 (Quorum of select committee).[NEWLINE]On a division being called in the House the chairman of a standing committee shall suspend the proceedings in the committee for such time as will, in his opinion, enable Members to vote in the division in the House and return to the committee.[NEWLINE]All standing committees shall have leave to print and circulate with the Votes the minutes of their proceedings and clauses of bills as amended by them.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 0073A
current_num: 73A
root_num: 185
text:
There shall be one or more standing committees, to be called standing committees on statutory instruments, &c., for the consideration of statutory instruments or draft statutory instruments referred to them.[NEWLINE]Any Member, not being a member of such a standing committee may take part in the deliberations of the committee, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]Where-[NEWLINE](i) a Member has given notice of a motion for an humble address to Her Majesty praying that a statutory instrument be annulled, or of a motion that a draft of an order in Council be not submitted to Her Majesty in Council, or that a statutory instrument be not made, or that the House takes note of a statutory instrument, or[NEWLINE](ii) A Minister of the Crown has given notice of a motion to the effect that a statutory instrument or draft statutory instrument be approved,[NEWLINE]a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the said instrument or draft instrument be referred to such a committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]Each committee shall consider each instrument or draft instrument referred to it on a motion, 'That the committee has considered the instrument (or draft instrument)'; and the chairman shall put any question necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion, if not previously concluded, when the committee shall have sat for one and a half hours (or, in the case of an instrument or draft instrument relating exclusively to Northern Ireland, two and a half hours) after the commencement of those proceedings; and the committee shall thereupon report the instrument or draft instrument to the House without any further question being put.[NEWLINE]If any motion is made in the House of the kind specified in paragraph 3(i) or 3(ii) of this order, in relation to any instrument or draft instrument reported to the House in accordance with paragraph (4) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith the question thereon and proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.[NEWLINE]The provisions of this order shall apply to measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made under such measures as if such measures and such instruments were statutory instruments; and the notice referred to in paragraph 3(ii) of this order may, in respect of such measures and instruments, have been given by any Member.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 0073B
current_num: 73B
root_num: 195
text:
There shall be one or more standing committees, to be called standing committes on European Community documents, for the consideration of European Community documents (as defined in Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business)) referred to them.[NEWLINE]Any Member, not being a member of such a standing committee, may take part in the deliberations of the committee, but shall not vote or be counted in the quorum.[NEWLINE]Where notice has been given of a motion relating to a European Community document, a motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, that the said document be referred to such a committee, and the question thereupon shall be put forthwith; and if, on the question being put, not less than twenty Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]Each committee shall consider each such document referred to it on a motion made by a Minister of the Crown to which amendments may be moved, and the chairman shall interrupt proceedings, if not previously concluded, when the committee shall have sat for two and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings. Thereafter, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 64 (2) (Meetings of Standing Committees), he shall forthwith put successively-[NEWLINE](a) the question on any amendment already proposed from the Chair;[NEWLINE](b) the question on any other amendments selected by the Chair which may be moved; [NEWLINE](c) the main question (or the main question, as amended).[NEWLINE]The committee shall thereupon report the document to the House, together with any resolution to which they have come, without any further question being put.[NEWLINE]If any motion is made in the House in relation to any document reported to the House in accordance with paragraph (4) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith put successively-[NEWLINE](a) the question on any amendment selected by him which may be moved; [NEWLINE](b) the main question (or the main question, as amended); [NEWLINE]and proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 00830
current_num: 83
root_num: 46
text:
A select committee may not proceed to business unless a quorum be present; and if at any time during the sitting of a select committee a quorum shall not be present, the clerk of the committee shall bring this fact to the notice of the chairman, who shall thereupon suspend the proceedings of the committee until a quorum be present, or adjourn the committee to some future day.[NEWLINE]In determining whether the requisite number of Members is present to form the quorum, the chairman shall be counted.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 0083A
current_num: 83A
root_num: 178
text:
Except as otherwise ordered by this House-[NEWLINE](1) a select committee shall have power, if they so order, to admit strangers during the examination of witnesses; and[NEWLINE](2) a sub-committee appointed by such a select committee shall have a like power except as that committee otherwise order.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 0086A
current_num: 86A
root_num: 190
text:
Select committees shall be appointed to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the principal government departments set out in paragraph (2) of this Order and associated public bodies, and similar matters within the responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.[NEWLINE]The committees appointed under paragraph (1) of this Order, the principal departments of government with which they are concerned, the maximum numbers of each committee and the quorum in each case shall be as follows:[NEWLINE]Name of committee | Principal government departments concerned | Maximum numbers of Members | Quorum[NEWLINE]1. Agriculture | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]2. Defence | Ministry of Defence | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]3. Education, Science and Arts | Department of Education and Science | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]4. Employment | Department of Employment | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]5. Energy | Department of Energy | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]6. Environment | Department of the Environment | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]7. Foreign Affairs | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]8. Home Affairs | Home Office | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]9. Industry and Trade | Department of Industry, Department of Trade | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]10. Social Services | Department of Health and Social Security | 9 | 3[NEWLINE]11. Transport | Department of Transport | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]12. Treasury and Civil Service | Treasury, Civil Service Department, Board of Inland Revenue, Board of Customs and Excise | 11 | 3[NEWLINE]There shall in addition be a select committee to examine the reports of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, of the Health Service Commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales and of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration for Northern Ireland which are laid before this House, and matters in connection therewith; and the committee shall consist of eight Members of whom the quorum shall be three.[NEWLINE]The Foreign Affairs Committee, the Home Affairs Committee and the Treasury and Civil Service Committee shall each have the power to appoint one sub-committee.[NEWLINE]There may be a sub-committee, drawn from the membership of two or more of the Energy, Environment, Industry and Trade, Scottish Affairs, Transport and Treasury and Civil Service Committees, set up from time to time to consider any matter affecting two or more nationalised industries.[NEWLINE]Select committees appointed under this Order shall have power-[NEWLINE](a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;[NEWLINE](b) to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference; and[NEWLINE](c) to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before sub-committees;[NEWLINE]and the sub-committees appointed under this Order shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to adjourn from place to place, and shall have a quorum of three.[NEWLINE]Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to a committee appointed under this Order shall continue to be members of that committee for the remainder of the Parliament.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 0086B
current_num: 86B
root_num: 191
text:
A select committee shall be appointed, to be called the Committee on Welsh Affairs, to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Welsh Office and associated public bodies; and the committee shall consist of a maximum of eleven Members, of whom the quorum shall be three.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall have power-[NEWLINE](a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and[NEWLINE](b) to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.[NEWLINE]Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to the committee appointed under this Order shall continue to be members of the committee for the remainder of the Parliament.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 0086D
current_num: 86D
root_num: 196
text:
No motion shall be made for the nomination of members of Select Committees related to Government departments and of the Select Committees on Scottish and Welsh Affairs, or for their discharge, unless:[NEWLINE](a) notice of the motion has been given at least two sitting days previously, and[NEWLINE](b) the motion is made on behalf of the Committee of Selection by the Chairman or another member of that Committee.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 0087A
current_num: 87A
root_num: 180
text:
There shall be a select committee, to consist of twelve Members, to join with the committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills to consider-[NEWLINE](a) consolidation bills, whether public or private;[NEWLINE](b) statute law revision bills;[NEWLINE](c) bills prepared pursuant to the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949, together with any memoranda laid pursuant to that Act and any representations made with respect thereto;[NEWLINE](d) bills to consolidate any enactments with amendments to give effect to recommendations made by one or both of the Law Commissions, together with any report containing such recommendations; [NEWLINE](e) bills prepared by one or both of the Law Commissions to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with Law Commission recommendations, of certain enactments which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility, whether or not they make other provision in connection with the repeal of those enactments, together with any Law Commission report on any such bill; and[NEWLINE](f) any Order in Council laid or laid in draft before the House where an affirmative resolution is required before it is made, or is a condition of its continuance in operation, and which but for the provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 1974 would, in the opinion of the Committee, have been enacted by a Consolidation Bill, whether public or private, or by a Statute Law Revision Bill.[NEWLINE]The Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records; and to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House.[NEWLINE]Two shall be the quorum of the Committee.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 0103A
current_num: 103A
root_num: 184
text:
Whenever it is necessary to proceed forthwith to the choice of a new Speaker in consequence of Mr. Speaker having ceased for any reason to be a Member of this House, the chair shall be taken by that Member, present in the House and not being a Minister of the Crown, who has served for the longest period continuously as a Member of this House.[NEWLINE]Whenever it is necessary to proceed to the choice of a new Speaker in consequence of an intimation to Her Majesty by Mr. Speaker of his wish to relinquish that office, then Mr. Speaker shall continue to take the chair and shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of Speaker until a new Speaker has been chosen, whereupon he shall leave the chair and shall cease to perform those duties and to exercise that authority and Mr. Speaker Elect shall take the chair accordingly:[NEWLINE]Provided that, if when this House proceeds to choose a new Speaker the unavoidable absence of Mr. Speaker has been announced, Mr. Deputy Speaker shall forthwith leave the chair and the chair shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this order.[NEWLINE]A Member taking the chair under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this order shall enjoy all those powers which may be exercised by Mr. Speaker during proceedings under paragraph (2) thereof.[NEWLINE]When a motion has been made, in accordance with the provisions of this order, that a certain Member do take the chair of this House as Speaker, a question shall be proposed on that motion and the question on any further such motion shall be put as an amendment thereto.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1980-10-30
articleid: 01050
current_num: 105
root_num: 170
text:
The Chairman of Ways and Means or a Deputy Chairman shall take the chair as Deputy Speaker, when requested so to do by Mr. Speaker, without any formal communication to the House.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House shall be informed by the Clerk at the Table of the unavoidable absence or the absence by leave of the House of Mr. Speaker, the Chairman of Ways and Means shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of Mr. Speaker in relation to all proceedings of this House, as Deputy Speaker, until Mr. Speaker resumes the Chair or, if he does not resume the Chair during the course of the sitting, until the next meeting of the House, and so on from day to day, on the like information being given to the House, until the House shall otherwise order:[NEWLINE]Provided that if the House shall adjourn for more than twenty-four hours the Chairman of Ways and Means shall continue to perform the duties and exercise the authority of Speaker, as Deputy Speaker, for twenty-four hours only after such adjournment.[NEWLINE]Whenever the House has been informed by the Clerk at the Table of the unavoidable absence or the absence by leave of the House both of Mr. Speaker and of the Chairman of Ways and Means, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of the Speaker in accordance with paragraph (2) of this order; and if the House should be so informed of the unavoidable absence or the absence by leave of the House of the First Deputy Chairman also, the Second Deputy Chairman shall perform those duties and exercise that authority.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1981-06-16
articleid: 00650
current_num: 65
root_num: 175
text:
Except as provided in Standing Order No. 68 (Scottish Grand Committee), the quorum of a standing committee shall be seventeen or one third of the number of its members excluding the chairman, whichever is the less; and in calculating the quorum fractions shall be counted as one.[NEWLINE]Strangers shall be admitted to a standing committee unless the committee otherwise order.[NEWLINE](a) Any notice of an amendment to a bill which has been committed or referred to a standing committee shall stand referred to the committee, and the chairman shall have the like powers as are given to Mr. Speaker and the Chairman of Ways and Means respectively by Standing Order No. 33 (Selection of amendments).[NEWLINE](b) Standing Order No. 30 (Closure of debate) and Standing Order No. 31 (Majority for closure) shall apply to standing committees, except that the number necessary to render the majority effective for the closure shall be the number prescribed as the quorum by paragraph (1) of this order.[NEWLINE](c) The chairman of a standing committee shall have the like powers as the Chairman of Ways and Means has under the following standing orders: No. 22 (Irrelevance or repetition) No. 28 (Dilatory motion in abuse of rules of House) No. 48 (Debate on clause or schedule standing part).[NEWLINE](d) The following standing orders shall apply to standing committees: No. 79 (Entry on minutes of proceedings of select committee) No. 80 (Minutes of proceedings to be laid upon the Table) No. 83 (Quorum of select committee).[NEWLINE]On a division being called in the House the chairman of a standing committee shall suspend the proceedings in the committee for such time as will, in his opinion, enable Members to vote in the division in the House and return to the committee.[NEWLINE]All standing committees shall have leave to print and circulate with the Votes the minutes of their proceedings and clauses of bills as amended by them.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1981-06-16
articleid: 00680
current_num: 68
root_num: 176
text:
There shall be a standing committee to be called the Scottish Grand Committee which shall consider-[NEWLINE](a) bills referred to them for consideration in relation to their principle under paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 67 (Public bills relating exclusively to Scotland);[NEWLINE](b) bills referred to them under Standing Order No. 73 (Consideration on report of certain bills by a standing committee);[NEWLINE](c) Scottish estimates referred to them under Standing Order No. 70 (Scottish estimates); and[NEWLINE](d) specified matters referred to them under Standing Order No. 71 (Matters relating exclusively to Scotland).[NEWLINE]The Scottish Grand Committee shall consist of all the Members representing Scottish constituencies, of whom a quorum shall be ten.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1981-06-16
articleid: 00710
current_num: 71
root_num: 154
text:
A motion may be made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business to the effect that a specified matter or matters relating exclusively to Scotland be referred to the Scottish Grand Committee for their consideration, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith; and if, on that question being put, not less than ten Members rise in their places and signify their objection thereto, Mr. Speaker shall declare that the noes have it.[NEWLINE]If such a motion be agreed to, the Scottish Grand Committee shall consider the matter or matters to them referred on not more than six days in a session, and shall report only that they have considered the said matter or matters.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1982-07-19
articleid: 00030
current_num: 3
root_num: 157
text:
The following business may be proceeded with at any hour though opposed, shall not, save for the purpose of moving a motion pursuant to paragraph (2) of this order, be interrupted at ten o'clock, and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any standing order may be resumed, though opposed, after the interruption of business:-[NEWLINE](a) proceedings on a bill brought in upon a ways and means resolution or any Consolidated Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill;[NEWLINE](b) proceedings in pursuance of any Act of Parliament save in so far as Standing Order No. 4 (Prayers against statutory Instruments, &c. (negative procedure)) otherwise provides and proceedings on European Community documents, but Mr. Speaker shall put any questions necessary to dispose of such proceedings not later than half-past eleven o'clock or one and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later: Provided that, if Mr. Speaker shall be of opinion that, because of the importance of the subject matter of the motion, the time for debate has not been adequate, he shall, instead of putting the question as aforesaid, interrupt the business, and the debate shall stand adjourned till the next sitting (other than a Friday);[NEWLINE](c) proceedings in pursuance of any standing order of this House which provides that proceedings though opposed may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business;[NEWLINE](d) proceedings on a motion authorising expenditure in connection with a bill: Provided that any questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on such a motion shall be put at a quarter to eleven o'clock or three quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings, whichever is the later.[NEWLINE]In this paragraph, and in Standing Orders No. 60 (Constitution of standing committees), No. 62 (Nomination of standing committees) and No. 73B (Standing Committees on European Community documents), "European Community documents" means draft proposals by the Commission of the European Communities for legislation and other documents published for submission to the Council of Ministers or to the European Council whether or not such documents originate from the Commission.[NEWLINE]If a notice of motion in the name of a Minister of the Crown stands upon the order paper at the commencement of public business to the effect that any specified business may be proceeded with at this day's sitting though opposed-[NEWLINE](a) until any hour;[NEWLINE](b) until a specified hour; or[NEWLINE](c) until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later,[NEWLINE]or in a form combining any or all of these effects in respect of different items of business, the motion shall stand over and may not be made until after the interruption of business and shall then be proceeded with, though opposed, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this order provided that on any day on which Mr. Speaker is directed to put questions at ten o'clock pursuant to paragraph (7) of Standing Order (Consideration of Estimates), any such motion shall stand over until those questions have been decided.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall, immediately after the interruption of business, or, if the House has been in committee, before any day is named for the House again to resolve itself into that committee, call upon the Minister to move his motion and the question thereon shall be put forthwith, and after that question has been decided the consideration of the business interrupted shall be resumed if such business is included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order or if the question be resolved in the affirmative.[NEWLINE]If the business interrupted is not included in the business specified in the motion or in paragraph (1) of this order, Mr. Speaker shall call upon the Minister to move his motion at the conclusion of any proceedings arising on the interruption of business under the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) but before the resumption of any proceedings postponed under Standing Orders No. 7 (Time for taking private business) or No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration).[NEWLINE]If a motion made under either of the two preceding paragraphs be agreed to, the business so specified shall be proceeded with as if it were included in the business specified in paragraph (1) of this order, save that- [NEWLINE](a) business which may be proceeded with until a specified hour may not if opposed be entered upon or resumed after that hour and the proceedings thereon if not previously concluded shall be interrupted at that hour;[NEWLINE](b) when proceedings on such business have been postponed under the provisions of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration), such business may be proceeded with after the specified hour for a further period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion under the said Standing Order No. 9; and[NEWLINE](c) the proceedings upon business which may be proceeded with until either a specified hour or the end of a specified period after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later, shall if not previously concluded be interrupted at that hour or at the end of that period, as the case may be.[NEWLINE]Not more than one motion under paragraph (2) of this order may be made at any one sitting and after any business proceeding under the provisions of this order is disposed of after ten o'clock, the remaining business of the sitting shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) applicable to business taken after ten o'clock.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1982-07-19
articleid: 00060
current_num: 6
root_num: 146
text:
Save as provided in this order, government business shall have precedence at every sitting.[NEWLINE]Nineteen allotted days in each session shall be at the disposal of the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition and matters selected on these days shall have precedence over government business provided that-[NEWLINE](a) two Friday sittings shall be deemed equivalent to a single sitting on any other day, and[NEWLINE](b) not more than two days so allotted may be taken in the form of four half days on any day other than a Friday.[NEWLINE]Private Members' bills shall have precedence over government business on ten Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House.[NEWLINE]On and after the seventh Friday on which private Members' bills have precedence, such bills shall be arranged on the order paper in the following order:- consideration of Lords amendments, third readings, consideration of reports not already entered upon, adjourned proceedings on consideration, bills in progress in committee, bills appointed for committee, and second readings.[NEWLINE]The ballot for private Members' bills shall be held on the second Thursday on which the House shall sit during the session under arrangements to be made by Mr. Speaker, and each bill shall be presented, by the Member who has given notice of presentation or by another Member named by him in writing to the Clerks at the Table, at the commencement of public business on the fifth Wednesday on which the House shall sit during the session.[NEWLINE]Private Members' notices of motions and private Members' bills shall have precedence, in that order, over government business on ten Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House.[NEWLINE]On four days other than Fridays in each session to be appointed by the House private Members' notices of motions shall have precedence until seven o'clock and, if not previously concluded, the proceedings thereon shall lapse at that hour and the House shall then proceed with government business.[NEWLINE]Ballots for private Members' notices of motions shall be held after questions on such Wednesdays as may be appointed by the House in respect of motions having precedence on Fridays; and on such days as may be appointed by the House in respect of motions having precedence on days other than Fridays. Notice of a subject to be raised on any motion for which a ballot is held in pursuance of this paragraph may be given at the Table or in the Table Office not less than nine days before the day on which the notice of motion is to have precedence.[NEWLINE]Until after the fifth Wednesday on which the House shall sit during the session, no private Member shall give notice of a motion for leave to bring in a bill under Standing Order No. 13 (Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business) or for presenting a bill under Standing Order No. 37 (Presentation and first reading).


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1982-07-19
articleid: 00070
current_num: 7
root_num: 158
text:
On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays the time for private business shall end not later than a quarter to three o'clock and business entered upon and not disposed of at that hour shall be deferred to such time as the Chairman of Ways and Means may appoint. Business not reached shall stand over to the next sitting, or in the case of opposed business until the next sitting other than a Friday.[NEWLINE]During the time of private business, opposed business shall not be proceeded with but shall be deferred to such time, other than a Friday, as the Chairman of Ways and Means may appoint. [NEWLINE]Opposed business shall include any proceedings on a private bill or a confirming bill which have been deferred under paragraph (2) of this order, so long as a notice of an amendment stands upon the order paper in the form of a notice of motion (other than a notice of motion in the name of the Chairman of Ways and Means) on second reading, consideration or third reading of such bill: Provided that no such notice of motion shall stand on the order paper for more than seven days unless renewed.[NEWLINE]No opposed business shall be taken on a Friday.[NEWLINE]Business deferred under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this order shall be considered at the time of private business on the day appointed unless the Chairman of Ways and Means directs that such business shall be set down for seven o'clock on any specified Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, and business so set down (including any motion contingent directly or otherwise upon any item of such business) shall be taken in such order as the Chairman of Ways and Means may determine: Provided that business so set down shall be distributed as nearly as may be proportionately between the sittings on which government business has precedence and other sittings.[NEWLINE]On any day specified under paragraph (5) of this order at seven o'clock or as soon thereafter as any motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been disposed of, the business set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means shall be entered upon and may be proceeded with subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) although opposed.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1982-07-19
articleid: 0018A
current_num: 18A
root_num: 110
text:
(a) Three days, other than Fridays, before 5th August, shall be allotted in each session for the consideration of estimates.[NEWLINE]On any such day-[NEWLINE](a) consideration of estimates or reports of the Liaison Committee relating thereto shall stand as first business;[NEWLINE](b) other business may be taken before ten o'clock only if the consideration of estimates has been concluded; and[NEWLINE](c) questions necessary to dispose of proceedings (other than a dilatory motion) on the estimates appointed for consideration under paragraph (1A) of Standing Order No. 86E (Liaison Committee) shall be deferred until ten o'clock.[NEWLINE]On a day not later than 6th February, any of the following total amounts may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) votes on account for the coming financial year;[NEWLINE](b) supplementary estimates for the current financial year which have been presented at least seven clear days previously.[NEWLINE]On a day not later than 18th March any of the following numbers or total amounts may be put down for consideration:[NEWLINE](a) votes relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year;[NEWLINE](b) supplementary estimates for the current financial year which have been presented at least seven clear days previously;[NEWLINE](c) excess votes, provided that the Committee of Public Accounts have reported that they see no objection to the sums necessary being provided by excess vote.[NEWLINE]On a day not later than 5th August, the total amount of estimates which are still outstanding may be put down for consideration.[NEWLINE]At least two days' notice shall be given of the votes which are to be put down for consideration under paragraphs (3), (4) or (5) of this order.[NEWLINE]On any day to which the provisions of paragraphs (3), (4) or (5) of this order apply Mr. Speaker shall at ten o'clock put the following questions:[NEWLINE](a) on any outstanding vote relating to numbers for defence services for the coming financial year, that that number be maintained for that service;[NEWLINE](b) that the total amount outstanding in respect of each financial year be granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes defined in the related votes.[NEWLINE]On any day on which Mr. Speaker is directed under paragraph (7) of this order to put any question, no dilatory motion shall be made and the proceedings shall not be interrupted under any standing order.[NEWLINE]The provisions of this order shall not apply to any vote of credit or votes for supplementary or additional estimates for war expenditure.


chamberid: ukhoc
releaseid: 2.0.0
versionid: 1982-07-19
articleid: 00320
current_num: 32
root_num: 163
text:
When an amendment has been moved, the question to be proposed thereon shall be, 'That the amendment be made', except that-[NEWLINE](1) when to the question ' That a bill be now read a second time (or the third time)' an amendment has been moved to leave out the word 'now', the question shall be, 'That the word "now" stand part of the question'; and[NEWLINE](2) on the nineteen days at the disposal of the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition allotted under Standing Order No. 6 (Precedence of government business),[NEWLINE](a) where to any substantive motion an amendment has been moved by a Minister of the Crown to leave out a word or words and insert (or add) others, the Question shall be, "That the original words stand part of the Question," and, if that Question be passed in the negative, the Question, "That the proposed words be there inserted (or added)" shall be put forthwith;[NEWLINE](b) if such amendment involves leaving out all the effective words of the motion Mr. Speaker shall, after the amendment has been disposed of, forthwith declare the main question (as amended or not as the case may be) to be agreed to.


