HC Deb 24 November 1993 vol 233 cc429-31

Ordered, That there be laid before this House a Return for Session 1992–93 of—

(A) applications of Standing Order No. 35 (Closure of debate)—

(1) in the House and in Committee of the whole House, under the following heads:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Date when Closure claimed, and by whom Question before House or Committee When claimed Whether in House or Committee Whether assent given to Motion or withheld by the Chair Assent withheld because, in the opinion of the Chair, a decision would shortly be arrived at without that Motion Result of Motion and, if a Division, Numbers for and against

and

(2) in the Standing Committees under the following heads:
1 2 3 4 5
Date when Closure claimed, and by whom Question before Committee when claimed Whether assent given to Motion or withheld by the chair Assent withheld because, in the opinion of the Chair, a decision would shortly be arrived at without that Motion Result of Motion and, if a Division, Numbers for and against

(B) applications of Standing Order No. 28 (Powers of Chair to propose question)—

(1) in the House and in Committee of the whole House, under the following heads:
1 2 3 4 5
Date when Closure claimed, and by whom Whether in House or Committee Whether claimed in respect of Motion or Amendment Whether assent given to Motion or withheld by the Chair Result of Motion and, if a Division, Numbers for and against

and

(2) in the Standing Committees under the following heads:
1 2 3 4
Date when Closure claimed, and by whom Whether claimed in respect or Motion or Amendment Whether assent given to Motion or withheld by the Chair Result of Motion and, if a Division, Numbers for and against

and

respectively, the number of days upon which replies to Questions for oral answers were given in the House; and the total number of Questions for oral answer to which such answers were given in the House;

  1. (2) the total number of Notices of Motions given for an early day;
  2. (3) the number of Members ordered to withdraw from the House under Standing Order No. 42 (Disorderly conduct), showing separately the orders given in the House and those given in Committee; and the Members suspended from the service of the House under Standing Order No. 43 (Order in debate) or otherwise, distinguishing whether the offence was committed in the House or in Committee, the period of such suspension, the number of occasions on which more than one Member was so suspended having jointly disregarded the authority of the Chair, and the number of occasions on which the attention of the House was called to the need for recourse to force to compel obedience to the Speaker's direction; and
  3. (4) the number of public petitions presented to the House distinguishing separately those brought to the Table at the ti mes specified by Standing Order No. 133 (Time and manner of presenting petitions).—[The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.]

(C) the number of Bills in respect of which allocation of time orders (distinguishing where appropriate orders supplementary to a previous order) were made under Standing Order No. 81 (Allocation of time to Bills), showing in respect of each Bill—

  1. (i) the number of sittings allotted to the consideration of the Bill in Standing Committee by any report of a Business Sub-Committee under Standing Order No. 103 (Business sub-committees) agreed to by the Standing Committee, and the number of sittings of the Standing Committee pursuant thereto; and
  2. (ii) the number of days or portions of days allotted by the allocation of time order and any supplementary order to the consideration of the Bill at any stage in the House or in committee, together with the number of days upon which proceedings were so taken in the House or in committee.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION: Return for Session 1992–93 of—

  1. (A) the numbers of Instruments subject to the different forms of parliamentary procedure and those for which no parliamentary procedure is prescribed by statute (1) laid before the House; and (2) considered by the Joint Committee and Select Committee on Statutory Instruments respectively pursuant to their orders of reference, setting out the grounds on which Instruments may be drawn to the special attention of the House under Standing Order No. 124 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)) and specifying the number of Instruments so reported under each of these grounds; and
  2. (B) the numbers of Instruments considered by a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c., and by the House respectively, showing the number where the Question on the proceedings relating thereto was put forthwith under paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 101 (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.).—[The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.]