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Election, Writs for, 19
Education and Employment Committee, 152 Environment Committee, 152 Estimates--
consolidated fund, grants out of, 55(1) defence services numbers for, 55(3) excess votes, 55(3) Liaison Committee, recommendations of, 145(2) notice, 55(5) other business, on allotted days, 54(2), 54(3) questions deferred to 10 p.m., 54(4), 54(5) Speaker to put questions, 54(5), 55(1) supplementary estimates, 55(2), 55(3) votes of credit, S.O. does not apply to, 55(6) votes on account, 55(2) war expenditure, S.O. does not apply to additional estimates for, 55(6) European Community Documents-- European Legislation,
Evidence--
to Special Standing Committees, 91(1), (3) Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills (duties in respect of certain Public Bills), 61 Excess Votes, 55(3) Finance and Services Committee, 144 Foreign Affairs Committee, 152 Friday Sittings, 11, 12 Government Departments,
Grave Disorder, 46 Guillotine, 83 Health Committee, 152 Home Affairs Committee, 152 House--
from Friday till Monday, 11(6) motions for--
for discussion of specific and important matter for urgent consideration, 14(2), 24, 54(3) lapse on interruption of business, 9(3) before orders of the day or notices of motion entered on, 9(2) reference to legislation in debate on, 30 by the Speaker without Question put--
half an hour after proposal of question for adjournment when question proposed after 10 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9(7) half an hour after proposal of question for adjournment when question proposed after 2.30 p.m. on Friday, 11 when question for suspension of proceedings has been agreed to, 10(3)
priority for, 54(2), 54(3) questions on, 54(5), 55(1)
government business-- interruption of--
in committee of whole House, 9(3) Opposed business may not be taken after interruption of business, 9(6) time for-- transaction of business after, 9(6) opposition days, 14(2), (3) order of-- private business on estimates days, 54(3) private members' business, sittings at which it has precedence, 14(4), 14(5) public business--
motions at commencement of, 15(2), 23, 24(2) precedence of different classes of, at several sittings, 14 transaction of-- Information Committee, 142 Instructions-- Interruption of Business:
in committee of whole House, 9(3) Opposed business may not be taken after interruption of business, 9(6) time for-- transaction of business after, 9(6) Irrelevance, 42 Law Commission Bills, 59 Law Officers, Leader of the Opposition--
Leader of the Second Largest Opposition Party--
in Scottish Grand Committee, 99 Liaison Committee, 145 Lords, House of--
committees, concurrent meetings with: committees, joint: members of, order for withdrawal of strangers not to apply to, 163(2) Measures, Church of England, 118(4) Members--
affirmation by, 5 attendance at Lords select committees, 138 bills presented by private Members, 14(6) conduct of: Committee on Standards and Privileges, 149 disorderly conduct, 43 irrelevance or repetition, 42 naming of, 43 not obliged to vote in division, 39(2) not to admit strangers to portions of House appropriated to Members, 162 oath of, 6 questions to, 21 seats of, in House, 7, 8 suspension of, 44 withdrawal of-- Ministers of the Crown--
attendance in standing committees, 87
in Scottish Grand Committee, 93, 96 in Welsh Grand Committee, 102, 105 motions moved by:
allocation of time, 83 amendment to substantive motion, 31 approval of statutory instrument, 118 business of the House, 15 European Community document not to stand referred, 119 extension of special standing committee period, 91(4) periodic adjournment, 25 referral of bill or matter to:
Scottish Grand Committee, 92, 97 Northern Ireland Grand Committee, 113, 114 Standing Committee on Regional Affairs, 117 Welsh Grand Committee, 106, 107 without notice, provisional statutory effect, 51 Money, Public--
grants of, procedure on bills or motions for, 48, 50 resolutions authorising expenditure of, 49 resolutions in connection with bills, 52 standing orders relating to, application to private bills, etc., 53 sums relating to public service &c require Crown's recommendation, 48 Morning Sittings (Wednesdays), 10 Motions--
lapse on interruption of business, 9(3) before orders of the day or notices of motion entered on, 9(2) reference to legislation in debate on, 30 for authorising expenditure in connection with bills, proceedings on, exempted from interruption, 15(1) closure: for committal of bill to other than standing committee, 63(2) and (3) for instructions, committal or re-committal of bills, selection of, 32(4) dilatory, 34, 35 for exemption of business from interruption, 15(2)-(6) for leave to bring in bills and for nomination of select committees at commencement of public business, 23, 14(7) notice(s) of amendments, new clauses, new schedules: see under Amendments; Clauses; Schedules. powers of chair to propose question on, on bills, 29 authorising expenditure, 49 for re-committal of bills, 74, 72 for referring bill to second reading committee, 90 for referring bill to standing committee for consideration on report, 92 for reporting progress, 34, 35 for suspension of Members, 44(1) for unopposed returns, 9(1) Ways and Means, 51, 52 National Heritage Committee, 152 New Clauses: see under Clauses. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, 152 Northern Ireland Grand Committee--
bills, 113 business, 109 composition, 109 debates, 111 delegated legislation, 115 legislative proposals, 114 matters, 114 qustions, 110 sittings, 116 statements, 112 Northern Ireland Statutory Instruments, 115, 118(5) Oaths: Opposition Days, 14(2), (3) Order in Debate, 44 Orders of the Day--
order in which they are to be disposed of, 27 private Members' bills have precedence over, on certain days, 14(4),(7) reading of, 26 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration--
Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, 150 Pecuniary Penalties--
Periodic Adjournments, 25 Petitions, Public, 153-157 Prayers-- Prayers Against Statutory Instruments, 17 Preamble, postponed, 67 Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, Bills introduced under--
Private Members Bills: see Bills, Public Privilege--
Progress, Motions for Reporting, 34, 35 Proposal of Question-- Provisional Order Bills: see Bills, Provisional Order. Public Accounts, Committee of-- Public Bills: see Bills, Public. Public Petitions: see Petitions, Public. Public Service Committee, 152 Queen's Recommendation, 48 Questions, time for taking, 9(1), 21
in Northern Ireland Grand Committee, 110 in Scottish Grand Committee, 94 in Welsh Grand Committee, 103 Quorum--
in select committee, 124 in standing committee, 89(1) and (3) of European Standing Committees, 119(4) fewer than 40 present, on division in House, 41(1) of Northern Ireland Grand Committee, 109, 116(5) of Scottish Grand Committee, 93, 100(6) of Welsh Grand Committee, 102, 108(5) Regional Affairs, Standing Committee on, 117 Repetition, Tedious, 42 Returns, Unopposed--
Science and Technology Committee, 152 Schedules--
standing part, debate on, 68 Scottish Affairs Committee, 152 Scottish Grand Committee--
bills, 97 business, 93 composition, 93 debates, 95 delegated legislation, 98 questions, 94 sittings, 100 statements, 96 Scottish Standing Committees, 101 Seats, 7, 8 Second Reading Committees, 90 Selection, Committee of--
duties of:
nomination of additional members to Welsh Grand Committee, 102(1) nomination of European Standing Committees, 119(5) nomination of other standing committees, 86, 92 nomination of certain select committees, 121(2) Selection of Amendments: Serjeant at Arms--
Short Speeches, 47 Sittings of the House, 9-13 Social Security Committee, 152 Speaker, The--
duties of:
to allocate bills and instuments to standing committees, 84(2) in case of grossly disorderly conduct, 43 to give certain directions to doorkeepers, 7 as to motions for suspension of Members, 44 to nominate Chairmen's Panel, 4(1) when notice taken of presence of strangers, 163 when her opinion as to the decision of a question is challenged, 38
as to dilatory motions, 35 as to selection of amendments, etc., 32 in case of division unnecessarily claimed, 40 in case of grave disorder, 46 in case of grossly disorderly conduct, 43 in case of irrelevance or repetition, 42 to authorise publication of evidence by witnesses before select committees no longer in existence, 135(2) to call Members for short speeches, 47 to name Members, 43, 44(1) to give notice that House shall meet during adjournment, 13 to order strangers to withdraw, 163 to permit reference to legislation on motions for adjournment of House, 30. to propose question, 29 to request Chairman of Ways and Means or a Deputy Chairman to take the chair, 3(1) Standards and Privileges Committee, 149 Statutory Instruments--
Notification (instruments coming into operation before laying), 160 Presentation of, 159 Proceedings in House, 15(1), 16, 17, 111
Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945, Bills introduced Under--
Strangers--
Admission of, to standing committees, 89(2) Arrest of, 161 Not admitted during sitting to any part of House appropriated to Members, 162 Withdrawal, duties and powers of chair, 163 See also under Lords. Sub-Committees--
European Legislation, 143(7) Foreign Affairs, 152 Home Affairs, 152 Joint: Standards and Privileges, 149(4) Statutory Instruments, 151(3) Treasury, 152 Sub Judice Resolutions, Appendix, page 120 Suspension, in case of grave disorder, 46 Tax Simplification Bills, 60 Taxes-- Temporary Laws and Enactments--
Third Reading, Amendments on, 77 Trade and Industry Committee, 152 Transport Committee, 152 Treasury Committee, 152 Unopposed Returns, Motions for, 9(1) Votes on Account, 55(2) Voting, 39 Ways and Means--
Chairman of: see Chairman of Ways and Means motions, 51, 52 Wednesday Sittings, 10 Welsh Affairs Committee, 152 Welsh Grand Committee--
bills, 106 business, 102 composition, 102 debates, 104 matters, 107 questions, 103 sittings, 108 statements, 105 Witnesses--
Writs, if moved on private Members' Bills days, 19
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