My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. This Motion makes drafting changes to the Standing Orders arising mostly from the Procedure Committee’s fifth report, to which the House agreed on 17 July, and, in one case, from the third report, to which the House agreed on 24 April.

Moved, That the Standing Orders relating to public business be amended as follows:

With effect from the beginning of the next Session:

Standing Order 31 (No Lord to speak more than once to a Motion)

In paragraph (2), leave out “Unstarred Question” and insert “Question for Short Debate”

Standing Order 37 (Unstarred Questions and Motions)

Leave out “Unstarred Questions” and insert “Questions for Short Debate”

Standing Order 38 (Balloted and time-limited Debates)

In paragraph (1), leave out “, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 19”

Standing Order 41 (Arrangement of the Order Paper)

In paragraph (1), leave out “Starred Questions” and insert “Oral Questions”

In paragraph (9), leave out “Unstarred Questions” and insert “Questions for Short Debate”

Standing Order 43 (Postponement and advancement of business)

In paragraph (1), leave out “Starred Questions and Unstarred Questions” and insert “Oral Questions and Questions for Short Debate”

Standing Order 44 (Notices not to be placed on Order Paper more than one month ahead)

In paragraph (2), leave out “Starred Questions” and insert “Oral Questions”.—(Baroness Amos.)

My Lords, I wonder if the House might want to consider, in conjunction with what has been said about the future of this House, that the words “Titanic” and “deckchair” do not spring to mind.

On Question, Motion agreed to.