HL Deb 24 July 1998 vol 592 c1149

The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Richard) rose to move, That Standing Order 38 (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on Wednesday 29th July to give, so far as is necessary, Her Majesty's Government power to arrange the order of business.

The noble Lord said: My Lords, the purpose of this Motion is to enable the Motion standing in the name of the noble and learned Lord the Lord Chancellor, which is concerned with the civil procedure rules, to be taken as the last business on Wednesday of next week. This follows an agreement through the usual channels that that would be the appropriate order for the business that day. I am advised that the Motion which I am presently moving is the appropriate way to achieve this arrangement of the business. I beg to move.

Moved, That Standing Order 38 (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on Wednesday 29th July to give, so far as is necessary, Her Majesty's Government power to arrange the order of business.—(Lord Richard.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.