Set out below are the texts of the programme motions agreed to by the House relating to:

—  the committee stage of the Greater London Authority Bill (13 January 1999);


—  the report stage and third reading of the Transport Bill (9 May 2000);


—  the consideration of the Lords amendments to the Scotland Bill (11 November 1998).

The common form provisions which would be appropriate for inclusion in a Sessional Order are underlined. The provisions which are specific to the Bill, and which would need to be included in a programming motion put before the House, are in italics.

GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BILL (PROGRAMME)

Mr Secretary Prescott
Margaret Beckett
Sir George Young
Mr Simon Hughes

That the following provisions shall apply to the Greater London Authority Bill:

1. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House on Clauses 1 to 4 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to, the Bill shall be completed in two allotted days and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on the second day.

2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee to which the remainder of the Bill is committed shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 12.50 pm on 30th March 1999.

3. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to proceedings on the Bill.

4. Resolutions of the Business Sub-Committee may include alterations in the order in which Clauses, Schedules, new Clauses and new Schedules are taken in the Standing Committee.

5. At a sitting of the Standing Committee at which any proceedings on the Bill are to be brought to a conclusion in accordance with this Order or a Resolution of the Business Sub-Committee, the Chairman shall not adjourn the Committee under any Order relating to the sittings of the Committee until the proceedings have been brought to a conclusion.

6. For the purpose of concluding any proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by or under this Order--

(1) The Chairman or Speaker shall put forthwith the following Questions (but no others):

(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;

(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed (including in the case of a new Clause or Schedule which has been read a second time, the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill);

(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown; and

(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.

(2) Proceedings under sub-paragraph (1) shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to sittings of the House and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour.

(3) If, apart from this sub-paragraph, two or more Questions would fall to be put by the Chairman under sub-paragraph (1)(d) in relation to a series of Clauses for Schedules to which no notice of amendment has been given by a Minister of the Crown, the Chairman shall instead put a single question in relation to those Clauses and Schedules.

(4) On a Motion made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

7. In this Order "allotted day" means any day on which the Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day.

8. If any Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to amend this Order so as to provide a greater amount of time for proceedings on the Bill under paragraph 1 or 2 of this Order, the Questions thereon shall be put forthwith and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour.

9. If any Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to supplement the provisions of this Order in respect of proceedings on Consideration or Third Reading or on any Lords Amendments or any subsequent message from the Lords relating to the Bill, the Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, at any hour and the proceedings, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion three-quarters of an hour after they have been commenced.

TRANSPORT BILL (PROGRAMME)

Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Prescott
Sir George Young
Mr Paul Tyler

That the following provisions shall apply to remaining proceedings on the Transport Bill:

1. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed in two allotted days.

(2).—(1) Subject to the Speaker's power to select the amendments, New Clauses or New Schedules to be proposed, proceedings on Consideration shall be taken in the following Order; New Clauses 35, 36, 37, 26, 5 and 27; other New Clauses relating to Part I; amendments relating to Part I; New Clauses 6 and 14; other New Clauses relating to Part II; amendments relating to Part II; New Clauses 28 and 30; other New Clauses relating to Part III; amendments relating to Part III; amendments 420 and 412; New Clauses relating to Part IV; other amendments relating to Part IV; amendments relating to Clauses 227 to 229 and Schedule 26; New Clause 3; Remaining New Clauses; New Schedules; amendments relating to Clauses 230 to 237 and Schedule 27.

(2) Each part of proceedings on Consideration shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the case of that part in the following Table.

 3. Proceedings on Third Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second allotted day.

4.—(1) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with the preceding provisions the Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)—

(a)   any Question already proposed from the Chair;

(b)   any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;

(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;

(d)   any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded;

(2)   On a Motion for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

(3) If two or more Questions would otherwise fall to be put under sub-paragraph (1)(c) on amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.

5. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings to which this Order applies.

6.—(1) If at this day's sitting:

(a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) stands over to 7.00 pm; and

(b) proceedings on the Motion for this Order have begun before that time, the Motion for the Adjournment shall stand over until the adjournment of proceedings on the Bill at this day's sitting.

(2)   If on the second allotted day a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 stands over to 7.00 pm or from an earlier day, the Motion shall stand over until the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill.

7. No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to recommit the Bill (whether as a whole or otherwise); and the Speaker shall put forthwith any Question necessary to dispose of any such Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, including the Question on any amendment.

8. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to the Bill except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion made by a Minister of the Crown shall be put forthwith.

9. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to sittings of the House.

10. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to the Bill.

11. If any Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order, proceedings on the Motion shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after they have commenced; and Standing Order No. 15(1) shall apply to those proceedings.

12. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended:

(a) at this day's sitting, before the adjournment of proceedings on the Bill; or

(b) on the second allotted day, before the conclusion of proceedings on the Bill, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.

13. In this Order:

"allotted day" means this day and any day on which the Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day; and
  "the Bill" means the Transport Bill.

SCOTLAND BILL (PROGRAMME)

Mr Secretary Dewar
Margaret Beckett
Sir George Young
Mr Paul Tyler
Mrs Margaret Ewing

That the Order [13th January] relating to the Scotland Bill (Programme) be supplemented as follow:-

1. Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed in two allotted days and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion three and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second allotted day.

2.—(1) The Lords Amendments shall be considered in the following order, namely: Nos. 215 to 220, 1 to 87, 125 to 129, 237 to 278, 88 to 124, 130 to 214, 221 to 236 and 279 to 302.

(2) The two allotted days shall be allotted in the manner shown in the Table set out below.

(3) Each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the expiry of the period (calculated from the commencement of proceedings on the Bill) specified in the second column of the Table.

3.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2.

(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.

(3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith:

(a)  the Question on any further amendment to the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and

(b)  the Question on any Motion made a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in the Amendment or (as the case may be) in the Amendment as amended.

(4) The Speaker shall then designate such of the remaining Lords amendments as appear to the Speaker to involve questions of Privilege.

(5)   The Speaker shall then put forthwith:

(a)  the Question on any Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and

(b)  the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in the Amendment or (as the case may be) in the Amendment as amended.

(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House disagrees with the Lords in a Lords Amendment.

(7) The Speaker shall then put forthwith with respect to the Lords Amendments designated by the Speaker which have not been disposed of the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in those Amendments.

(8) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments.

(9) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments, or disposed of an Amendment relevant to the Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall put forthwith a separate Question on any other Amendment which is moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.

(10) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman.

(11) Proceedings under this paragraph shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

4. A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.

5. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on Consideration of the Lords Amendments:

(a)  on the first allotted day, for any part of the period of six and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill which falls after Ten o'clock, and

(b)  on the second allotted day, for any part of the period of three and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill which falls after Ten o'clock.

(a)  To be moved after second reading:

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS BILL (PROGRAMME)

Margaret Beckett
Sir George Young
Mr Paul Tyler

That:-

(1)  the provisions of the Sessional Order relating to Programming of Legislation be applied to the Miscellaneous Provisions Bill;

(2)  the Bill be committed to a Standing Committee; and

(3)  the Standing Committee shall report the Bill not later than Thursday 5th March.

(b)  To be moved before the report stage:

That the Order [1st December] relating to Miscellaneous Provisions Bill (Programme) be supplemented as follows:

(1)  Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall be completed in one allotted day.

(2)  The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the Table below, and each part of those proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the expiration of the period after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill which is specified in the Table in relation to that part.

(c)  To be moved before consideration of Lords amendments:

That the Order [2nd April] relating to Miscellaneous Provisions Bill (Programme) be supplemented as follows:

(1)  Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed in one allotted day and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings thereon on that day.

(2)  The Lords Amendments shall be taken in the order shown in the Table below and each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the expiration of the period after the commencement of proceedings thereon which is specified in the Table in relation to that part.