House of Commons - Sessional Returns 2000-01

Sessional Returns 2000-01 - Contents

2. CLOSURE OF DEBATE, PROPOSAL OF QUESTION AND ALLOCATION OF TIME

Information and statistics relating to applications of Standing Order No. 36 (Closure of debate) in the House, in Committee of the whole House and in Standing Committees; applications of Standing Order No. 29 (Powers of Chair to propose question) in the House, Committee of the whole House and Standing Committees; and Bills in respect of which allocation of time orders were made under Standing Order No. 83 (Allocation of time to bills) or to which Programme Motions or Business of the House Orders applied.

A. Closure of Debate

In the House

The Closure was claimed on 11 occasions. Assent of the Chair was withheld on none of these occasions. On no occasion was the Question negatived; on every occasion at least 100 Members voted in the majority in support of the motion, so the Question was in every case decided. The Closure was agreed to on 11 occasions, of which 5 were on division.

Date	Question	Result
Tuesday 12th December 2000	Queen's Speech (Motion for an Address): That the Amendment be made	Agreed
Tuesday 9th January 2001	Armed Forces Bill: Motion to appoint Select Committee: That the Amendment be made	Agreed
Thursday 11th January 2001	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill: That the Clause be read a second time	Agreed on division Ayes 100, Noes 18 (The Tellers having originally erroneously reported the number of Ayes as 99)
Monday 15th January 2001	Motion (Membership of Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills)	Agreed
Monday 15th January 2001	Capital Allowances Bill: Second Reading	Agreed on division Ayes 264, Noes 14
Thirsday 1st February 2001	Opposition Day [3rd]: That the original words stand part of the Question	Agreed
Friday 9th February 2001	Road Transport Bill: Second Reading	Agreed
Monday 12th February 2001	Opposition Day [5th]: That the original words stand part of the Question	Agreed
Tuesday 13th February 2001	Capital Allowances Bill: Third Reading	Agreed on division Ayes 238, Noes 31
Monday 12th March 2001*	Criminal Justice and Police Bill: Motion that the Bill be deemed to have been amended in Committee and reported: That the Amendment be made	Agreed on division Ayes 240, Noes 142
Wednesday 21st March 2001	Opposition Day [7th]: That the original words stand part of the Question	Agreed

* Closure claimed by a Minister of the Crown

In Committee of the whole House

On no occasion was the Closure claimed.

In Standing Committee

The Closure was claimed on one occasion and was agreed to.

Date	Committee, subject and Question	Result
1st February 2001*	Standing Committee B, Hunting Bill: That the Amendment be made	Agreed on division Ayes 15, Noes 9

* Closure claimed by a Minister of the Crown

B. Power of Chair to propose Question

In the House

Date	Question	Result
Wednesday 2nd May 2001	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill: That the Question be now proposed	Fewer than 100 Members voted in the affirmative: Q not decided
Wednesday 2nd May 2001	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill: That the Question be now proposed	Fewer than 100 Members voted in the affirmative: Q not decided

In Committee of the whole House

Date	Question	Result
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In Standing Committee

Date	Committee, subject and Question	Result
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C1. Allocation of Time

In the House and in Committee of the whole House

Bill	Date of Order	Stage	Period allotted	Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order; including time taken on divisions)
Elections Bill	4th April 2001	Second Reading and Committee of the Whole House	To be brought to a conclusion by 9 pm on the same day	1 hour and 54 minutes
		Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm on the same day	1 hour and 13 minutes
		Lords Amendments	1 hour	-
Elections Publication Bill [Lords]	4th April 2001	Second Reading and Remaining Stages Lords Amendments	To be brought to a conclusion by 11 pm on the same day 1 hour	1 hour and 22 minutes -

In Standing Committee

Bill	Date of Order	Period allotted and/or date for report from Standing Committee	Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order) and/or date of report from Standing Committee
-	-	-	-

C2. Allocation of Time (Programme Motions)

In the House and in Committee of the whole House

Bill	Date of Order	Date of Reports of Business Committee (if applicable)	Stage	Period allotted	Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
Criminal Justice and Police Bill	29 January 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm ( by 7 pm if a Thursday)	5 hours and 1 minute
	10th May 2001	- -	Lords Amendments Further Lords Amendments	1 hour on the same day 1 hour on the same day	1 hour and 1 minute -
Vehicles (Crime) Bill	30 January 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm on the same day	4 hours and 6 minutes
House of Commons (Clergy Disqualification) Bill	6th February 2001	-	Committee of the Whole House	To be brought to a conclusion by 8 pm ( by 5 pm if a Thursday)	3 hours and 36 minutes
		-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm (by 7 pm if a Thursday)	2 hours and 10 minutes
Homes Bill	7th February 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm on the same day	5 hours and 26 minutes
Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill	8th February 2001 11th May 2001	- - -	Consideration and Third Reading Lords Amendments Further Lords Amendments	To be brought to a conclusion by 4.15 pm on the same day 1 hour on the same day 1 hour on the same day	1 hour and 44 minutes 22 minutes -
Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill	8th February 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 7 pm on the same day	1 hour and 44 minutes
	11th May 2001	-	Lords Amendments	1 hour on the same day	35 minutes
		-	Further Lords Amendments	1 hour on the same day	-
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill	13th February 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 9 pm on the same day	3 hours and 22 minutes
Health and Social Care Bill	14th February 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm on the same day	5 hours and 22 minutes
	10th May 2001	-	Lords Amendments	1 hour on the same day	1 hour and 6 minutes
		-	Further Lords Amendments	1 hour on the same day	-
Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords]	26th February 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 7 pm (by 4 pm if a Thursday)	50 minutes
Hunting Bill	27th February 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by midnight	7 hours and 30 minutes
Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords]	19th March 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm (by 7 pm if a Thursday)	5 hours and 11 minutes
Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords]	20th March 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm (by 7 pm if a Thursday)	4 hours and 26 minutes
Social Security Fraud Bill [Lords]	27th March 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm (by 7 pm if a Thursday)	3 hours and 45 minutes
Private Security Industry Bill [Lords]	28th March 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm (by 7 pm if a Thursday)	3 hours and 51 minutes
Armed Forces Bill	2nd April 2001	-	Committee of the Whole House, consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10.30 pm on the same day	3 hours and 30 minutes
	11th May 2001	- -	Lords Amendments Further Lords Amendments	1 hour on the same day 1 hour on the same day	20 minutes -
Finance Bill	9th April 2001	-	Committee of the Whole House	To be brought to a conclusion by midnight (1st day)	7 hours and 26 minutes
	9th May 2001	- -	Committee of the Whole House Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 10 pm (2nd day) To be brought to a conclusion 3 hours from commencement of proceedings on the Order the same day	5 hours and 38 minutes 3 hours and 25 minutes
International Development Bill	10th April 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion by 4 pm on the same day	2 hours and 45 minutes
Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill	9th May 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion 2 hours from commencement of proceedings on the Order the same day	1 hour and 16 minutes
International Criminal Court Bill [Lords]	10th May 2001	-	Consideration and Third Reading	To be brought to a conclusion 3 hours from commencement of proceedings on the Order the same day	1 hour and 14 minutes

In Standing Committee

Bill	Date of Order	Date for report from Standing Committee	Dates of reports from Programming Sub-committee	Date of report from Standing Committee
Vehicles (Crime) Bill	18th December 2000	23rd January 2001	8th January 2001; 16th January 2001	23rd January 2001
Hunting Bill	20th December 2000	8th February 2001	18th January 2001; 8th February 2001	8th February 2001
Homes Bill	8th January 2001	1st February 2001	15th January 2001	1st February 2001
Health and Social Care Bill	10th January 2001	8th February 2001	18th January 2001; 25th January 2001	8th February 2001
Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill	16th January 2001	1st February 2001	18th January 2001	1st February 2001
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill	22nd January 2001	8th February 2001	29th January 2001	8th February 2001
Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill	23rd January 2001	1st February 2001	29th January 2001	1st February 2001
Criminal Justice and Police Bill	29th January 2001	8th March 2001	1st February 2001; 28th February 2001; 7th March 2001	12th March 2001
Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords]	26th February 2001	8th March 2001	6th February 2001	8th March 2001
International Development Bill	6th March 2001	15th March 2001	12th March 2001	15th March 2001
Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords]	19th March 2001	29th March 2001	26th March 2001	29th March 2001
Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords]	20th March 2001	5th April 2001	22nd March 2001	5th April 2001
Social Security Fraud Bill [Lords]	27th March 2001	12th April 2001	2nd April 2001	12th April 2001
Private Security Industry Bill [Lords]	28th March 2001	1st May 2001	5th April 2001	1st May 2001
International Criminal Court Bill [Lords]	3rd April 2001	3rd May 2001	9th April 2001	3rd May 2001
Finance Bill	9th April 2001	24th May 2001	25th April 2001; 8th May 2001	24th May 2001
Rating (Former Agricultural Premises) Bill	30th April 2001	8th May 2001	8th May 2001	8th May 2001

C3. Allocation of Time (Business of the House Motions)

In the House and in Committee of the whole House

Bill	Date of Order	Stage	Period allotted	Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
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