Main Business |
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| Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 7.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).
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| + 2 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
[Until any hour]
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| That the following provisions shall have effect—
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| Sittings on 6th, 7th and 8th April: general
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| 1. At this day's sitting and at the sittings tomorrow and on Friday—
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| (1) any motion made by a Minister of the Crown may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour, and shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House;
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| (2) proceedings on Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Message in respect of any Bill may be considered forthwith without any further Question being put and shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one hour after their commencement (subject to paragraph 3(1));
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| (3) Standing Orders Nos. 83D to 83H and 83I(2) to (6) (conclusion of proceedings, &c.) shall apply to proceedings to be taken in accordance with this Order (but with the omission of Standing Orders Nos. 83D(2)(c) and 83E(2)(c));
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| (4) notices of Amendments, new Clauses or new Schedules to be moved in Committee on any Bill may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time;
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| (5) Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply; and
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| (6) the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Messages from the Lords have been received and any Committee to draw up Reasons has reported.
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| 2. At the sitting this day the following business shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) at the time after its commencement shown in brackets at the end of each sub-paragraph—
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| (1) any motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the reading of specified Resolutions of 22nd March, presentation and first reading of any Finance (No. 2) Bill brought in on those resolutions and remaining proceedings on any such Bill (four hours);
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| (2) any motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the bringing in of an Appropriation Bill, presentation and first reading of any Bill brought in in pursuance of that motion and remaining proceedings on any such Bill, to which Standing Order No. 56 (Consolidated Fund Bills) shall apply (forthwith);
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| (3) remaining proceedings on the Inquiries Bill [Lords] (one hour);
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| (4) Committee of the whole House and remaining proceedings on the Disability Discrimination Bill [Lords] (one hour); and
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| (5) Committee of the whole House and remaining proceedings on the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill [Lords] (one hour).
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| 3. At the sitting tomorrow the following business shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) at the time after its commencement shown in brackets at the end of each sub-paragraph—
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| (1) proceedings on any Lords Amendments to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill which may be received (one and a half hours);
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| (2) remaining proceedings on the Education Bill [Lords] (one hour);
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| (3) the motion relating to suspension and revival of the Crossrail Bill (one hour); and
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| (4) second reading and remaining proceedings on the International Organisations Bill [Lords] (one and a half hours).
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| 4. On Thursday 7th April there shall be no sitting in Westminster Hall.
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| (1) Standing Order No. 14(4) (Private Members' Bills) shall not apply; and
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| (2) the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until a Message has been received from the Lords Commissioners.
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| 6. If any Finance (No. 2) Bill, or the International Organisations Bill [Lords], is read a second time, it shall stand committed to a Committee of the whole House.
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| 7. The Orders that the Disability Discrimination Bill [Lords] and the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill [Lords] be committed to a Standing Committee shall be discharged and the Bills shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
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| 8. A reference in this Order to proceedings on or in respect of a Bill includes a reference to proceedings on any Money Resolution, Ways and Means Resolution or Order of Consideration motion in relation to those proceedings.
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| 9. The Order of Consideration motion of which Maria Eagle has given notice in respect of the Standing Committee on the Disability Discrimination Bill [Lords] may be moved by a Minister of the Crown in respect of the Committee of the whole House to which the Bill is committed under paragraph 7.
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| 10. Paragraph 2(1) shall have effect notwithstanding the practice of the House as to the intervals between stages of Bill brought in upon Ways and Means Resolutions.
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| 11. If the sitting this day continues after 11.30 a.m. on Thursday 7th April, this Order shall have effect as if any reference to the sitting on Thursday 7th April or Friday 8th April included a reference to the sitting this day.
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| 12. If the sitting tomorrow continues after 9.30 a.m. on Friday 8th April, this Order shall have effect as if any reference to the sitting on Friday 8th April included a reference to the sitting tomorrow.
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| Debate may continue until any hour if the 7.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.
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| At 7.00 p.m.
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| + | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]
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| That, at this day's sitting, proceedings relating to the Motion in the name of
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).
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| + 3 | WAYS AND MEANS
[Up to 4 hours]
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| Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
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| That, of the Resolutions of the 22nd day of March last, the following be read—
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| (a) Nos. 1 to 6, 11 to 17, 22 to 27, 30, 43, 47, 48, 50 to 53, 56 and 58;
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| (b) Procedure (Lorry Road-User Charge);
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| (c) paragraphs (a), (e) and (f) of Procedure (Future Taxation); and
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| (d) paragraph (b) of Finance (Money).
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| A Bill is to be brought in on the foregoing Resolutions.
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| Oral and written evidence taken by the Treasury Committee on 21st and 22nd March, HC 482-i and -ii, on the 2005 Budget, is relevant. |
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| Proceedings on the Motion relating to Ways and Means, on First Reading, Second Reading, in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading of the Finance
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| + 4 | APPROPRIATION
[No debate]
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| That leave be given to bring in a Bill to appropriate the supply authorised in this Session of Parliament for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2006.
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| To be decided without debate, if the Business of the House Motion is agreed to.
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| The Questions on Second and Third Reading of the Appropriation Bill will be put without debate (Standing Order No. 56).
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| + 5 | INQUIRIES BILL [LORDS]: As amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered.
[Up to one hour]
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| Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after commencement, if the Business of the House Motion is agreed to.
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| + 6 | DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION BILL [LORDS]: Committee.
[Up to one hour]
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| Remaining Stages will also be taken
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| Queen's Consent to be signified on Third Reading.
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| Proceedings in Committee and any proceedings on remaining stages shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after commencement, if the Business of the House Motion is agreed to.
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| + 7 | PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) BILL [LORDS]: Committee.
[Up to one hour]
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| Remaining Stages will also be taken
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| Proceedings in Committee and any proceedings on remaining stages shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after commencement, if the Business of the House Motion is agreed to.
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| + 8 | COMMISSIONERS FOR REVENUE AND CUSTOMS BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments.
[Up to one hour]
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| Debate may continue for up to one hour, if the Business of the House Motion is agreed to.
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| Note: The House may be asked to consider any Lords Messages and Amendments that may be received.
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| The Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Messages from the Lords have been received and until any Committee to draw up Reasons which has been appointed at this sitting has reported if the Business of the House Motion is agreed to.
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 9 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Funding for acute hospitals (Andrew George).
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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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