Private Business for Thursday 21 July 2005

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PRIVATE BUSINESS FOR
THURSDAY 21st JULY 2005

After Prayers

Private Business

Note: Private business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.

NOTICE OF MOTION AT THE TIME OF PRIVATE BUSINESS
The Chairman of Ways and MeansStanding Orders (Private Business): That the Amendments to Standing Orders set out in the Schedule be made:—
SCHEDULE
Standing Order 188B is hereby repealed.
New Standing Order 188B
'Revival of bills
188B.—(1)   Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where—

(a)   this House resolves that the promoters of a bill which—

(i)   originated in this House in an earlier session of this Parliament or in the last Parliament; and

(ii)   had not received the Royal Assent,

should have leave to proceed with the bill in the current session; and

(b)   the House of Lords concur with the resolution, or have previously passed a resolution to the like effect as the resolution of this House.

(2)   The petition for the bill shall be deemed to have been deposited and all Standing Orders applicable to it shall be deemed to have been complied with.

(3)   The bill shall be deposited in the Private Bill Office not later than the fifth day on which the House sits after the passing of the resolution of this House, or (as applicable) the concurrence of the House of Lords, and a declaration, signed by the agent, shall be annexed to the bill stating that it is the same in every respect as the bill at the last stage of the proceedings on it in this House in the last session or the last Parliament or, as the case may be, the bill passed by this House.

(4)   Paragraph (5) applies where—

(a)   this House resolves that the promoters of a bill which—

(i)   originated in the House of Lords in an earlier session of this Parliament or in the last Parliament; and

(ii)   had not received the Royal Assent,

should have leave to proceed with the bill in the current session; and

(b)   the House of Lords subsequently pass a resolution to the like effect as the resolution of this House.

(5)   If the bill is brought from the House of Lords in the current session, the agent for the bill shall deposit in the Private Bill Office a declaration, signed by the agent, stating that the bill is the same in every respect as the bill which was brought from the Lords in the last session or the last Parliament.

(6)   The following provisions of this Order apply in either case.

(7)   The bill shall be deemed to have passed through every stage through which it has passed in the last session or the last Parliament, and shall be recorded in the Journal of the House as having passed those stages, and no new fees shall be charged to those stages.

(8)   If there is any petition outstanding—

(a)   any such petition which has been presented (if not withdrawn) shall stand referred to any committee on the bill in the current session;

(b)   any minutes of evidence taken before a committee on the bill in the last session or the last Parliament shall stand referred to any committee on the bill in the current session;

(c)   no petitioners shall be heard before any committee on the bill in the current session unless their petition has been presented within the time stipulated for the deposit of petitions in the last session or the last Parliament or deposited pursuant to Standing Order 126(b);

(d)   Standing Order 127 shall have effect as if the words "under Standing Order 126 (Reference to committee of petitions against bill)" were omitted.

(9)   In this Order "current session" means the session of Parliament in which the resolution of this House is passed and "this Parliament" means the Parliament in which the resolution of this House is passed; "the last Parliament" and "the last session" shall be construed accordingly.'.

An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.