HC Deb 25 March 1996 vol 274 c806

Ordered

That, at the sitting on Tuesday 2nd April, in Committee of the whole House on Clauses Nos. 5 and 7 of the Family Law Bill [Lords] and any new Clauses or new Schedules committed thereto—

(1) the Bill shall be considered in the following order, namely—

  1. (a) Clause No. 5; new Clauses relating to the circumstances in which a marriage may be taken to have broken down irretrievably or in which a divorce order or a separation order may be made by the Court; new Schedules relating thereto;
  2. (b) Clause No. 7; new Clauses relating to the period for reflection and consideration; new Schedules relating thereto;

(2) the Chairman shall—

  1. (i) in respect of the Clause, new Clauses and new Schedules referred to in paragraph (1)(a) above, not later than Seven o'clock, and
  2. (ii) in respect of the remaining proceedings in Committee, not later than three hours after their commencement, put successively—
  1. (a) the Question already proposed from the Chair;
  2. (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed (including, in the case of a new Clause or Schedule which has been read a second time, the Question on any Amendment to such new Clause or Schedule which has been selected by him and which may then be moved and, thereafter, the Question that the Clause or Schedule, or the Clause or Schedule as amended, be added to the Bill); and
  3. (c) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that hour, which shall include the Question on any Amendment or new Clause or Schedule or Amendment thereto which has been selected by him and which may then be moved.—[Mr. Wells.]