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100. It is not necessary for all the changes we have
proposed to be introduced at the same time. We recommend that
the changes we propose on handling of legislation and scrutiny
time be introduced in the next Session, and that the changes to
sitting hours and the Commons calendar be introduced in January
for the next calendar year.
101. Many of the innovations recommended by our predecessors
were introduced for an experimental period that expires with the
end of this Session. We recommend that when the House next
considers the extension of these provisions that the arrangements
for Westminster Hall and Thursday sittings are put on a permanent
basis. We would expect that if the House adopts the proposals
in this report it will wish to do so initially for an experimental
period and review experience with them early in the next Parliament.
|
| Monday | Tuesday and Wednesday
| New Tuesday and Wednesday
| Thursday |
New Thursday | Friday
|
| 9.30 |
| WH SLC | STC SLC WH
| SLC STC |
| M |
| 10.00 |
| WH SLC | STC SLC WH WH
| SLC STC |
| M |
| 10.30 |
| WH SLC STC | STC SLC WH WH
| SLC STC |
| M |
| 11.00 |
| WH SLC STC | STC SLC WH WH
| SLC STC |
| S |
| 11.30 |
| WH SLC STC | Q
| Q | Q |
M |
| 12.00 |
| WH SLC STC | Q
| Q | Q |
M |
| 12.30 |
| WH SLC STC | S
| S | S |
M |
| 1.00 |
| WH | S | S
| S | M |
| 1.30 |
| WH | S | M
| M | M |
| 2.00 |
| | M SLC
| M SLC STC | M
| M |
| 2.30 | Q | Q
| M STC SLC WH WH
| M WH SLC STC |
M | A |
| 3.00 | Q | Q
| M STC SLC WH WH
| M WH SLC STC |
M | |
| 3.30 | S | S
| M STC SLC WH WH
| M WH SLC STC |
M | |
| 4.00 | S SLC
| S SLC | M STC SLC WH WH
| M WH STC | M
| |
| 4.30 | M SLC STC
| M SLC STC | M STC SLC WH WH
| M WH STC | M
| |
| 5.00 | M SLC STC
| M SLC STC | M STC SLC WH
| M WH STC | M
| |
| 5.30 | M SLC STC
| M SLC STC | M STC SLC
| M STC | M
| |
| 6.00 | M
| M STC | M STC
| M | A |
|
| 6.30 | M
| M STC | M
| M |
| |
| 7.00 | M
| M | A |
A | |
|
| 7.30 | M
| M |
| |
| |
| 8.00 | M
| M |
| |
| |
| 8.30 | M
| M |
| |
| |
| 9.00 | M | M
| |
| |
|
| 9.30 | M | M
| | * WH, SLC, STC
| remain as now |
|
| 10.00 | A |
A | |
|
| |
| 10.30 |
| |
| |
| |
| 11.00 |
| |
| |
| |
Q = Questions; S = Statements; M = Main business;
A = Adjournment; WH = Westminster Hall; SLC = Select Committee;
STC = Standing Committee
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