Procedure of the House (Proposal 6)

Tuesday 8th November 2011 Lords Chamber

Motion to Resolve

17:10

Moved By

[The Chairman of Committees]

To resolve that, with effect from the start of the 2012–13 session of Parliament:

Members be limited to one Question for Short Debate in House of Lords Business at any one time;

Each Question for Short Debate should indicate the date on which it was tabled;

After six months it should be removed from the list;

The guidance in the Companion to the Standing Orders on the wording of Questions for Short Debate should be as follows: “Questions for short debate last for a maximum of 1½ hours and should therefore be limited in scope.”

Motion agreed.