2 CLOSURE OF DEBATE, PROPOSAL
OF QUESTION AND ALLOCATION OF TIME
Information and statistics relating to applications
of Standing Order No. 36 (Closure of debate) in the House, in
Committee of the whole House and in Committees; applications of
Standing Order No. 29 (Powers of Chair to propose question) in
the House, Committee of the whole House and Committees; and Bills
in respect of which allocation of time orders were made under
Standing Order No. 83 (Allocation of time to bills) or to which
Programme Motions, Business of the House Orders or Procedure Motions
applied.
A CLOSURE OF
DEBATE
In the House
The Closure was claimed on 17 occasions. Assent of
the Chair was not withheld on any of these occasions. On no occasion
was the Question negatived. The Closure was agreed to on 16 occasions,
of which 3 were on division.
Date
| Question
| Result
|
11 December 2008 | That the Amendment be made: Queen's Speech (motion for an Address)
| Agreed |
28 January 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
2 February 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
11 February 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
24 February 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
27 February 2009 | That the Autism Bill be read a second time
| Agreed on Division |
16 March 2009 | That the Amendment be made (Use of the Chamber (UK Youth Parliament))
| Agreed on Division |
18 March 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
20 March 2009 | That the Fuel Poverty Bill be read a second time
| Not decided in the Affirmative (fewer than 100 Members voted in the majority)
|
25 March 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
9 June 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
Date
| Question
| Result
|
10 June 2009 | That this House requests the Prime Minister to seek a dissolution of the present Parliament
| Agreed |
6 July 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
20 July 2009 | That the Amendment be made (Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons)
| Agreed on Division |
14 October 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
21 October 2009 | That the original words stand part of the question
| Agreed |
9 November 2009 | That this House disagrees with Lords Amendment 55 (Coroners and Justice Bill)
| Agreed |
In Committee of the whole House
Date
| Question
| Result
|
12 May 2009 | That the Amendment be made (Finance Bill)
| Agreed on Division |
In Committee
Date
| Question
| Result
|
26 March 2009 | That the Amendment be made (Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill)
| Assent withheld |
26 March 2009 | That the Amendment be made (Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill)
| Assent withheld |
B POWER OF CHAIR TO PROPOSE
QUESTION
The power of the Chair to propose the question was not used
In the House, in Committee of the whole House or in Committee
during the 2008-09 Session.
C (1) ALLOCATION OF TIME
In the House and in Committee of the whole House
Bill | Date of Order
| Stage | Period allotted
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order; including time taken on Divisions)
|
Northern Ireland | 4 March 2009
| Second Reading | To be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Allocation of Time Motion
| 2 hours 9 minutes |
|
| Committee of whole House and consideration
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption or six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Allocation of Time Motion, whichever is later
| 2 hours 26 minutes |
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption or six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Allocation of Time Motion, whichever is later
| 1 minute |
In Public Bill Committee
Bill | Date of Order
| Stage | Period allotted and/or date for report from Committee
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order and/or date of report from Committee
|
|
|
|
|
|
C (2) ALLOCATION OF TIME
(PROGRAMME MOTIONS)
In the House and in Committee of the whole House
Bill | Date of Order
| Date of Reports of Programming Committee or Business Committee as appropriate (if applicable)
| Stage | Period allotted on the floor of the House
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
Banking #
| 17 December 2008 |
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion one hour after the commencement of proceedings on the Programme Motion
| 59 minutes
|
| 10 February 2009
|
| Lords Amendments | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 4 hours 47 minutes
|
|
|
| Subsequent stages | To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| - |
Bill | Date of Order
| Date of Reports of Programming Committee or Business Committee as appropriate (if applicable)
| Stage | Period allotted on the floor of the House
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
Business Rate Supplements
| 12 January 2009 |
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| - |
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| - |
| 11 March 2009
| | Consideration
| To be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings on Programme Motion
| 3 hours 1 minute
|
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on Programme Motion
| 26 minutes
|
| 17 June 2009
| | Lords Amendments
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 2 hours 43 minutes
|
|
| | Subsequent stages
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| - |
Saving Gateway Accounts |
13 January 2009 |
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| 2 hours 19 minutes
|
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 21 minutes
|
| 1 July 2009
| | Lords Amendments
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| 34 minutes
|
|
| | Subsequent stages
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| - |
Bill | Date of Order
| Date of Reports of Programming Committee or Business Committee as appropriate (if applicable)
| Stage | Period allotted on the floor of the House
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
Policing and Crime | 19 January 2009
| | Consideration
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| - |
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| - |
| 19 May 2009
|
| Consideration | New Clauses and amendments relating to the retention, use and destruction of samples etc. to be brought to a conclusion one and half hours after commencement on proceedings on the Programme Motion.
New Clauses and amendments relating to Part 4 to be brought to a conclusion two and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Programme Motion.
New Clauses and amendments relating to Part 2; New Clauses and amendments relating to Part 1 and remaining proceedings on consideration to be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption.
| 4 hours 47 minutes
|
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 19 minutes
|
| 12 November 2009
| | Lords Amendments
| To be brought to a conclusion two hours after their commencement
| 1 hour 49 minutes
|
|
| | Subsequent stages
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| - |
Bill | Date of Order
| Date of Reports of Programming Committee or Business Committee as appropriate (if applicable)
| Stage | Period allotted on the floor of the House
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
Coroners and Justice |
26 January 2009 |
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| - |
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| - |
| 23 March 2009
| | Consideration
| Day 1 - Proceedings on New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to inquests into a person's death that may be conducted without a jury; remaining New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to Part 1; and New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to Part 2, except those relating to hatred on grounds of sexual orientation, to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption.
Day 2 - Proceedings relating to remaining New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to Part 2 to be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement Proceedings relating to New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to Part 8; New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to Chapter 1 of Part 4; and remaining proceedings on consideration to be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption.
| 4 hours 5 minutes (day 1)
4 hours 32 minutes (day 2)
|
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day
| 1 hour
|
Bill | Date of Order
| Date of Reports of Programming Committee or Business Committee as appropriate (if applicable)
| Stage | Period allotted on the floor of the House
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
| 9 November 2009
| | Lords Amendments
| Proceedings relating to Lords Amendments 1, 2 and 216 to be brought to a conclusion one and a half hours after their commencement. Proceedings relating to Lords Amendment 55 to be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of those proceedings or at the moment of interruption, whichever is earlier. Proceedings relating to Lords Amendments 59, 119, 121, 236 and 239 to be brought to a conclusion five hours after the commencement of those proceedings or at the moment of interruption, whichever is earlier. Proceedings relating to Lords Amendments 66, 3 to 54, 56 to 58, 60 to 65, 67 to 118, 120, 122 to 215, 217 to 235, 237, 238, and 240 to 244 to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption.
| 5 hours 19 minutes
|
|
| | Subsequent stages
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour after commencement
| 1 hour 9 minutes
|
Welfare Reform | 27 January 2009
| | Consideration
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| 5 hours 15 minutes
|
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 44 minutes
|
| 10 November 2009
|
| Lords Amendments | To be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement
| 2 hours 58 minutes
|
|
|
| Subsequent stages | To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| - |
Bill | Date of Order
| Date of Reports of Programming Committee or Business Committee as appropriate (if applicable)
| Stage | Period allotted on the floor of the House
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
Political Parties and Elections #
| 9 February 2009 |
| Consideration | Day 1 - Proceedings on New Clauses and amendments relating to Clauses 1 to 3 and Schedules 1 and 2, and New Clauses and amendments relating to compliance officers to be brought to a conclusion 3 hours after commencement on Programme Motion or 8.30pm, whichever is the earlier. Proceedings on New Clauses and amendments relating to Clauses 4 to 7; New Clauses and amendments relating to Clauses 10 to 12 to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption.
Day 2 - Proceedings on New Clauses and amendments relating to thresholds in relation to political donations and loans, New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to political donations by unincorporated associations, New Clauses and amendments relating to Clauses 8 and 9 and Schedule 3, and other New Clauses relating to political donations and spending to be brought to a conclusion 3 hours before the moment of interruption. New Clauses and amendments relating to schemes for the transfer of data to registration officers, New Clauses and amendments relating to Clauses 13 to 17, other New Clauses relating to elections, and remaining proceedings to be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption.
| 5 hours 12 minutes (day 1)
5 hours 57 minutes (day 2)
|
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day
| 20 minutes
|
| 13 July 2009
| | Lords Amendments
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 4 hours 24 minutes
|
|
| | Subsequent stages
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| 25 minutes
|
Bill | Date of Order
| Date of Reports of Programming Committee or Business Committee as appropriate (if applicable)
| Stage | Period allotted on the floor of the House
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
Apprentice-ships, Skills, Children and Learning
| 23 February 2009 |
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| 5 hours 42 minutes
|
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 35 minutes
|
| 11 November 2009
| | Lords Amendments
| To be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement
| 3 hours 4 minutes
|
|
| | Subsequent stages
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| - |
Industry and Exports (Financial Support)
| 16 March 2009 |
| Committee of the whole House and consideration
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| - |
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| - |
| 21 April 2009
| | Committee of the whole House and consideration
| To be brought to a conclusion at 7.00pm
| 41 minutes
|
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion at 7.00pm
| 19 minutes
|
Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) [Lords]
| 1 April 2009 |
| Committee of the whole House and Consideration
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| - |
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| - |
| 10 June 2009
|
| Committee of the whole House and Consideration
| To be brought to a conclusion at 4pm
| 1 hour 44 minutes
|
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at 4pm
| 2 minutes
|
Equality | 11 May 2009
|
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| - |
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| - |
Bill | Date of Order
| Date of Reports of Programming Committee or Business Committee as appropriate (if applicable)
| Stage | Period allotted on the floor of the House
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction [Lords]
| 1 June 2009 |
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| 5 hours 55 minutes
|
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 29 minutes
|
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration [Lords]
| 2 June 2009 |
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| 4 hours 20 minutes
|
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 59 minutes
|
Health [Lords] |
8 June 2009 |
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| 4 hours 50 minutes
|
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| 31 minutes
|
| 10 November 2009
|
| Consideration of Lords Message
| To be brought to a conclusion two hours after their commencement
| 13 minutes
|
|
|
| Subsequent stages | To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| - |
Marine and Coastal Access [Lords]
| 23 June 2009 |
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| - |
|
|
| Third Reading | To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| - |
| 26 October 2009
|
| Consideration | Day 1 - Proceedings on New Clauses, amendments to Clauses, New Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to Part 6; New Clauses, amendments to Clauses, New Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to Part 9; New Clauses, amendments to Clauses, New Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to Part 5; New Clauses, amendments to Clauses, New Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to Part 7; New Clauses, amendments to Clauses, New Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to Part 8 to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the first day.
Day 2 - New Clauses, amendments to Clauses, New Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to Part 1; New Clauses, amendments to Clauses, New Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to Part 2; New Clauses, amendments to Clauses, New Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to Part 3; New Clauses, amendments to Clauses, New Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to Part 4; remaining New Clauses and New Schedules; and remaining proceedings on consideration to be brought to a conclusion at 6.00 pm on the second day.
| 6 hours 22 minutes
(day 1)
2 hours 22 minutes
(day 2)
|
|
|
| Third Reading | Proceedings to be brought to a conclusion at 7.00pm on the second day
| 50 minutes
|
Parliamentary Standards |
29 June 2009 |
| Committee of the whole House
| Day 1 - Proceedings on Clause 1, Schedules 1 to 3, Clauses 2 to 5 and Clauses 11 to 14 (so far as not previously concluded) to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the first day.
Day 2 - Proceedings on Clauses 6 to 10, New Clauses, New Schedules, and remaining proceedings (so far as not previously concluded) to be brought to a conclusion two hours before the moment of interruption on the second day.
| 5 hours 54 minutes (day 1)
4 hours 46 minutes (day 2)
|
|
|
| Consideration | (So far as not previously concluded) to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day
| 1 hour 31 minutes
|
|
|
| Third Reading | (So far as not previously concluded) to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day
| 1 minute
|
| 21 July 2009
|
| Lords Amendments | To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| 1 hour 13 minutes
|
|
|
| Subsequent stages | To be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement
| - |
Bill | Date of Order
| Date of Reports of Programming Committee or Business Committee as appropriate (if applicable)
| Stage | Period allotted on the floor of the House
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
Child Poverty | 20 July 2009
|
| Consideration | To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| - |
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| - |
Constitutional Reform and Governance
| 20 October 2009 |
| Committee of the whole House
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the fourth day
| - |
|
| | Consideration
| To be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption
| - |
|
| | Third Reading
| To be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
| - |
| 3 November 2009
| | Committee of the whole House
| Clauses 1 and 2, Schedule 1, Clauses 3 to 19, Schedule 2, Clause 20, New Clauses relating to Part 1, and new Schedules relating to Part 1 to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the first day. Clauses 33 and 34, New Clauses relating to Part 5, New Schedules relating to Part 5, Clause 35, Schedule 5, Clause 36, New Clauses relating to Part 6, New Schedules relating to Part 6, Clauses 37 to 43, Schedule 6, Clause 44, Schedule 7, Clauses 45 to 49, Schedules 8 and 9, Clause 50, New Clauses relating to Part 7, New Schedules relating to Part 7, Clauses 51 and 52, New Clauses relating to Part 8, and New Schedules relating to Part 8 to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day.
Clauses 21 to 25, New Clauses relating to Part 2, New Schedules relating to Part 2, Clauses 26 and 27, Schedule 3, Clauses 28 to 31, New Clauses relating to Part 3, New Schedules relating to Part 3, Clause 32, Schedule 4, New Clauses relating to Part 4, New Schedules relating to Part 4, Clauses 53 to 56, remaining New Clauses, remaining New Schedules, and remaining proceedings on the Bill to be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the fourth day.
| 3 hours 46 minutes (day 1)
5 hours 40 minutes (day 2)
|
In Public Bill Committee
Bill | Date of Order
| Date to be reported from Public Bill Committee
| Dates of report(s) from Programming Sub-committee
| Date of report from Public Bill Committee
|
Business Rate Supplements
| 12 January 2009 | 3 February 2009
| 15 January 2009 (Motion varied by PBC, 29 January 2009)
| 3 February 2009 |
Saving Gateway Accounts
| 13 January 2009 | 10 February 2009
| 22 January 2009 | 5 February 2009
|
Policing and Crime |
19 January 2009 | 26 February 2009
| 22 January 2009 (Motion varied by PBC, 24 February 2009)
| 26 February 2009 |
Coroners and Justice |
26 January 2009, 4 March 2009
| 5 March 2009, 10 March 2009
| 28 January 2009 (Motion varied by PBC, 5 March 2009)
| 10 March 2009 |
Welfare Reform | 27 January 2009
| 3 March 2009 | 4 February 2009
| 3 March 2009 |
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning
| 23 February 2009 | 31 March 2009
| 26 February 2009 | 27 March 2009
|
Equality | 11 May 2009
| 7 July 2009 | 19 May 2009, 2 June 2009 and 9 June 2009
| 7 July 2009 |
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction [Lords]
| 1 June 2009 | 18 June 2009
| 8 June 2009 | 18 June 2009
|
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration [Lords]
| 2 June 2009 | 18 June 2009
| 8 June 2009 (Motion varied by PBC, 16 June 2009)
| 18 June 2009 |
Health | 8 June 2009
| 25 June 2009 | 15 June 2009
| 25 June 2009 |
Marine and Coastal Access [Lords]
| 23 June 2009 | 16 July 2009
| 29 June 2009 | 14 July 2009
|
Child Poverty | 20 July 2009
| 3 November 2009 | 14 October 2009
| 3 November 2009 |
# Bill carried over from previous Session.
C (3) ALLOCATION OF TIME
(BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE MOTIONS)
In the House and in Committee of the whole House
Bill | Date of Order
| Stage | Period allotted
| Period taken (excluding proceedings on the Order)
|
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