HC Deb 18 May 1954 vol 527 cc1903-4

Report [13th May] of the Business Committee to be considered forthwith.— [Mr. Crookshank.]

Considered accordingly.

Mr. Geoffrey Bing (Hornchurch)

With great respect, Mr. Speaker, surely this is a debatable Motion?

Mr. Speaker

The settled practice on this Motion is that it has never been

That—

(a) the remaining proceedings in Committee on the Television Bill will be divided into the parts specified in the second column of the Table set out below;
(b) the days which under the Order [11th May] are given to the said proceedings and portions of those days shall be allotted in the manner shown in that Table; and
(c) subject to the provisions of the Order [11th May], each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of that Table.
TABLE
Allotted Day Proceedings Time for conclusion of Proceedings
First day Clause 1 and First Schedule 6.30
Clause 2, to end of subsection (1) 7.30
Clause 2, so far as not previously disposed of, to second "the" in line 3 on page 4 9.00
Clause 2, so far as not previously disposed of —
Second day Clause 2, so far as not previously disposed of 10.30
Third day Clause 3 to end of line 21 on page 5 5.00
Clause 3, so far as not previously disposed of, except the Question "That the Clause stand part of the Bill" 8.00
Clause 3, so far as not previously disposed of 9.00
Clause 4 10.30
Fourth day Second Schedule 9.00
Clause 5 and Third Schedule —
Fifth day Clause 5 and Third Schedule, so far as not previously disposed of 6.30
Clauses 6 to 17, new Clauses and new Schedules 10.30

debated and to do so would be contrary to the spirit of the Standing Order, which says that the Question must be put forthwith.

Mr. Bing

rose—

Mr. Speaker

I must so rule.

Question, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report," put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 41 (Business Committee), and agreed to.

The following is the Report of the Business Committee: