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(1) Standing Order No. 13 (Arrangement of public business) shall have effect for this Session with the following modifications, namely:
In paragraph (4) the word 'thirteen' shall be substituted for the word 'ten' in line 43; in paragraph (5) the word 'eighth' shall be substituted for the word 'seventh' in line 45; and in paragraph (8) the word 'two' shall be substituted for the word 'four' in line 66;
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(2) Standing Order No. 90 (Second reading committees) shall have effect for this Session with the following modification, namely:
In paragraph (2) the word 'eighth' shall be substituted for the word 'seventh' in line 23;
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(3) Private Members' Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 18th and 25th January, 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd February, 1st and 22nd March, 12th, 19th and 26th April, 3rd May and 5th July;
Private Members' Notices of Motions shall have precedence over Government business on 30th November, 7th December, 11th January, 8th and 15th March, 10th and 17th May, 14th, 21st and 28th June, and ballots for these Notices shall be held after Questions on 14th and 21st November, 12th December, 20th and 27th February, 24th April, 1st and 15th May, 5th and 12th June;
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(5) On Monday 4th February and Monday 22nd April, Private Members' Notices of Motions shall have precedence over Government business until seven o'clock and ballots for these Notices shall be held after Questions on Thursday 17th January and Thursday 28th March; and
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(6) No Notice of Motion shall be handed in for any of the days on which Private Members' Notices have precedence under this Order in anticipation of the ballot for that day.—[Mr. Nicholas Baker.]