Delegated Legislation
Ordered,
That the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to the Electoral Commission shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees) in respect of which notice of a motion has been given that the instrument be approved.—(Mr Dunne.)
Sittings of the House (21 June)
Motion made,
That, at the sitting on Thursday 21 June—
(1) the House shall meet at 9.30 am, and will first proceed with any private business, petitions, and motions for unopposed returns;
(2) Standing Order No. 9 (Sittings of the House) shall apply to the sitting on that day with—
(a) the omission of paragraph (1) and of the proviso to paragraph (7); and
(b) the insertion of references to 2.30 pm as the moment of interruption;
(3) notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), no opposed business shall be taken after the moment of interruption;
(4) no questions shall be taken, save as provided in paragraph (5) below;
(5) At 11.00 am the Speaker may interrupt the proceedings in order to permit questions to be asked which are in his opinion of an urgent character and relate either to matters of public importance or to the arrangement of business, statements to be made by Ministers, or personal explanations to be made by Members;
(6) If the House is in committee at 11.00 am, and the Speaker’s intention to permit such questions, statements or explanations has been made known, the occupant of the chair shall leave the chair without putting any question, and report that the committee has made progress and ask leave to sit again;
(7) the proviso to paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 88 (Meetings of general committees) shall not apply;
(8) no general committees shall meet after 2.30 pm;
(9) when a substantive motion for the adjournment of the House has been made by a Minister of the Crown, the Speaker shall put the question forthwith; and
(10) there shall be no sitting in Westminster Hall.—(Mr Dunne.)
Hon. Members