Channel Tunnel Act1987(Amendment)Bill
Order for Second Reading read.
Object.
Second Reading what day? No day named.
Marriage (Registration Of Buildings)Bill
Order for Second Reading read.
Object.
Second Reading deferred till Friday 30 March.
Radiation Exposed Crown Employees(Benefits) Bill
Order for Second Reading read.
Object.
Second Reading deferred till Friday 30 March.
We now come to motion No. 8——
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker——
I shall take it in a moment.
It is about motion No. 8.
Very well, I shall take it now.
You will notice Mr. Deputy Speaker that the two business of the House motions deal with the poll tax and various regulations. One relates to business to be considered on Monday and the other to several motions for Thursday. You will also notice, Mr. Deputy Speaker, that the last few lines of the second motion state that any member of the Government may move one of the motions.
I have been considering this matter, together with Standing Orders Nos. 14 and 15, relating to exempted business and negative procedure. In view of what is taking place politically, I think that it would make a great deal of sense for the Prime Minister to come to the House to defend the poll tax regulations and the poll tax generally on either Monday or Thursday. She is allowed to do so under this procedure. If she is not prepared to defend the poll tax, she should come here, pack up the poll tax and pack herself up with it.I am sure that the Prime Minister will take note of what the hon. Gentleman has said.
Business Of The House
Ordered,
"That, at the sitting on Monday 26th March. notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 15 (Prayers against statutory instruments, &c. (negative procedure)), Motions in the name of Mr. Neil Kinnock relating to Community Charge and Community Charges may be proceeded with, though opposed, for one and a half hours after the first of them has been entered upon; and, if proceedings thereon have not been previously disposed of, Mr. Speaker shall at the expiration of that period put successively the Question already proposed from the Chair and the Questions on any further such Motions as may then be made.—[Mr. Greg Knight.]
Ordered,
That, at the sitting on Thursday 29th March, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Orders No. 14 (Exempted business) and No. 15 (Statutory Instruments, &c. (negative procedure)), if the Motions in the names of Mr. Neil Kinnock relating to Community Charges and to Social Security and Mr. Secretary Newton relating to Social Security have not been previously disposed of, Mr. Speaker shall at Seven o'clock put successively the Question already proposed from the Chair and the Questions on any further such Motions as may then be made by a member of the Government, and no other such Motion shall be made.—[Mr. Greg Knight.)