| THE SPEAKER
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| 1. | | Election of the Speaker: Member presiding
| 1. |
| 1A. | | Re-election of former Speaker
| 2. |
| 1B. | | Election of Speaker by secret ballot
| 3. |
| DEPUTY SPEAKERS |
| 2. | | Deputy Chairmen
| Repealed |
| 2A. | | Election of the Deputy Speakers
| 4. |
| 3 | | Deputy Speaker
| 5. Duties and powers of Deputy Speakers |
| 4 | | Panel of Chairs
| Moved to 103 |
| MEMBERS (INTRODUCTION AND SEATING)
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| 5. | | Affirmation in lieu of oath
| 6. |
| 6. | | Time for taking the oath
| 7. |
| 7. | | Seats not to be taken before prayers
| 8. |
| 8. | | Seats secured at prayers
| 9. |
| SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE
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| 9. | | Sittings of the House
| 10. |
| 10. | | Sittings in Westminster Hall
| 11. |
| 11. | | Friday sittings
| 12. |
| 12. | | House not to sit on certain Fridays
| Merged with 12 |
| | | 13. Periodic adjournments (moved from 25)
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| 13. | | Earlier meeting of House in certain circumstances
| 14. |
| | | 15. Sittings of Committees (moved from 123)
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| ARRANGEMENT AND TIMING OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUSINESS
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| 14. | | Arrangement of public business
| 16. Government business
17. Opposition days
18. Backbench business
19. Private Members' Fridays
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| 15 | | Exempted business
| 20. |
| 16. | | Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents
| 21. |
| 17. | | Delegated legislation (negative procedure)
| Repealed |
| 18. | | Consideration of draft legislative reform orders etc.
| 22. |
| 19. | | New writs
| Repealed |
| 20. | | Time for taking private business
| 23. |
| NOTICES OF QUESTIONS, ETC.
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| 21. | | Time for taking questions
| 24. |
| 22. | | Notices of questions, motions and amendments
| 25. |
| 22A. | | Written statements by ministers
| 26. |
| 22B. | | Notices of questions etc. during September
| 27. Notices of questions and written statements during September
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| 22C. | | Motions and amendments with a financial consequence for the House of Commons Administration Estimate
| 28. |
| 22D | | Select Committee statements
| 29. |
| MOTIONS FOR BILLS AND SELECT COMMITTEES
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| 23. | | Motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at commencement of public business
| 30. Ten minute rule motions for leave to bring in bills and nomination of select committees at the start of public business
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| GENERAL DEBATES |
| 24. | | Emergency debates
| 31. |
| 24A. | | Topical debates
| 32. |
| 24B. | | Amendments to motions to consider specified matters
| 33. |
| MOTIONS FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE
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| 25. | | Periodic adjournments
| Moved to 13. |
| ORDERS OF THE DAY
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| 26. | | Orders of the day to be read without question put
| 34. |
| 27. | | Order of disposing of orders of the day
| 35. |
| RULES OF DEBATE |
| 28. | | Anticipation
| Repealed |
| 29. | | Powers of chair to propose question
| 36. Closure on proposal of question |
| 30. | | Debate on motion for the adjournment of the House
| 37. |
| 31. | | Questions on amendments
| 38. |
| 32. | | Selection of amendments
| 39. |
| 33. | | Amendments to address in answer to the Queen's Speech
| 40. |
| 34. | | Debate on dilatory motion
| 41. Dilatory motions |
| 35. | | Dilatory motion in abuse of rules of House
| Merged with 41 |
| 36. | | Closure of debate
| 42. |
| 37. | | Majority for closure or for proposal of question
| Merged with 42 and 36 |
| | | 43. Second speeches (moved from 76. Debate on bill reported from public bill committee)
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| DIVISIONS |
| 38. | | Procedure on divisions
| 44. |
| 39. | | Voting
| 45. |
| 40. | | Division unnecessarily claimed
| 46. |
| 41. | | Quorum
| 47. |
| 41A. | | Deferred divisions
| 48. |
| ORDER IN THE HOUSE
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| 42. | | Irrelevance or repetition
| 49. |
| 42A. | | Sub judice
| 50. |
| 43. | | Disorderly conduct
| 51. |
| 44. | | Order in debate
| 52. Naming of Members |
| 45. | | Members suspended, &c., to withdraw from precincts
| 53. |
| 45A. | | Suspension of salary of Members suspended
| 54. |
| 46. | | Power of the Speaker to adjourn House or suspend sitting
| 55. |
| 47. | | Time limits on speeches
| 56. |
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| PUBLIC MONEY |
| 48. | | Recommendation from Crown required on application relating to public money
| 57. |
| 49. | | Certain proceedings relating to public money
| 58. |
| 50. | | Procedure upon bills whose main object is to create a charge upon the public revenue
| 59. |
| 51. | | Ways and means motions
| 60. |
| 52. | | Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills
| 61. |
| 53. | | Application of public money standing orders to private bills, &c.
| 62. |
| 54. | | Consideration of estimates
| 63. Debate on estimates |
| 55. | | Questions on voting of estimates, &c.
| 64. |
| 56. | | Consolidated Fund Bills
| 65. |
| PUBLIC BILLS |
| 57. | | Presentation and first reading
| 66. |
| 57A. | | Bills brought from the Lords
| 67. |
| 58. | | Consolidation bills
| 68. |
| 59. | | Law Commission bills
| 69. |
| 60. | | Tax law rewrite bills
| 70. |
| 61. | | Bills which are prima facie hybrid
| 71. |
| 62. | | Amendment on second or third reading
| 72. |
| 63. | | Committal of bills not subject to a programme order
| 73. |
| 64. | | Notices of amendments, &c., to bills
| 74. |
| 65. | | Amendments in committee
| 75. |
| 66. | | Committee of whole House on bill
| 76. |
| 67. | | Postponement of preamble
| Repealed |
| 68. | | Debate on clause or schedule standing part
| 77. |
| 69. | | Procedure on offer of new clause
| Repealed |
| 70. | | When chair leaves chair without question put
| 78. |
| 71. | | Report of bill from committee of whole House
| 79. |
| 72. | | Consideration of bill as amended in committee of whole House
| Repealed |
| 73. | | Report of bills committed to public bill committees
| 80. |
| 74. | | Re-committal of bill
| 81. |
| 75. | | Amendments on report
| 82. |
| 76. | | Debate on bill reported from public bill committee
| Moved to 43 |
| 77. | | Third reading
| 83. |
| 78. | | Lords amendments
| 84. |
| 79. | | Pecuniary penalties
| 85. Financial privilege (pecuniary penalties)
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| 80. | | Privilege (bills brought from the Lords)
| 86. Financial privilege (bills brought from the Lords)
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| 80A. | | Carry-over of bills
| 87. |
| 80B. | | Carry-over (bills brought in upon a ways and means resolution)
| 88. |
| 81. | | Temporary laws
| 89. |
| 82. | | Business Committee
| 90. |
| 83. | | Allocation of time to bills
| 91. |
| PROGRAMMING OF BILLS
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| 83A. | | Programme motions
| 92. |
| 83B. | | Programming committees
| 93. |
| 83C. | | Programming sub-committees
| 94. |
| 83D. | | Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings in public bill committee or in committee of the whole House
| 95. Programme orders: end of proceedings in public bill committee or in committee of the whole House
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| 83E. | | Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration or third reading
| 96. Programme orders: end of proceedings on consideration or third reading
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| 83F. | | Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments
| 97. Programme orders: end of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments
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| 83G. | | Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on further messages from the Lords
| 98. Programme orders: end of proceedings on further messages from the Lords
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| 83H | | Programme orders: reasons committee
| 99. |
| 83I. | | Programme orders: supplementary provisions
| 100. |
| LEGISLATION COMMITTEES
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| 84. | | General committees
| 101. Legislation committees |
| 84A. | | Public bill committees
| 102. |
| 85. | | Chairs of general committees
| 103. Panel of Chairs |
| 86. | | Nomination of general committees
| 104. Nomination of legislation committees |
| 87. | | Attendance of law officers and ministers in general committees
| 105. Attendance of law officers and ministers in legislation committees
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| 88. | | Meetings of general committees
| 106. Meetings of legislation committees |
| 89. | | Procedure in general committees
| 107. Procedure in legislation committees |
| 90. | | Second reading committees
| 108. |
| 91. | | [Repealed, 1 November 2006]
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| 92. | | Consideration on report of certain bills by a general committee
| 109. Consideration on report of certain bills by a legislation committee
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| 93. | | Scottish Grand Committee (composition and business)
| 110. Grand Committees (composition) |
| 94. | | Scottish Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)
| 111. Grand Committees (sittings) |
| 95. | | Scottish Grand Committee (short debates)
| 112. Grand Committees (questions for oral answer)
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| 96. | | Scottish Grand Committee (ministerial statements)
| 113. Grand Committees (short debates) |
| 97. | | Scottish Grand Committee (bills in relation to their principle)
| 114. Grand Committees (ministerial statements)
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| 98. | | Scottish Grand Committee (delegated legislation)
| 115. Scottish Grand Committee (bills in relation to their principle)
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| 99. | | Scottish Grand Committee (substantive motions for the adjournment)
| 116. Welsh Grand Committee (bills) |
| 100. | | Scottish Grand Committee (sittings)
| 117. Northern Ireland Grand Committee (bills in relation to their principle)
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| 101. | | [Repealed, 1 November 2006]
| 118. Grand Committees (delegated legislation)
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| 102. | | Welsh Grand Committee(composition and business)
| 119. Grand Committees (legislative proposals and other matters)
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| 103. | | Welsh Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)
| 120. Scottish Grand Committee (substantive motions for the adjournment)
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| 104. | | Welsh Grand Committee (short debates)
| 121. Grand Committees (conclusion of sitting)-
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| 105. | | Welsh Grand Committee (ministerial statements)
| - |
| 106. | | Welsh Grand Committee (bills)
| - |
| 107. | | Welsh Grand Committee (matters relating exclusively to Wales)
| - |
| 108. | | Welsh Grand Committee (sittings)
| - |
| 109. | | Northern Ireland Grand Committee (composition and business)
| - |
| 110. | | Northern Ireland Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)
| - |
| 111. | | Northern Ireland Grand Committee (short debates)
| - |
| 112. | | Northern Ireland Grand Committee (ministerial statements)
| - |
| 113. | | Northern Ireland Grand Committee (bills in relation to their principle)
| - |
| 114. | | Northern Ireland Grand Committee (legislative proposals and other matters relating exclusively to Northern Ireland)
| - |
| 115. | | Northern Ireland Grand Committee (delegated legislation)
| - |
| 116. | | Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)
| - |
| 117. | | Regional Affairs Committee
| 122. |
| 118. | | Delegated Legislation Committees
| 123. |
| 119. | | European Committees
| 124. |
| 120. | | Business sub-committees
| 125. |
| SELECT COMMITTEES, &C.
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| 121. | | Nomination of select committees
| 126. |
| 122. | | Lists of Members serving on select committees
| 127. |
| 122A. | | Term limits for chairs of select committees
| 128. |
| 122B. | | Election of select committee chairs
| 129. |
| 122C. | | Resignation or removal of chairs of select committees
| 130. |
| 122D. | | Election of Chair of Backbench Business Committee
| 131. |
| 123. | | Sittings of committees
| Moved to 15. |
| 124. | | Quorum of select committees
| 132. |
| 125. | | Select committees (admission of the public)
| 133. |
| 126. | | Withdrawal of Members from meetings of select committees
| 134. |
| 127. | | Withdrawal of documents before select committee
| 135. |
| 128. | | Entry on formal minutes of select committee
| 136. |
| 129. | | Formal minutes to be reported
| 137. Formal minutes to be published |
| 130. | | Entry on the record of evidence of select committee
| Repealed |
| 131. | | Entry of questions asked
| Repealed |
| 132. | | Administration of oath in select committee
| 138. |
| 133. | | Power to report opinion and observations
| 139. |
| 134. | | Select committees (reports)
| 140. |
| 135. | | Witnesses and evidence (select committees)
| 141. |
| 136. | | Publication of evidence (select committees)
| 142. |
| 137 | | Select committees (adjournment of the House)
| 143. |
| 137A. | | Select committees: power to work with other committees
| 144. |
| 138. | | Members (attendance at Lords select committees)
| 145. |
| 152. | | Select committees related to government departments
| 146. |
| 139. | | Administration Committee
| 147. |
| 152J. | | Backbench Business Committee
| 148. |
| 140. | | Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills
| 149. |
| 143. | | European Scrutiny Committee
| 150. |
| 152A. | | Environmental Audit Committee
| 151. |
| 144. | | Finance and Services Committee
| 152. |
| 152D. | | House of Commons Members Estimate Committee
| 153. |
| 152B. | | Human rights (Joint Committee)
| 154. |
| 145. | | Liaison Committee
| 155. |
| 152G. | | Committee on Members' Expenses
| 156. |
| 152I. | | National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
| 157. |
| New | | Petitions Committee
| 158. |
| 148A. | | Committee of Privileges
| 159. |
| 147. | | Procedure Committee
| 160. |
| 148. | | Committee of Public Accounts
| 161. |
| 146. | | Select Committee on Public Administration
| 162. |
| 141. | | Regulatory Reform Committee
| 163. |
| 142. | | Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders
| 164. |
| 149. | | Committee on Standards
| 165. |
| 149A. | | Lay members of the Committee on Standards: appointment, etc.
| 166. |
| 150. | | Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
| 167. |
| 151. | | Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
| 168. |
| 152C. | | Tax law rewrite (Joint Committee)
| 169. |
| 152H. | | Planning: national policy statements
| 170. |
| 152K. | | Public Bodies: draft orders
| 171. |
| 152E. | | Members of the Intelligence and Security Committee
| Repealed |
| 152F. | | [Expired, April 2010]
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| PUBLIC PETITIONS
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| 153. | | Presentation of petitions
| 172. |
| 154. | | Time and manner of presenting petitions
| 173. |
| 155. | | Petition as to present personal grievance
| 174. |
| 156. | | Publishing of petitions and of ministerial replies
| 175. |
| 157. | | Petitions against imposition of tax
| Repealed |
| PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS
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| 158. | | Presentation of command papers
| 176. Presentation of command papers and statutory instruments
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| 159. | | Presentation of statutory instruments
| Merged with 172 |
| 160. | | Notification in respect of certain statutory instruments
| 177. |
| MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
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| 161. | | Duties of Serjeant at Arms with respect to the public
| 178. |
| 162. | | Places to which the public are not admitted
| 179. |
| 163. | | Motions to sit in private
| 180. |
