HC Deb 21 May 1985 vol 79 c879

Ordered, That the Reports [13th and 20th May] of the Business Committee be now considered.—[Mr. Neubert.]

Reports considered accordingly.

Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in their resolutions, put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 45 (Business Committee) and agreed to.

Following is the report of the Business Committee [13 May]: That—

  1. (1) The order in which proceedings on Consideration are taken shall be New Clauses, Amendments to Clause No. 1, Schedule No. 1, Clauses Nos. 2 and 3, Schedule No. 2, Clauses Nos. 4 to 55, Schedule No. 3, Clauses Nos. 56 to 94, Schedule No. 4. Clauses Nos. 95 to 114, Schedules Nos. 5, 6 and 7, Clause No. 115 and new Schedules;
  2. (2) The allotted days which under the Order [1st April] are given to the proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be allotted in the manner shown in the Table set out below and, subject to the provisions of that Order, each part of the proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of that Table.

TABLE
Allotted day Proceedings Time for conclusion of proceedings
First day New Clauses Midnight
Second day Amendments up to the end of Part II 6.00 pm
Amendments up to the end of Part IV 7.30 pm
Remaining Proceedings on Consideration 9.00 pm
Third Reading 10.00 pm

Following is the report of the Business Committee [20 May]: That the resolution of the Committee reported to the House on 13th May be varied by substituting the following provisions for those in the Table at the end of that Resolution:

TABLE
Allotted day Proceedings Time of conclusion of proceedings
First day New Clauses 10 pm
First Amendments up to the end of Part II Midnight
Second day Amendments up to the end of Part III 6 pm
Amendments up to the end of Part IV 7.30 pm
Remaining proceedings on Consideration 9 PM
Third Reading 10 PM