UK Parliament — House of Commons

Order ID:225

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Order numbers:

94G, 99

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Date Title Text
2022 — 30th November 99 Scottish Grand Committee (substantive motions for the adjournment) (1)

On each of the days specified in an order of the House under paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 100 (Scottish Grand Committee (sittings)) for the consideration of motions for the adjournment of the Scottish Grand Committee, such motions of which notice has been given in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) below shall have precedence.
(2)

A member of the committee giving notice of a motion for the adjournment of the committee under this order shall-
(a)

also give notice of the subject to which he intends to call attention on the motion for the adjournment of the committee, and
(b)

give such notice of motion and of the subject in writing not later than ten sitting days before that on which the motion is to be made:

Provided that the subject to which attention is called must relate to Scotland.
(3)

The days specified for the consideration of motions for the adjournment of the committee under this order shall be allocated as follows-
(a)

six at the disposal of the government;
(b)

four at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition;

and, in respect of parties other than that of the Leader of the Opposition,
(c)

one at the disposal of the leader of the largest opposition party; and
(d)

one at the disposal of the leader of the next largest opposition party:

Provided that a day specified in an order of the House under paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 100 (Scottish Grand Committee (sittings)) on which business is to be interrupted five hours or more after the commencement of the sitting shall, if no business other than that to which this order applies is set down for consideration on that day, be deemed to be two days for the purposes of this order.
(4)

For the purposes of this order, the 'largest' and 'next largest' opposition parties in Scotland shall be those parties, not being represented in Her Majesty's Government and of which the Leader of the Opposition is not a member, which have the largest and next largest number of Members who represent constituencies in Scotland, and of which not fewer than three Members were elected to the House as members of those parties.

First appearance

1994 — 11th July 94G Scottish Grand Committee (substantive motions for the adjournment)

On each of the days specified in an order of the House under paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 94H (Scottish Grand Committee (sittings)) for the consideration of motions for the adjournment of the Scottish Grand Committee, such motions of which notice has been given in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) below shall have precedence.

A member of the committee giving notice of a motion for the adjournment of the committee under this order shall-
(a)

also give notice of the subject to which he intends to call attention on the motion for the adjournment of the committee, and
(b)

give such notice of motion and of the subject in writing not later than ten sitting days before that on which the motion is to be made:

Provided that the subject to which attention is called must relate to Scotland.

The days specified for the consideration of motions for the adjournment of the committee under this order shall be allocated as follows-
(a)

six at the disposal of the government;
(b)

four at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition;

and, in respect of parties other than that of the Leader of the Opposition,
(c)

one at the disposal of the leader of the largest opposition party; and
(d)

one at the disposal of the leader of the next largest opposition party:

Provided that a day specified in an order of the House under paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 94H (Scottish Grand Committee (sittings)) on which business is to be interrupted at or after half-past three o'clock shall, if no business other than that to which this order applies is set down for consideration on that day, be deemed to be two days for the purposes of this order.

For the purposes of this order, the 'largest' and 'next largest' opposition parties in Scotland shall be those parties, not being represented in Her Majesty's Government and of which the Leader of the Opposition is not a member, which have the largest and next largest number of Members who represent constituencies in Scotland, and of which not fewer than three Members were elected to the House as members of those parties.