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| + 2 | PROGRAMMING OF BILLS
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| That the House takes note of the Fourth Report of the Procedure Committee, on Programming of Legislation, HC 325, and the Government's Response thereto (published as the Committee's Fifth Special Report of the current Session, HC 1169); and makes the following provision:
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| That, with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament, the Orders of the House of 28th June 2001 relating to Programming of Bills be Standing Orders of the House, with the following Amendments:
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| (1) In Order A (Programme Motions), in paragraph (6), leave out `or where paragraph (8) of Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) applies,'.
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| (2) In Order A, in paragraph (10), leave out `In an excepted case' and insert `If any of the exceptions applies'.
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| (3) In Order B (Programming Committees), leave out paragraphs (8) to (10).
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| (4) In Order C (Programming Sub-Committees), in paragraph (1), after `and', insert `subject to paragraph (9A) of this order'.
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| (5) In Order C, after paragraph (9), insert—
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| `(9A) A Minister of the Crown may make any motion in a standing committee which could have been the subject of a resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee; and for the purposes of this order the motion shall be treated as if it were in the terms of a resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee: provided that proceedings on such a motion shall lapse if any member of the committee signifies objection to it.'
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| (6) In Order D (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings in Standing Committee or in Committee of the whole House), in paragraph (2), after `others)' insert `in the same order as they would fall to be put if this order did not apply'; and in sub-paragraph (c), leave out `division' and insert `decision'.
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| (7) In Order D, in paragraph (5), at end insert `, except that the question shall be put separately on any clause of or schedule to the bill which a Minister of the Crown has signified an intention to leave out'.
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| (8) In Order E (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration or third reading), in paragraph (2), after `others)' insert `in the same order as they would fall to be put if this order did not apply'; and in sub-paragraph (c), leave out `division' and insert `decision'.
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| As Amendments to Mr Peter Hain's proposed Motion (Programming of Bills):
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| Sir Nicholas Winterton
Sir Robert Smith
Mr John Burnett
Mr Tony McWalter
David Hamilton
Mr Desmond Swayne
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| Line 4, after `1169)', insert `approves the recommendation in paragraph 52 of the Report relating to a statement of clauses and schedules not debated in standing committee'.
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| Sir Nicholas Winterton
Sir Robert Smith
Mr John Burnett
Mr Tony McWalter
David Hamilton
Mr Desmond Swayne
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| (b) |
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| `(
) In Order A (Programme Motions), leave out paragraph (1) and insert—
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| "(1) A motion, of which notice has been given, providing for any proceedings on a bill to be programmed may be made at or after the second sitting of the House after the bill has been read a second time and the question shall be put—
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| (a) forthwith, if the motion stands in the name of members of three or more parties including a Minister of the Crown and a member of the party to which the Leader of the Opposition belongs; or
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| (b) not later than one hour after the commencement of proceedings on the motion, in any other case.
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| (1A) Before putting the question under sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) above, the Speaker shall put the question on any amendment to the motion which has been selected by him which may then be moved.
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| (1B) Such a motion may also provide for committal of the bill (including the discharge of any order previously made in respect of the committal of the bill).".'.
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| Sir Nicholas Winterton
Sir Robert Smith
Mr John Burnett
Mr Tony McWalter
David Hamilton
Mr Desmond Swayne
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| (c) |
| Line 9, at end insert `and insert "or where paragraph (1) of this Order applies."
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| Sir Nicholas Winterton
Sir Robert Smith
Mr John Burnett
Mr Tony McWalter
David Hamilton
Mr Desmond Swayne
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| (d) |
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| `(5A) In Order D (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings in standing committee or in committee of the whole House), after paragraph (1), insert—
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| "(1A) The chairman of a standing committee shall defer the putting of any question in accordance with a programme order by a period equal to that for which that sitting of the committee has been suspended owing to divisions in the House or in a committee of the whole House; and the chairman may also defer the putting of any such question by a period not exceeding a quarter of an hour if he considers it to be for the general convenience of the committee.
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| Provided that if the time at which a question falls to be put is thereby deferred beyond the hour specified in the proviso to paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 88 (Meetings of standing committees), the question shall be put instead at the corresponding time after the commencement of the next sitting of the committee.".'.
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| An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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| + 3 | PROCEDURES FOR DEBATES ETC.
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| That this House takes note of the Fourth Report of the Procedure Committee, Session 2002-03, on Procedures for Debates, Private Members' Bills and the Powers of the Speaker, HC 333, and the Government's Response thereto (published as the Committee's Second Special Report of the current Session, HC 610); and endorses the proposals for an experiment with shorter back-bench speeches set out in paragraphs 13 to 15 of the Committee's Report; and
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| That, with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament until the end of the next but one Session of Parliament, the following Order be a Standing Order of the House:
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| The Speaker may call Members between certain hours to speak for a specified maximum time (not being less than three minutes) and during this time the reference to eight minutes in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 47 (Short speeches) and the provisions of paragraph (2) of that order shall not apply.
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| + 4 | DEFERRED DIVISIONS
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| That, with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament, the Order of the House of 28th June 2001 relating to Deferred Divisions be a Standing Order of the House.
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| + 5 | CARRY-OVER OF BILLS
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| That, with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament, the Order of the House of 29th October 2002 relating to Carry-over of Bills be a Standing Order of the House, with the following amendments:
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| (1) After paragraph (4), insert—
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| `(4A) A carry-over motion may be made only in respect of a bill presented by a Minister of the Crown.
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| (4B) The provisions of this order shall not apply to a carry-over motion made in respect of a bill brought from the Lords.'
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| (2) In paragraph (8)(a), after `committed', insert `to a standing committee', and leave out from first `Session' to end of the sub-paragraph.
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| (3) After paragraph (9) insert—
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| `(9A) A programme order relating to a bill which is carried over to the next session of Parliament shall continue to apply in the next session.'.
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| An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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| + 6 | SHORT SPEECHES
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| That, with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament, Standing Order No. 47 (Short speeches) be amended by leaving out `between certain hours' in line 4 of paragraph (1), and inserting `at certain times'.
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| An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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| + 7 | REMOVAL OF REFERENCES TO STRANGERS
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| That, with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament, the following amendments be made to the Standing Orders of the House:
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| No. 89 (Procedure in standing committees): in paragraph (2), leave out `Strangers' and insert `The public';
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| No. 125 (Strangers (select committees)): leave out the title and insert `Select committees (admission of the public)'; and in paragraph (1), leave out `strangers' and insert `the public';
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| No. 149 (Committee on Standards and Privileges): in paragraph (8), leave out `strangers' and insert `the public';
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| No. 161 (Duties of Serjeant at Arms with respect to strangers): in the title, leave out `strangers' and insert `the public'; in paragraph (1), leave out `stranger' in the two places where it appears and insert `member of the public' in each place, and leave out `strangers' and insert `the public'; and in paragraph (2), leave out `strangers' and insert `members of the public'.
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| No. 162 (Places to which strangers are not admitted): in the title, leave out `strangers' and insert `the public'; and, in the Standing Order, leave out `stranger' and insert `member of the public'.
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| An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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| The Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Mr Peter Hain relating to Programming of Bills, Procedures for Debates, etc., Carry-over of Bills, Deferred Divisions, Short Speeches and Removal of References to Strangers not later than Six o'clock; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; the Questions may be put after the moment of interruption and the Orders of the House of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003 relating to Deferred Divisions shall not apply.
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 8 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Jaguar and the West Midlands industrial base (Mr Jim Cunningham).
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| Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No.
9 and Order of 29th October 2002).
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