§ 1.—(1) Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill shall be completed at today's sitting and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at midnight.
§ (2) Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill shall be completed on the allotted day and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 p.m. on that day.
§ 2.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings on either of the Bills to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1.
§ (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
§ (3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment, the Speaker shall then put forthwith—
- (a) a single Question on any further Amendments of the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and
- (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their Amendment as amended.
§ (4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith—
- (a) a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and
- (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their Amendment as amended.
§ (5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House disagrees with the Lords in a Lords Amendment.
§ (6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments.
§ (7) As soon as the House has—
- (a) agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments, or
- (b) disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to,