HC Deb 30 April 1866 vol 183 cc162-3
SIR GEORGE GREY

Sir, the Parliamentary Oaths Bill having received the Royal Assent, it becomes necessary for the House without delay to make some regulation in regard to the manner in which Members shall take their seats in this House. The Act which required seats to be taken between the hours of nine in the morning and four in the afternoon has been repealed, and it was provided that the manner of taking the oaths should be regulated by Standing Orders to be made by each House of Parliament. I therefore propose the Resolution of which I have given notice, with a view to give effect to this provision of the law. The effect will be that seats may be taken at any time before public business—meaning thereby the Orders of the Day and Notices of Motions—has been entered upon or after it has been disposed of, not allowing the public business to be interrupted for that purpose. I beg to move the following Resolution:— That Members may take and subscribe the Oath required by Law at any time during the sitting of the House, before the Orders of the Day and Notices of Motions have been entered upon, or after they have been disposed of, but no debate or business shall be interrupted for that purpose.

Resolution agreed to.

Resolved, That Members may take and subscribe the Oath required by Law, at any time during the sitting of the House, before the Orders of the Day and Notices of Motions have been entered upon, or after they have been disposed of; but no debate or business shall be interrupted for that purpose.—(Sir George Grey.)

Ordered, That the said Resolution be a Standing Order of this House.

SIR GEORGE GREY

There is another Resolution consequent upon that which had been agreed to, which is that the Standing Orders regarding the manner in which Gentlemen of the Jewish faith take their seats should be repealed, as that is no longer applicable. I therefore propose— That the Standing Order of the 15th day of August, 1860, relative to the swearing of persons professing the Jewish Religion, be read and repealed.

Resolution agreed to.

Standing Order of the 15th day of August 1860, relative to the swearing of persons professing the Jewish Religion, read, and repealed.