§ Mr. SpeakerFor the debate on Wednesday, 4th December on the Second Reading of the Consolidated Fund Bill, hon. Members may hand into my office by 9.30 on the morning of Monday 2nd December their names and the topics which they wish to raise. The ballot will be carried out in the normal way. An hon. Member may hand in only his own name and one topic.
I should point out that this Bill will include only certain Civil Supplementary Estimates for the current year—namely those set out in House of Commons Paper No. 34. On Second Reading, it will only be in order to refer to expenditure covered by the Supplementary Estimates embodied in the Bill. Before I hold the ballot, it will be necessary 633 for me to scrutinise the topics of which hon. Members give notice to see whether they are in order; and I shall put in the Ballot only those topics which I am satisfied are in order. I shall publish the result of the Ballot later on Monday, 2nd December.