Business without Debate

Wednesday 27th April 2016

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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business of the house
Ordered,
That, at the sitting on Wednesday 4 May—
(1) paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to any Motion in the name of Jeremy Corbyn as if the day were an Opposition Day; and proceedings on such a Motion may continue, though opposed, for three hours and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and
(2) notwithstanding sub-paragraph (2)(c), as applied by paragraph (4), of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business), backbench business set down for consideration at that sitting may then be entered upon at any hour, may continue, though opposed, for three hours, and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of.—(Stephen Barclay.)