HC Deb 09 April 1984 vol 58 c116

1. — (1) The proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed at this day's sitting.

(2) The order in which the proceedings are taken shall be Lords Amendments 1 to 60, Lords Amendments 62 to 79, Lords Amendments 181 to 251, Lords Amendments 80 and 81, Lords Amendment 82A, Lords Amendment 82, Lords Amendment 61, Lords Amendments 83 to 180 and Lords Amendments 252 to 277 and, subject to the provisions of the Order of 21st November, each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion at the end of such period beginning with the commencement of the proceedings on the Motion for this Order as is of the length specified in the second column of the Table set out below.

TABLE
Proceedings
Lards Amendments Length of period
1 to 56 ¾hour
6 to 60, 62 to 79 and 181 to 251 1½hours
80, 81 and 82A 2¾hours
82, 61 and 83 to 140 3½hours
141 to 180 and 252 to 277 4 hours

(3) Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings.

(4) No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, the proceedings shall be made except by a member of the Government, and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

2. For the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 above—

  1. (a)Mr. Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided and, if that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment, shall then put forthwith the Question on any further Amendment of the said Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown and on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown, That this House doth agree or disagree with the Lords in the said Lords Amendment or, as the case may be, in the said Lords Amendment as amended;
  2. (b)Mr. Speaker shall then designate such of the remaining Lords Amendments as appear to him to involve questions of Privilege and shall—
    1. (i) put forthwith the Question on any Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment and then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House doth agree or disagree with the Lords in their Amendment, or, as the case may be, in their Amendment as amended;
    2. (ii) put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House doth disagree with the Lords in a Lords Amendment;
    3. (iii)) put forthwith with respect to each Amendment designated by Mr. Speaker which has not been disposed of the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in their Amendment; and
    4. (iv) put forthwith the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments;
  3. (c) as soon as the House has agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith a separate Question on any other Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to that Lords Amendment.