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CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION (NORTHERN IRELAND)
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That the draft Alterations to the Northern Ireland Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2002, which were laid before this
House on 17 December, be approved.
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That the draft Criminal Damage (Compensation) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2009, which was laid before this House
on 17 December, be approved.
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That the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, which were laid
before this House on 21 January, be approved.
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That the draft Department for Transport (Fees) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 22 January, be approved.
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That the draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on
26 January, be approved.
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That the draft Child Support (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House
on 26 January, be approved.
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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
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That the draft Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 26 January,
be approved.
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CORPORATION TAX (RE-COMMITTED) BILL: Committee (Bill amended in the Joint Committee).
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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND ACCOUNTS
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That the draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies) Order 2009, which was laid
before this House on 27 January, be approved.
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That the draft Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 27 January,
be approved.
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That the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 28
January, be approved.
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That the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 28 January, be
approved.
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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
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That the draft European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) (Amendment) Regulations 2009,
which were laid before this House on 28 January, be approved.
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CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION (NORTHERN IRELAND)
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That the draft Northern Ireland Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2009, which was laid before this House on 28 January,
be approved.
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That the draft Official Statistics Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 28 January, be approved.
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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
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That the draft Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Amendment) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 29 January,
be approved.
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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
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That the draft Financial Assistance for Industry (Increase of Limit) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 3 February,
be approved.
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That the draft Companies Act 2006 (Accounts, Reports and Audit) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 3 February,
be approved.
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That the draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing) Order 2009, which was laid before this House
on 3 February, be approved.
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The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has not yet completed its consideration of the Instrument.
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That the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 21 January,
be approved.
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BUSINESS RATE SUPPLEMENTS BILL: Not amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered. (Queen’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading.)
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PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM
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That the draft Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2009, which was laid before
this House on 3 February, be approved.
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That the draft Renewable Transport Fuels Obligations (Amendment) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 9 February,
be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES
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That the draft Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 9 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 9 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND
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That the draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 9 February,
be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 9 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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GUIDE TO THE RULES RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF MEMBERS (No. 2)
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That, for the purposes of the Guide to the Rules for the Conduct of Members, which was agreed to by this House on 9 February
(Annex to House of Commons Paper No. 208), the threshold relating to any requirement for hon. Members
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to report donations or loans which have been refused or returned because they are impermissible or from unidentified sources;
and
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to keep a record of interests which fall below the threshold for registration
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shall be the statutory threshold for the time being applying to the reporting to the Electoral Commission, or recording of
such donations and loans, by hon. Members.
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An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS BILL: To be further considered.
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For Amendments see pages 95–110, 123–33 and 139–45 of Supplement to Votes.
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The First Report from the Constitutional Affairs Committee, Session 2006-07, Party Funding, HC 163, and the Government’s response,
Cm 7123, are relevant.
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That the draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 9 February,
be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the Insurance Premium Tax (Amendment of Schedule 6A to the Finance Act 1994) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 219), dated
10 February 2009, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 10 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 10 February, be
approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Financial Assistance Scheme and Incapacity Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009, which were
laid before this House on 11 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Renewables Obligation Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 11 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
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That the draft Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 11 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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USE OF THE CHAMBER (UNITED KINGDOM YOUTH PARLIAMENT)
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That this House welcomes the work of the United Kingdom Youth Parliament in providing young people with an opportunity to
engage with the political process and bring about social change; notes that many hon. Members from all parts of the House
are actively involved in the work of the UK Youth Parliament; and accordingly resolves that the UK Youth Parliament should
be allowed for this year alone to hold its 2009 annual meeting in the Chamber of this House.
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As an Amendment to Ms Harriet Harman’s proposed Motion (Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament):
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Line 6, leave out ‘the Chamber’ and insert ‘Committee Room 14’.
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That the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 12 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the Banking Act 2009 (Restriction of Partial Property Transfers) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 322), dated 19 February
2009, a copy of which was laid before this House on 20 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the Banking Act 2009 (Bank Administration) (Modification for Application to Banks in Temporary Public Ownership) Regulations
2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 312), dated 19 February 2009, a copy of which was laid before this House on 20 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the Banking Act 2009 (Third Party Compensation Arrangements for Partial Property Transfers) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009,
No. 319), dated 19 February 2009, a copy ofwhich was laid before this House on 20 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the Banking Act 2009 (Bank Administration) (Modification for Application to Multiple Transfers) Regulations 2009 (S.I.,
2009, No. 313), dated 19 February 2009, a copy of which was laid before this House on 20 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the Banking Act 2009 (Parts 2 and 3 Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 317), dated 19 February 2009,
a copy of which was laid before this House on 20 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 23 February,
be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House
on 23 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Monitoring and Reporting; and Assessments—Amendment) Regulations 2009,
which were laid before this House on 23 February, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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NORTHERN IRELAND BILL: Second Reading.
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ELECTION OF SELECT COMMITTEE MEMBERS BY HONOURABLE MEMBERS
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(1) Standing Order No. 121 (Nomination of Select Committees) shall be repealed and the following Standing Order be made:
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‘Election of Select Committees
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Within seven days of his election at the beginning of a Parliament the Speaker shall call for nominations in writing for each
of the select committees appointed under the Standing Orders of this House; and any Member may nominate any other Member who
is willing to serve.
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The Members shall be elected by secret ballot under such arrangements as the Speaker shall direct, provided that each Member
of the House shall have one vote in respect of each select committee.
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The Speaker shall appoint one Member from the minority parties to each select committee; ‘minority parties’ means those opposition
parties other than the largest opposition party.
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Each select committee shall elect its chairman from among its members.
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(2) The Speaker shall, one year after the making of this Order and after consulting all parties represented in this House, lay
upon the table a report on the operation of the Standing Order.’.
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NEW DRAFT EU CONSTITUTION
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(1) The Government shall seek the agreement of the House to a British draft Constitution for the EU which shall not mandate Her
Majesty’s Government but which will be put forward as a basis for consideration by the member states of the EU; and
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(2) Such a draft Constitution shall be no more than 1,000 words and shall include an inspirational preamble, and no more than
15 articles which shall
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clearly define and limit the power of the Union,
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reserve power to the nation states unless specifically granted to the Union,
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base the Union on human rights,
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ensure power is exercised at the lowest level of authority,
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be based upon elected institutions,
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exercise authority only by consent,
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apply equally to all,
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be within the rule of law,
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be written in understandable terms,
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be amended only by agreement,
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be interpreted impartially,
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be set within a global context, and
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respect the natural world.
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SELECTION OF PRIME MINISTER
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That, within two days of the meeting of a new Parliament following a General Election, or within 25 days of the death or resignation
of a serving Prime Minister, this House shall order an Address to be presented to Her Majesty naming one of its Members and
asking Her Majesty to invite that Member to form a Government.
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WAR MAKING POWERS (PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL OF THE COMMITMENT OF UK ARMED FORCES TO HOSTILITIES ABROAD)
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(1) Parliament shall have the opportunity to consider and approve the exercise of duties vested in HM Ministers to commit the
United Kingdom’s armed forces to hostilities abroad, or to a situation abroad where hostilities are likely,
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before such a commitment is made by Her Majesty’s Government, where circumstances permit, or
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where circumstances do not permit, no later than 20 days after deployment.
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The Prime Minister shall present a report to Parliament setting out—
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the circumstances necessitating the commitment of the armed forces;
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the extent of the commitment, the mandate to be given to the armed forces personnel, and the chain of command in circumstances
where joint participation with other nations is anticipated, and
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the current or anticipated scope and duration of the hostilities;
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the circumstances necessitating the commitment of the armed forces;
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the extent of the commitment, the mandate to be given to the armed forces personnel, and the chain of command in circumstances
where joint participation with other nations is anticipated, and
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the current or anticipated scope and duration of the hostilities;
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this report shall be the subject of a debate in the House within 20 days of deployment on a substantive motion to approve
the commitment of armed forces personnel; and when the House is not sitting, the laying of such a report shall be deemed to
meet the public interest criteria set out in Standing Order No. 13 for the earlier meeting of the House in certain circumstances,
and the Speaker shall forthwith appoint and give notice of a time for the House to meet; and
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the Government should bring forward a Bill to establish a statutory footing for parliamentary consideration of this exercise
of the Royal Prerogative along the lines set out in this Resolution.
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EARLIER MEETING OF THE HOUSE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
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That Standing Order No. 13 (Earlier meeting of the House in certain circumstances) be amended, by leaving out paragraph (1)
and inserting—
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‘(1) If the Speaker is of the opinion that the public interest requires that the House should meet at a time earlier than that
to which it stands adjourned, the House shall meet at such time as the Speaker shall appoint.’.
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PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS (FIXED TERMS)
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That general elections shall only take place every five years on the first day of June.
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Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) is repealed.
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The Business Committee to be established in accordance with this order shall have as its principal function the preparation
of a rolling fortnightly forward programme of the public business of the House, to be put to the House for decision every
week. The programme shall include the dates of legislative proceedings, and of Opposition days under Standing Order No. 14(2).
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Notice of the proposed programme of business must be given at least two days before it is put to the House. Changes to the
agreed programme may be proposed in case of urgency.
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The question on any proposal from the Business Committee relating to the programme of business, and on any amendment selected
thereto, shall be put forthwith, and may be decided at any hour, though opposed.
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The Committee shall consist of
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The Chairman of Ways and Means, who shall be the Chairman
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Eight Members elected by the House.
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indicates a question for oral answer.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, including Topical Questions, and to the Solicitor
General.