Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Programme Motion — 13 Sep 2010 at 21:45

The majority of MPs voted to approve a timetable for the House of Commons' consideration of the Fixed Term Parliaments Bill^[1].

The text of the approved motion read:

• That the following provisions shall apply to the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill:
• Committal
• 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
• Proceedings in Committee
• 2. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in two days.
• 3. The proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 4; the Schedule; Clause 5; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.
• 4. The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day.
• 5. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the proceedings on the Bill in Committee of the whole House.
• Consideration and Third Reading
• 6. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
• 7. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
• 8. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
• Other proceedings
• 9. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
• [1] The Fixed Term Parliaments Bill page on the Parliament.uk website

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