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Ordered,
That—
(1) Standing Order No. 5 (Precedence of government business) shall have effect for this Session with the following modifications, namely:—
In paragraph (2) the word 'twelve' shall be substituted for the word 'ten' in
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line 6; and in paragraph (5) the word 'eight' shall be substituted for the word 'ten' in line 30.
(2) Public Bills other than Government Bills shall have precedence over Government Business on 4th and 11th December, 22nd and 29th January, 5th and 12th February, 19th and 26th March, 2nd, 23rd and 30th April and 7th May.
(3) Private Members' Notices of Motions and Private Members' Bills shall have precedence in that order over Government Business on 27th November, 19th and 26th February, 5th and 12th March, 14th and 21st May and 18th June, and ballots for these Notices shall be held after Questions on 11th November, 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th February, 28th April, 5th and 19th May.
(4) On Monday 30th November, Monday 8th February, Monday 10th May and Monday 12th July Private Members' Notices of Motions shall have precedence until Seven o'clock and ballots for these Notices shall be held after Questions on Thursday 12th November, Thursday 21st January, Thursday 22nd April and Thursday 24th June, respectively.
(5) No Notice of Motion shall be handed in for any of the days on which Private Members' Notices have precedence under this Order in anticipation of the Ballot for that day.—[Mr. Whitelaw.]