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Sheerman, Barry

Sheldon, Rt Hon R.

Shore, Rt Hon Peter

Short, Mrs Renée

Silkin, Rt Hon J. (Deptford).

Silverman,Julius

Skinner, Dennis

Snape, Peter

Soley, Clive

Spriggs, Leslie

Steel. Rt Hon David Stoddart, David Strang, Gavin Straw,Jack

Summerskill, HonDrShirley Taylor, Mrs Ann (Bolton W) Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) Thomas, Jeffrey (Abertillery)

Thomas, Dr R. (Carmarthen)

Thorne, Stan (Preston South)

Tilley,John

Torney, Tom

Varley, Rt Hon Eric G.

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Wainwright, E. (Dearne V) Walker, Rt Hon H.(D'caster) Watkins, David

Weetch, Ken

Welsh,Michael White, Frank R.

White, J. (G'gow Pollok) Whitehead, Phillip Whitlock, William Willey, Rt Hon Frederick Williams, Rt Hon A. (S'sea W) Wilson, Rt Hon Sir H. (H'ton) Wilson, William (C'trySE) Winnick,David Woodall,Alec Woolmer, Kenneth Wrigglesworth,lan Young, David (Bolton E).

Tellers for the Noes:

Mr. George Morton and Mr. Walter Harrison.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Resolved,

That the Order of the House (29 April) be supplemented as follows:-

Lords Amendments

1. The proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed in one day's sitting and, subject to the provisions of the Order of 29 April, each part of those proceedings shall, if not prevously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table set out below.

Lords Amendments

1 to 60

61 to 90

TABLE Proceedings

Time for Conclusion

8 o'clock 10 o'clock

2. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) shall not apply to the proceedings.

3. For the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 above-

(a) Mr. Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which

has already been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided and, if that Question is for the Amendment of a Lords Amendment, shall then put forthwith the Question on any further Amendment to the said Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown and on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, that this House doth agree or disagree with the Lords in the said Lords Amendment, or as the case may be, in the said Lords Amendment as amended;

(b) Mr. Speaker shall then designate such of the remaining Lords Amendments as appear to him to involve questions of Privilege and shall

(i) put forthwith the Question on any Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown' to a Lords Amendment and then put forthwith the Question on

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any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House doth agree or disagree with the Lords in their Amendment, or, as the case may be, in their Amendment as amended;

(ii) put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House doth disagree with the Lords in a Lords Amendment; (iii) put forthwith with respect to each Amendment designated by Mr. Speaker which has not been disposed of the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in their Amendment; and (iv) put forthwith the Question, that this House doth agree with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments;

(c) as soon as the House has agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith a separate Question on any other Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to that Lords Amendment.

Stages subsequent to first Consideration of Lords Amendments

4. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be brought to a conclusion one hour after the commencement of the proceedings.

5. For the purpose of bringing those proceedings to a conclusion--

(a) Mr. Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided, and shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair; (b) Mr. Speaker shall then-

(i) put forthwith the Questions on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on any item in the Lords Message;

(ii) put forthwith the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.

Supplemental

6.(1) In this paragraph the proceedings' means proceedings on any further Message from the Lords on the Bill, on the appointment and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the Report of such a Committee.

(2) Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the consideration forthwith of the Message or, as the case may be, for the appointment and quorum of the Committee.

(3) A committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which they are appointed. (4) Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings.

(5) No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, the proceedings shall be made except by a Member of the Government, and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

(6) If the proceedings are interrupted by a motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on the Motion shall be added to the period at the end of which the proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion.

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