§ Mr. SpeakerI have a short statement to make about the new arrangements for Friday morning sittings.
Since the House has agreed that private notice questions and statements should still be taken at the hour of 11 o'clock, despite the earlier meeting of the House, I propose to continue to regard 10 o'clock as the latest hour at which a private notice question may be received on Friday in my office.
If a private notice question is allowed on a Friday, or if there is to be a statement, notices will be posted in the Members' Lobby in the usual way. In addition, the subject matter of any such question or statement will be shown on the annunciator screen for three three-minute periods, at 10.15, 10.30 and 10.45, replacing the description of the business currently in progress.
During the rest of the period from 10.15 to 11 am, a simple indication that there will be a statement or question at 11 o'clock will be shown on the screen in addition to the current business.