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Falkland Islands (British Citizenship)
22 JUNE 1982
descent, tions, way of life and, above all, by choice. It would be churlish now, after all that Britain has experienced on their behalf, to deny them British citizenship in practice.
Question put and agreed to.
Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Robert Kilroy-Silk, Mr. Andrew F. Bennett, Mr. J. W. Rooker, Miss Sheila Wright, Mr. Arthur Davidson, Mr. Jim Marshall, Mr. Ioan Evans, and Mr. David Stoddart.
FALKLAND ISLands (British CITIZENSHIP)
Mr. Robert Kilroy-Silk accordingly presented a Bill to enable citizens of the Falkland Islands to acquire British citizenship: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 9 July and to be printed. [Bill 148.]
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Northern Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time)
4.9 pm
The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. John Biffen): I beg to move, That the following provisions shall apply to the remaining proceedings on the Bill:
Committee, Report and Third Reading 1.——-(1) The remaining proceedings in Committee on the Bill shall be completed in one allotted day and shall be brought to a conclusion at the times shown in the following Table:-
Proceedings
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Time for conclusion of proceedings
6.30 pm 9 pm
Clause 3 (remaining proceedings); Clause 4 Clause 5 Remaining proceedings
One hour after midnight
(2) The proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading of the Bill shall be completed in one allotted day, and on that day-
(a) the proceedings on Consideration shall be brought to a
conclusion at Ten o'clock; and
(b) the proceedings on Third Reading shall be brought to a
conclusion one hour after midnight.
(3) Standing Order No. 43 (Business Committee) shall not apply to this Order.
Proceedings on going into Committee
2. When the Order of the Day is read for the House to resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill, Mr. Speaker shall leave the Chair without putting any Question, whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.
Conclusion of proceedings in Committee
3. On the conclusion of the proceedings in Committee on the Bill the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.
Order of consideration
4. No Motion shall be moved to change the order in which the Bill is to be considered in Committee or on Consideration.
Dilatory Motions
5. No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings on the Bill shall be moved on an allotted day except by a member of the Government, and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
Extra time on allotted days
6.—(1) On an allotted day paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for three hours after Ten o'clock.
(2) Any period during which proceedings on the Bill may be proceeded with after Ten o'clock under paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) shall be in addition to the said period of three hours.
(3) If an allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 stands over from an earlier day, a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon that Motion shall be added to the said period of three hours.
Private business
7. Any private business which has been set down for consideration at Seven o'clock on an allotted day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill on that day, and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business for a period of three hours from the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill or, if those proceedings are concluded before Ten o'clock, for a period equal to the time elapsing between Seven o'clock and the conclusion of those proceedings.
Conclusion of proceedings
8. (1) For the purpose of bringing to a conclusion any proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by this Order and which have not previously been brought to a conclusion, the Chairman or Mr. Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others), that is to
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