HC Deb 23 April 1990 vol 171 cc32-3W
Mr. Richard Shepherd

To ask the Lord President of the Council when guillotines were first introduced on Lords amendments; and if he will list all such guillotines and supplemental guillotines since 1979.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

The first occasion on which an allocation of time order governing consideration of Lords amendments was made was on 27 April 1953, when a supplemental order guillotining debate on Lords amendments to the Transport Bill was agreed to.

The following allocation of time orders relating to consideration of Lords amendments have been made since the beginning of the 1979–80 Session:

Session Bill Date Type of order
1979–80 Education (No. 2) 2 April 1980 Supplemental
Social Security 22 May 1980 Supplemental
Housing 6 August 1980 Supplemental
1980–81 Transport 28 July 1981 Supplemental
British Nationality 26 October 1981 Supplemental
1981–82 Oil and Gas (Enterprise) 24 June 1982 Supplemental
Employment 25 October 1982 Supplemental
1984–85 Local Government 8 July 1985 Supplemental
Transport 29 October 1985 Supplemental
1985–86 Gas 21 July 1986 Supplemental
Social Security 23 July 1986 Supplemental
1986–87 Local Government Finance 11 March 1987 Supplemental
Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) 13 May 1987 Supplemental
1987–88 Social Security 14 March 1988 Free-standing
Education Reform 18 July 1988 Supplemental
Local Government Finance 20 July 1988 Supplemental
Firearms (Amendment) 2 November 1988 11 November 1988 Supplemental Free-standing (one order covering 2 bills)
School Boards (Scotland) Housing
1988–89 Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) 14 March 1989 Supplemental
Official Secrets 2 May 1989 Supplemental
Water 3 July 1989 Supplemental
Local Government and Housing 8 November 1989 Free-standing (one order covering 2 bills)
Employment
Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) 14 November 1989 Supplemental
1989–90 (up to and including 18 April 1990) Education (Student Loans) 4 April 1990 Free-standing

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