Annex B
HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS TUESDAY
21 NOVEMBER 2006
Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill
(Allocation of Time)
That the following provisions shall apply to
the proceedings on the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement)
Bill—
Timetable
1. (1) Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee,
on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this
day's sitting.
(2) Proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought
to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, four hours after
the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
(3) Proceedings in Committee, on consideration
and on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion, if not
previously concluded, at the moment of interruption or six hours
after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order,
whichever is the later.
Timing of proceedings and Questions to
be put
2. When the Bill has been read a second time-
(a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order
No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order),
stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any
Question being put;
(b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether
or not notice of an Instruction has been given.
3. On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee
the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting
any Question and, if the Bill is reported with amendments, the
House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any
Question being put.
4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings
to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Speaker
or Chairman shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no
others)-
(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision
a Question so proposed;
(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion
made by a Minister of the Crown;
(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal
of the business to be concluded.
5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a
new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question
that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
Consideration of Lords Amendments
6. (1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill shall
be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(2) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments
shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded,
one hour after their commencement.
7. (1) This paragraph applies for the purpose
of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with
paragraph 6.
(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any
Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
(3) If that Question is for the amendment of
a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith-
(a) a single Question on any further Amendments
to the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and
(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister
of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords
Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith-
(a) a single Question on any Amendments moved
by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and
(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister
of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords
Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the
Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this
House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.
(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the
Question, That this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.
(7) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed
to a Lords Amendment, or disposed of an Amendment relevant to
a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall
put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister
of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.
Subsequent stages
8. (1) Any further Message from the Lords on
the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being
put.
(2) Proceedings on any further Message from
the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a
conclusion one hour after their commencement.
9. (1) This paragraph applies for the purpose
of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with
paragraph 8.
(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any
Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and not
yet decided.
(3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the
Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is
related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.
(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the
Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant
to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.
(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the
Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining
Lords Proposals.
Reasons Committee
10. (1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the
Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the
appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons
in relation to the Bill and the appointment of its Chairman.
(2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons
shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it
is appointed.
(3) Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not
previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion
30 minutes after their commencement.
(4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings
to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) the Chairman
shall-
(a) first put forthwith any Question which has
been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and
(b) then put forthwith successively Questions
on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning
a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.
(5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be
reported without any further Question being put.
Miscellaneous
11. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted
business) shall apply in so far as necessary for the purposes
of this Order.
12. The proceedings on any Motion made by a
Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions
of this Order shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to
a conclusion one hour after their commencement and paragraph (1)
of Standing Order No. 15 shall apply to those proceedings.
13. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee)
shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order
applies.
14. No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister
of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the
Bill are taken or to re-commit the Bill; and the Question on any
such Motion shall be put forthwith.
15. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation
to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister
of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put
forthwith.
16. (1) This paragraph applies if-
(a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House
under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and
important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been
stood over to Seven o'clock, Four o'clock or Three o'clock (as
the case may be), but
(b) proceedings to which this Order applies have
begun before then.
(2) Proceedings on that Motion shall stand postponed
until the conclusion of those proceedings.
17. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting
is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which
this Order applies, no notice shall be required of a Motion made
at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or
supplementing the provisions of this Order.
18. Proceedings to which this Order applies
shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to
the sittings of the House.
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