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Trotter, Neville

Wakeham, Rt Hon John

Wareing, Robert N.

Wells, Bowen

Wheeler, Sir John

Wilkinson, John

Wood, Timothy

Woodcock, Dr. Mike

Wray, Jimmy

Yeo, Tim

Young, Sir George (Acton)

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. John M. Taylor and

Mr. Tim Boswell.

NOES

Beggs, Roy

Clay, Bob

Corbyn, Jeremy

Cryer, Bob

Forsythe, Clifford (Antrim S)

Godman, Dr Norman A.

Graham, Thomas

Grant, Bernie (Tottenham)

Hughes, John (Coventry NE)

Marshall, Jim (Leicester S)

Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)

Molyneaux, Rt Hon James

Nellist, Dave

Patchett, Terry

Primarolo, Dawn

Ross, William (Londonderry E)

Salmond, Alex

Sillars, Jim

Skinner, Dennis

Welsh, Andrew (Angus E)

Wise, Mrs Audrey

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. George Buckley and

Mr. Harry Barnes.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Resolved,

That this House agrees with the recommendations contained in the First Report of the Select Committee on Procedure of this Session (House of Commons Paper No. 379).

It being after Seven o'clock, Mr. Speaker-- proceeded to put forthwith the Questions which he was directed to put at that hour by the Order [18 October].

QUESTIONS TO MEMBERS, ETC.

Motion made and Question put,

That with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament Standing Order No. 17 (Questions to Members) and Standing Order No. 18 (Notices of motions, amendments and questions) be repealed and the following Standing Orders be made--

Time for taking questions (1)--Questions shall be taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, after private business has been disposed of.

(2) 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. (3) 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. Notices of questions, motions and amendments (1)--Notices of questions shall be given by Members in writing to the Table Office. (2) A notice of a question, or of an amendment to a motion standing on the Order Paper for which no day has been fixed or of the addition of a name in support of such a motion or amendment, which is given after half- past ten o'clock in the evening shall be treated for all purposes as if it were a notice handed in after the rising of the House.

(3) A Member shall indicate on the notice of any question whether it is for oral, written or priority written answer.

(4) Where a Member has indicated that a question is for priority written answer the Minister shall cause an answer to be given to the Member on the date for which notice has been given, provided that the requirement of notice shall be the same for such questions as that prescribed in this order for questions for oral answer.

(5) Notice of a question for oral answer may not be given on a day earlier than ten sitting days before the day for answer, provided that, where that earliest day would otherwise fall on a Friday, the earliest day on which such notice may be given will instead be the previous sitting day.

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(6) Notice of any question for oral answer must appear at latest on the notice paper circulated two days (excluding Saturday and Sunday) before that on which an answer is desired.

(7) When it is proposed that the House shall adjourn for a period of less than four days, any day during that period (other than a Saturday or Sunday) shall be counted as a sitting day for the purpose of calculating the period in paragraph (5) of this order. (8) When notice shall have been given of a Motion for the adjournment of the House for more than three days Mr. Speaker may cause to have printed and circulated with the Vote a memorandum superseding the provisions of paragraphs (5) and (6) of this order and instead setting out the earliest day on which notice of questions for oral answer may be given for each of the first ten sitting days after that adjournment, provided that each such day shall as far as practicable fall on the same day of the week as that on which the question is to be answered and shall not be fewer than fourteen days before the day for answer ; and also setting out the latest day for notice of questions for oral answer on each of the first two sitting days following that adjournment provided that each such day shall not be fewer than two days (excluding Saturday and Sunday) before the day for answer.-- [Sir Geoffrey Howe.]

The House divided : Ayes 218, Noes 2.

Division No. 334] [7.13 pm

AYES

Aitken, Jonathan

Allen, Graham

Arbuthnot, James

Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)

Arnold, Sir Thomas

Atkins, Robert

Atkinson, David

Baker, Rt Hon K. (Mole Valley)

Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N)

Baldry, Tony

Banks, Tony (Newham NW)

Barron, Kevin

Beaumont-Dark, Anthony

Beggs, Roy

Bendall, Vivian

Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke)

Bermingham, Gerald

Bevan, David Gilroy

Boscawen, Hon Robert

Boswell, Tim

Bottomley, Peter

Bottomley, Mrs Virginia

Bright, Graham

Brooke, Rt Hon Peter

Brown, Michael (Brigg & Cl't's)

Browne, John (Winchester)

Bruce, Ian (Dorset South)

Budgen, Nicholas

Burns, Simon

Butcher, John

Butler, Chris

Carlisle, John, (Luton N)

Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln)

Carrington, Matthew

Cash, William

Channon, Rt Hon Paul

Chapman, Sydney

Clark, Hon Alan (Plym'th S'n)

Colvin, Michael

Conway, Derek

Coombs, Simon (Swindon)

Cope, Rt Hon John

Corbett, Robin

Corbyn, Jeremy

Cormack, Patrick

Cryer, Bob

Curry, David

Dalyell, Tam

Davis, David (Boothferry)

Dixon, Don

Dorrell, Stephen

Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James

Dover, Den

Dunn, Bob

Emery, Sir Peter

Fallon, Michael

Favell, Tony

Fearn, Ronald

Flannery, Martin

Flynn, Paul

Fookes, Dame Janet

Forsyth, Michael (Stirling)

Forsythe, Clifford (Antrim S)

Forth, Eric

Fox, Sir Marcus

Freeman, Roger

Gale, Roger

Gardiner, George

Garel-Jones, Tristan

Glyn, Dr Sir Alan

Godman, Dr Norman A.

Golding, Mrs Llin

Goodlad, Alastair

Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles

Greenway, Harry (Ealing N)

Greenway, John (Ryedale)

Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N)

Griffiths, Win (Bridgend)

Grist, Ian

Grylls, Michael

Hague, William

Hanley, Jeremy

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