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Mr. Beith
To ask the Lord President of the Council when debates on statutory instruments were last adjourned under (a) Standing Order No. 14 (1)(b) and (b) Standing Order No. 15 (2).
Mr. MacGregor
The last occasion on which a debate on a motion to approve a statutory instrument was adjourned because the time for debate was not considered adequate by the Chair was Wednesday 16 February 1983.The last occasion on which a debate on a motion to address the Queen for the annulment of a statutory instrument was adjourned because the time for debate was not considered adequate by the Chair was 9 February 1976.