§ Ordered, That—
- (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 44; in paragraph (5) the word 'eighth' shall be substituted for the word 'seventh' in line 46; in paragraph (6) the word 'Thursday' shall be substituted for the word 'Wednesday' in line 61; in paragraph (8) the word 'two' shall be substituted for the word 'four' in line 67; in paragraph (9) the words 'and Thursdays' shall be inserted after the word 'Wednesdays' in line 74; and in paragraph (10) the word 'Thursday' shall be substituted for the word 'Wednesday' in line 84;
- (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;
- (3) Private Members' Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 28th January, 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th February, 4th and 11th March, 15th and 22nd April, 6th, 13th and 20th May and 15th July;
- (4) Private Members' Notices of Motions shall have precedence over Government business on 10th December, 14th and 21st January, 18th March, 29th April, 10th, 17th and 24th June and 1st and 8th July, and ballots for these Notices shall be held after Questions on 25th November, 8th and 15th December, 2nd March, 13th April, 18th and 25th May and 8th, 15th and 22nd June;
- (5) On Monday 7th February and Monday 25th 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 20th January and Thursday 24th March; and
- (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. Andrew Mitchell.]