| Date | Change | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 24 October 1990 | Made | 17 Notices of Questions, etc. / Time for taking questions Questions shall be taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, after private business has been disposed of. No question shall be taken after half-past three o'clock, except 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. Any questions tabled for written answer on a day on which the House does not sit by reason of the continuance of a previous sitting shall be deemed to be questions for written answer on the next sitting day and shall appear on the Order Paper for that day. |
| 08 November 1991 | Amended | 17 Notices of Questions, etc. / Time for taking questions Questions shall be taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, after private business has been disposed of. No question shall be taken after half-past three o'clock, except questions which have not appeared on the order 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. Any questions tabled for written answer on a day on which the House does not sit by reason of the continuance of a previous sitting shall be deemed to be questions for written answer on the next sitting day and shall appear on the Order Paper for that day. |
| 24 November 1994 | Amended | 17 Notices of Questions, etc. / Time for taking questions Questions shall be taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, after private business has been disposed of. No question shall be taken after half-past three o'clock, except questions which have not appeared on the order paper but which are in the Speaker's opinion of an urgent character and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business. Any questions tabled for written answer on a day on which the House does not sit by reason of the continuance of a previous sitting shall be deemed to be questions for written answer on the next sitting day and shall appear on the order paper for that day. |
| 20 March 1997 | Amended | 21 Notices of Questions, etc. / Time for taking questions Questions shall be taken on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, after private business and motions for unopposed returns have been disposed of. No question shall be taken after half-past three o'clock, except questions which have not appeared on the order paper but which are in the Speaker's opinion of an urgent character and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business. Any questions tabled for written answer on a day on which the House does not sit by reason of the continuance of a previous sitting shall be deemed to be questions for written answer on the next sitting day and shall appear on the order paper for that day. |
| 29 October 2002 | Amended | 21 Notices of Questions, etc. / Time for taking questions Questions shall be taken on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, after private business and motions for unopposed returns have been disposed of. No question shall be taken more than one hour after the House sits, except questions which have not appeared on the order paper but which are in the Speaker's opinion of an urgent character and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business. Any questions tabled for written answer on a day on which the House does not sit by reason of the continuance of a previous sitting shall be deemed to be questions for written answer on the next sitting day and shall appear in the Questions Book for that day. |
| 28 March 2007 | Amended | 21 Notices of Questions, etc. / Time for taking questions Questions shall be taken on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, after private business and motions for unopposed returns have been disposed of. No question shall be taken more than one hour after the House sits, except questions which have not appeared on the order paper but which are in the Speaker's opinion of an urgent character and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business. Any questions tabled for written answer on a day on which the House does not sit by reason of the continuance of a previous sitting shall be deemed to be questions for written answer on the next sitting day and shall appear in the questions book for that day. |