HC Deb 18 July 1988 vol 137 cc793-4

1.—(1) The proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed in two allotted days.

(2) The allotted days which arc given to those proceedings shall be allotted in the manner shown in the Table set out below, the Lords Amendments shall be taken in the order shown in that Table and, subject to the provisions of the Order [1st February], each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of that Table.

Proceedings
Allotted day Lords Amendments Time for conclusion of proceedings
First day Nos. 1 to 6, 8 to 16, 147 to 186, 227, 476, 480 and 557 6.45 pm
Nos. 7, 17 to 25, 54, 68, 187, 188, 272, 275 and 537 to 539 8.15 pm
Nos. 26 to 38 9.00 pm
Nos. 89 to 146 and 189 to 226 10.45 pm
Nos. 39 to 53, 55 to 67 and 69 to 88 11.30 pm
Nos. 266 to 271, 273, 274 and 276 to 292 Midnight
Second day Nos. 228 to 265 6.30 pm
Nos. 293 to 342 7.45 pm
Nos. 343 to 395 8.30 pm
Nos. 396 to 437 9.15 pm
Nos. 438 to 475, 477 to 479, 481 to 536, 540 to 556 and 558 to 569 10.00 pm

2.—(1) For the purpose 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 the Lords Amendment, shall then put forthwith the Question on any further Amendment to the said Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown and on any Motion made 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) if Mr. Speaker is satisifed that any remaining Lords Amendment imposes a charge upon the public revenue such as is required to be authorised by resolution of the House under Standing Order No. 47 (Certain proceedings relating to public money) and that such charge has not been so authorised, he shall in accordance with Standing Order No. 76(3) (Lords Amendments deemed to be disagreed to) delcare he is so satisfied and shall put forthwith a separate Question on any other Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to that Lords Amendment;
  3. (c) 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 794 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 the Amendments designated by Mr. Speaker which have not been disposed of the Question, Thai, this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendments; and
    4. (iv) put forthwith the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments;
  4. (d) 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.

(2) Proceedings under sub-paragraph (1) above shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

Stages subsequent to first Consideration of Lords Amendments

3. Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the consideration forthwith of any further Message from the Lords on the Bill.

4. The proceedings on any such further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion one hour after the commencement of those proceedings.

5. For the purpose of bringing those proceedings to a conclusion—

  1. (a) Mr. Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided, and shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair;
  2. (b) Mr. Speaker shall then designate such of the remaining items in the Lords Message as appear to him to involve questions of Privilege and shall—
    1. (i) put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on any item;
    2. (ii) in the case of each remaining item designated by Mr. Speaker, put forthwith the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in their Proposal; and
    3. (iii) put forthwith the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.

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