SECTION A4

PRIVATE MEMBERS' MOTIONS

A new Sessional Order was agreed by the House of Commons on 19 December 1994 to allow Private Members' business (other than Bills) to be debated as a series of Adjournment Debates on Wednesday mornings for the remainder of the 1994-95 Session. The last debate on a Private Member's Motion took place on 21 October 1994. Madam Speaker made the following statement:

Under the new arrangements there will be one or two general debates between 10am and 1.00pm and up to three short debates between 1.00pm and 2.30pm. Ballots for the subjects to be debated will be held by my office under broadly the same arrangements as those which have hitherto applied for post-consolidated fund bill debates and last day adjournment debates.

These changes became permanent with effect from the beginning of the 1995-96 Session. See Standing Order No 10 1995 (Wednesday sittings).

SECTION A5

USE OF GUILLOTINE

The Guillotine (or allocation of time order) was used once during the session. The details are as follows:

Bill	Date of Guillotine motion	Stages Guillotined	Stage reached when Guillotined	Further time allowed
Prevention of Terrorism (Additional Powers)	2.4.96	2R, Com, Rep, 3R	2R	1 day

SECTION A6

ESTIMATES DAYS

Standing Order No 52 provides that three days shall be allotted during each session for the consideration of Estimates (see Factsheet No 18). The subjects are set down by resolution of the Liaison Committee.

	No of	Estimate class no
Date	allotted day	and Vote discussed	Principal Subject
14.12.95	1	Class XI, Vote 1	NHS services for women with breast cancer
		Class XVI, Vote 1	Regulation of financial services in UK
11.3.96	2 (part 1)	Class XIII, Vote 4	Social Security administration
27.6.96	2 (part 2)	Class II, Vote 1-5	Future role of the Commonwealth
18.6.96	3	Class I, Vote 1	British Forces in Bosnia
		Class VI, Vote 1	Housing need