HC Deb 13 July 1999 vol 335 c172

4. At the sitting on Thursday 15 July—

  1. (a) any message received from the Lords relating to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and
  2. (b) proceedings on any message shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, one hour after commencement.

5.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of concluding in accordance with paragraph 4 any proceedings on any message received from the Lords relating to the Bill.

  1. (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
  2. (3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith—
  3. (a) the Question on any further amendment of the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and
  4. (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
  5. (4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith—
  6. (a) the Question on any Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and
  7. (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
  8. (5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.
  9. (6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.
  10. (7) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment, or disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall put forthwith a separate Question on any other Amendment which is moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.
  11. (8) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman.
  12. (9) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of that day's sitting.

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