HC Deb 30 March 1988 vol 130 cc523-7W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will publish in theOfficial Report a list of Procedure Committee reports for each Session since 1958; and if he will list those reports which were debated on the Floor of the House, together with the date, since that date.

Mr. Wakeham

The following list includes the substantive reports from Procedure Committees, together with their titles or an indication of their subject matter, and the dates on which the reports, or the recommendations made in reports, were debated:

Session Report Report or recommendations debated
1969–70 First Report Ten Minute Rule Bills 23 November 1970
Second Report Question Time 7 April 1971
1970–71 Second Special Report Joint Committee on Consolidation, etc Bills
First Report Scrutiny of Taxation
Second Report The Process of Legislation 116 November 1971
24 November 1971
8 August 1972
18 December 1972
1971–72 Fourth Special Report Scrutiny of Taxation
First Report Election of a Speaker 8 August 1972
Second Report Debates on Consolidated Fund Bills; and Ministerial Statements 18 December 1972
Third Report Rights of Members to attend Meeting of Select Committee 18 December 1972
Fourth Report Matters sub judice 28 June 1972
Fifth Report Lords Amendments to the NHS (Family Planning) Amendment Bill
Sixth Report Time of Opposed Private Business
1972–73 First Report Timing of the Budget Statement
Second Report Powers of Chairman of Standing Committees, and Public Petitions
Third Report Debates on Defence 24 November 1973
Fourth Report Introduction of New Members after By-Elections
Fifth Report Deferment of Private Members' Bills 20 November 1973
Sixth Report Members' Constituency Interests and Select Committee Inquiries
1974–75 First Report European Secondary Legislation 3 November 1975
Second Report Calling Amendments for Division at the end of debate on a motion
Third Report Late Sittings of the House
Fourth Report Restriction on the length of speeches
1975–76 First Report Procedure for establishing the order of Oral Questions 31 October 1979
Second Report Order of Precedence of Private Members' Bills 31 October 1979
Third Report Tabling of Questions and Access to the Table Office
1976–77 First Report Calling Amendments for Divison at the end of Debate 31 October 1979
Second Report Method of Raising Points of Order during Divisions 31 October 1979
Third Report Voting on Opposition Motions on Supply Days 31 October 1979
30 October 1980
Fourth Report Business of the House Motions 31 October 1979
Fifth Report Questions to the Prime Minister 31 October 1979
Sixth Report The Operation of Standing Order No. 9 31 October 1979
Seventh Report Eligibility of Members successful in Ballots for Motions and Bills to take part in subsequent Ballots 31 October 1979
Eighth Report Tabling of Amendments to Bills on the day of Second Reading 31 October 1979
1977–78 First Report Public Bill Procedure; Delegated 31 October 1979
Legislation; European Communities 17 January 1980
Legislation; Financial Control; Organisation of Sessions and sittings 30 October 1980
1980–81 First Report Procedure (Supply) 19 July 1982
1982–83 First Report Procedure (Finance) 6 December 1983
1983–84 First Report Short Speeches 31 October 1984
1984–85 First Report Printing of Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Second Report Public Bill Procedure 27 February 1986
Third Report Questions lost when a Sitting is broken 27 February 1986
Fourth Report Short Speeches 27 February 1986
1985–86 First Report The Operation of Standing Order No. 10 27 February 1986

Session Report Report or recommendations debated
Second Report Allocation of time to Goverment Bills in Standing Committee
Third Report Short Speeches
1986–87 First Report A Parliamentary Calendar
Second Report Use of time on the Floor of the House
Third Report Early Day Motions
1 Some recommendations were the subject of a Government Statement on 8 November 1971.

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