§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list every change in the Standing Orders of the House since 1979; and if he will indicate the name and ministerial status of the person moving the appropriate motion to change the Standing Orders.
§ Mr. WakehamA table showing the dates at which the Standing Orders of 1988, relating to Public Business, were passed and amended is given in "Standing Orders of the House of Commons: Public Business 1988" (pages ix to xvi; HC 1; Session 1988–89). The House also frequently approves motions which either modify Standing Orders for the duration of a Session or a Parliament or suspend Standing Orders for a specific purpose or a specific period. A list showing every change and the name and ministerial status of the person moving the appropriate motion could be provided only at disproportionate cost.