§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Aberdare)My Lords. I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
The need for these amendments to Standing Order 38 arises from the Procedure Committee report to which your Lordships agreed on Monday. The effect is to permit debates on Select Committee reports to be taken as early business whenever that is desirable. I beg to move.
§ Moved, That the Standing Orders relating to public business be amended as follows:
§ Standing Order 38
§ Paragraph (4), line 3, leave out "and Affirmative Instruments" and insert "Affirmative Instruments and reports from Select Committees of the House".
§ Paragraph (5), line 3, leave out "and Affirmative Instruments" and insert "Affirmative Instruments and reports from Select Committees of the House".—(The Chairman of Committees.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.