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| Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 6.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).
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| + 1 | ELECTORAL REGISTRATION (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL [LORDS] (ALLOCATION OF TIME)
[Up to 3 hours]
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| Mr Secretary Murphy
Mr Peter Hain
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| That the following provisions shall apply to proceedings on the Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]—
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| Timetable
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| 1. Proceedings on the Bill on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day's sitting and shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at Six o'clock.
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| Timing of proceedings and questions to be put
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| 2. When the Bill has been read a second time—
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| (a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put, and
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| (b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.
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| 3. On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question and, if the Bill is reported with Amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
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| 4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Speaker or Chairman shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)—
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| (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
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| (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
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| (c) the Question on any Amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
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| (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.
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| 5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
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| Subsequent stages
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| 6.—(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
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| (2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
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| 7.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 6.
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| (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
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| (3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.
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| (4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.
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| (5) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all remaining Lords Proposals.
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| Reasons Committee
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| 8.—(1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons in relation to the Bill and the appointment of its Chairman.
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| (2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.
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| (3) Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.
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| (4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) the Chairman shall—
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| (a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and
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| (b) then put forthwith successively Questions on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.
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| (5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.
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| Miscellaneous
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| 9. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
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| 10. The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 shall apply to those proceedings.
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| 11. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
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| 12. No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which proceedings on the Bill are taken or to re-commit the Bill.
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| 13. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
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| 14.—(1) This paragraph applies if—
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| (a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been stood over to Seven o'clock, Three o'clock or Four o'clock (as the case may be), but
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| (b) proceedings to which this Order applies have begun before then.
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| (2) Proceedings on that Motion shall stand postponed until the conclusion of those proceedings.
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| 15. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
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| 16. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
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| The Speaker will put the Question not more than three hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83). This period may continue or commence after 6.00 p.m., if the 6.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.
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| At 6.00 p.m.
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| + | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]
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| That, at this day's sitting, proceedings on the Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time) Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).
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| + 2 | ELECTORAL REGISTRATION (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading.
[Until 6.00 p.m.]
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| For Amendments, see separate Paper.
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| The First Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05, HC 131, and the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on 2nd April 2003, Session 2002-03, HC 619-i, on Electoral Registration in Northern Ireland, are relevant.
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| Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day's sitting and shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at Six o'clock, if the Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time) Motion is agreed to.
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| + 3 | SOCIAL SECURITY
[No debate]
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| That the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 26th January, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 4 | EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
[No debate]
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| That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 9050/04, Commission Communication on the evaluation of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work accompanied by a draft Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 2062/94 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work; supports the Government's position that Article 308 of the Treaty on European Union is acceptable as the legal basis for the proposed amended Regulation; and agrees that the Government should signal political agreement to the proposed amended Regulation at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 3rd March 2005.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 5 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Government policy on managed return to work (Sue Doughty).
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| Debate may continue until 6.30 p.m., or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 29th October 2002).
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