§ Mr. SpeakerI have a short statement to make to the House. Following on the debate on Procedure on 14th December last, I propose, on and from Thursday, to change the arrangements for the ballot for the hour-half Adjournment to meet the wishes of the House as indicated in that debate.
Details of these arrangements will be circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The following are the details:
Members desiring to raise a matter on the Adjournment must write to Mr. Speaker by 1355 Wednesday evening of each week stating the subject of the Adjournment.
Monday evening will be reserved for subjects to be chosen by the Speaker, and as selection relates to the subject and not the Member, no alteration of the subject will be allowed without the Speaker's permission.
Subjects for the Adjournment on Monday morning, Wednesday morning and evening and Friday will be balloted for.
Subjects for Adjournments for the following week will be published in Friday's Order Paper.
Forty-eight hours notice will be required for a change of subject for a balloted Adjournment Motion, and the change will be notified in the Order Paper.
Members successful in the ballot may not enter their names for the next succeeding week.
A Member who does not wish to pursue the subject of a balloted Motion and cannot give forty-eight hours notice, loses his right to the Adjournment.
An oral notice to raise the matter on the Adjournment will not be considered by the Speaker unless it is confirmed in writing.
No Member's name will be carried forward from one ballot to another; a fresh application must be made.
A Member who has the Adjournment for a certain day and is unable to take it, cannot exchange dates with another Member.
A Member may not have more than one entry current at the same time; accordingly, if a letter is received from a Member whose name is already in the book the original entry will be expunged.