§ 1.—(1) The proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall he completed at this day's sitting and, if not previously brought to a conclusion, shall be brought to a conclusion at midnight.
§ (2) Subject to the provisions of the Order [15th December]. each part of those proceedings shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, he brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table set out below.
| TABLE Proceedings | |
| Lords amendments | Time for conclusion |
| Nos. 1 to 6 | 6.00 p.m. |
| Nos. 7 to 24 | 7.00 p.m. |
| Nos. 25 to 177 | 8.00 p.m. |
| Nos. 178 to 253 | 9.30 p.m. |
| Nos. 254 to 333 | 10.30 p.m. |
| Remaining amendments | midnight |
§ 2.—(1) For the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph I above—
- (a) the 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 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;
- (b) the Speaker shall then designate such of the remaining Lords Amendments as appear to the Speaker to involve questions of Privilege and, subject to sub-paragraph (2), shall—
- (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;
- (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;
- (iii) put forthwith with respect to each Amendment designated by the Speaker which has not been disposed of the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in their Amendment; and
- (iv) put forthwith the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments;
- (c) as soon as the House has agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments the Speaker shall put forthwith a separate Question on any other Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to that Lords Amendment.
§ (2) In the case of proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at midnight the Speaker shall, instead of putting any Question required by sub-paragraph (1)(b)(iii) above, put forthwith with respect to all of the designated Amendments which have not been disposed of the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in those Amendments.
§ (3) Proceedings under this paragraph shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.