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MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
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[Until 5.00 p.m.]
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That this House welcomes the First Report of the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons on Revitalising
the Chamber: the role of the back bench Member (House of Commons Paper No. 337) and approves the proposals for changes in
the procedures and practices of the House set out in the Government’s response to the report (Cm. 7231), including the proposals
for topical questions.
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As Amendments to Ms Harriet Harman’s proposed Motion (Modernisation of the House of Commons):
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(a)
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Line 5, at end add ‘but excluding the proposed acceptance of the Committee’s recommendation 35, as set out in paragraph 31 of the
Government’s response, that the use of handheld devices to keep up to date with emails should be permitted in the Chamber.’.
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(b)
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Line 5, at end add ‘and agrees with the Modernisation Committee as set out in paragraph 59 of its Report that subjects of topical
debates should be announced by the Leader of the House following consultation with the Business Managers, and that the Leader
of the House should issue, in a fortnightly written ministerial statement, a list of proposals for topical debate which had
been made to her by private Members and of the debates which had taken place.’.
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MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (CHANGES TO STANDING ORDERS)
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[Until 5.00 p.m.]
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That in the next session of Parliament the following amendments to the Standing Orders, and new Orders, shall have effect:
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The following new Standing Order:
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(1)
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A Minister of the Crown may indicate that proceedings on a motion, That the House has considered a specified matter, being
a matter of regional, national or international importance, are to be conducted as a topical debate.
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(2)
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A topical debate shall last for not more than one and a half hours, at which time the motion, unless previously disposed of,
shall lapse.
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A topical debate shall be opened by a Minister of the Crown who, when called by the Speaker, may speak for up to ten minutes.
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A Member speaking on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition, when called by the Speaker, may speak for up to ten minutes either
immediately following the Minister at the start of the debate or immediately before the Minister at its conclusion.
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A Member nominated by the leader of the second largest opposition party, when called by the Speaker, may speak for up to six
minutes either at the start of the debate or before the Member speaking on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition or the Minister,
as the case may be, at its conclusion.
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Members speaking under paragraphs (3), (4) or (5), when speaking at the start of the debate, shall be permitted to speak for
an extra minute for each intervention they accept up to the same number as the number of minutes allocated to them to speak.
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The Speaker may direct any Member speaking under paragraphs (3), (4) or (5) to resume his seat when he has spoken for the
period provided for in those paragraphs and paragraph (6).
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Time limits on speeches by other Members may be announced by the Speaker under Standing Order No. 47 (Time limits on speeches).
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The following amendment to Standing Order No. 9 (Sittings of the House):
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Line 31, at end insert ‘, or that the House has considered a specified matter,’
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(ii)
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The following new Standing Order:
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Amendments to motions to consider specified matters
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Where, in the opinion of the Speaker, a motion, That this House has considered a specified matter, is expressed in neutral
terms, no amendment to it may be tabled.
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The following amendments to Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on a specific and important matter that should have urgent
consideration):
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Line 4, leave out ‘to move the adjournment of the House for purpose of discussing’ and insert ‘that the House should debate’
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Line 7, leave out ‘discussed’ and insert ‘debated’
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Line 15, leave out from ‘made’ to the end of the paragraph and insert—
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‘(a) the debate shall be held on a motion that the House has considered the specified matter; and
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(b) the Speaker shall announce either—
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(i) the length of the debate and the time at which it is to be held; or
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(ii) that he will make such a statement at a later named hour during that sitting.
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(2A) Proceedings in respect of a debate under this order may last not more than three hours and, at the conclusion of the
time allocated to them, pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) of this order, the motion, unless otherwise disposed of, shall lapse.’
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Line 23, leave out ‘to propose to move the adjournment of the House under the provisions of’ and insert ‘make an application
under’
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Line 43, leave out paragraph (6).
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Line 49, at beginning insert, ‘If the Speaker announces that the debate will take place on the same day as the application
is made,’
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Line 49, leave out from ‘postponed’ to the end of line 52, and insert ‘as the result of that announcement, may continue,
following the conclusion of proceedings on that debate, for the same time beyond the moment of interruption as that taken
by the debate, and’
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Line 54, leave out from ‘business)’ to the end of the paragraph.
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(D) Time limits on speeches
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Repeal of Standing Order No. 47 (Short speeches)
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(ii)
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The following new Standing Order:
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47.—(1) The Speaker may announce that he intends to call Members to speak in a debate, or at certain times during that debate,
for no longer than any period he may specify, and he may at any time make subsequent announcements varying the terms of an
announcement under this paragraph.
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(2) Whenever the Speaker has made an announcement under paragraph (1), he may, subject to paragraph (4), direct any Member
(other than a Minister of the Crown, a Member speaking on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition, or not more than one Member
nominated by the leader of the second largest opposition party) who has spoken for that period to resume his seat forthwith.
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(3) The Speaker may announce, at or before the commencement of any debate (other than a topical debate) in respect of which
he has made or intends to make an announcement under paragraph (1) of this order, that speeches by a Minister of the Crown,
Members speaking on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition, and not more than one Member nominated by the leader of the second
largest opposition party shall be limited to twenty minutes and he may direct any such Member who has spoken for that period
to resume his seat forthwith.
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(4) In relation to any speech, the Speaker shall add to any period specified
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under paragraph (1) of this order—
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one minute if one intervention is accepted, plus the time taken by that intervention;
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(ii)
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two minutes if two or more interventions are accepted, plus the time taken by the first two such interventions;
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under paragraph (3) of this order, one minute for each intervention accepted up to a maximum of fifteen minutes.
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An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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PROCEDURE
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[Until 5.00 p.m.]
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That this House welcomes the First Report of the Procedure Committee on Public Petitions and Early Day Motions (House of Commons
paper No. 513); and approves the proposals for changes in the procedures and practices of the House set out in the Government’s
response to the report in Cm. 7193.
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An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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PROCEDURE (CHANGES TO STANDING ORDERS)
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[Until 5.00 p.m.]
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That the following amendments to Standing Orders be made, with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament:
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In Standing Order No. 154 (Time and manner of presenting petitions):
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line 5, leave out from ‘be’ to the end of line 6 and insert ‘presented’
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(ii)
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line 10, leave out from the word ‘conclusion’ to the end of line 19
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(iii)
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line 20, leave out ‘(a) and (1)(b)’.
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(2)
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In Standing Order No. 156 (Printing of petitions and of ministerial replies)
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(i)
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line 4, leave out the words ‘ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed’ and insert the words ‘published in the Official
Report’
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line 7, leave out from the word ‘be’ to the end of line 9 and insert ‘published in the Official Report.’.
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An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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EUROPEAN STANDING COMMITTEES (TEMPORARY NOMINATION)
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[Until 5.00 p.m.]
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That the Order of the House of 7th July 2005 relating to European Standing Committees (Temporary Nomination) shall continue
to have effect in the next Session of Parliament.
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As an Amendment to Ms Harriet Harman’s proposed Motion (European Standing Committees (Temporary Nomination)):
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Line 3, at end add ‘for a period not longer than three months.’.
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The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of the Motions in the name of Ms Harriet Harman not later than Five
o’clock; such Questions will include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings
may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) will not apply
(Order of 22nd October).
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MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE
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[No debate after 6.00 p.m.]
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That Mr Paul Burstow be discharged from the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons and Simon Hughes be
added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 6.00 p.m.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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[No debate after 6.00 p.m.]
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That, at the sitting on Monday 29th October, proceedings on the Motion for the adjournment of the House in the name of the
Prime Minister relating to Burma may continue, though opposed, for three hours or until Ten o’clock, whichever is the later,
and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 6.00 p.m.
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indicates a question for oral answer.
