REFORM OF THE HOURS AND BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
- Session: 1992-93
- Date tabled: 06.05.1992
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That this House welcomes the Report of the Select Committee on the Sittings of the House, HC20, Session 1991-92, which considered 'whether the public and private business of the House might be conducted more effectively by making changes to the order and timing of business, the hours of sitting and the arrangement of the parliamentary year'; notes the recommendations of the report and the debate on 2nd March 1992; and urges the Government to provide time to discuss further and consider on substantive motions and vote on the recommendations of the report at the earliest opportunity.
Amendment 9A1 - REFORM OF THE HOURS AND BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE;Amdt. line 1:
- Session: 1992-93
- Date tabled: 18.05.1992
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leave out from 'House' to end and add 'has consistently failed to adequately consider the avalanche of delegated legislation, the vast majority of which is subject to the negative procedure,and is rarely subject to debate even when prayers are tabled, and reminds honourable Members that the majority of legislation is by delegated means affecting millions of people and that proposals for the reduction of parliamentary hours cannot be considered unless adequate scrutiny of Ministerial powers is virtually abandoned, which would be grossly irresponsible'.