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Business of the House (12 May)

Volume 676: debated on Tuesday 12 May 2020

Motion made,

That—

The following arrangements shall apply to today’s business:

Business

Timings

Remote division designation

Statement: Covid-19 and Business

Up to 45 minutes

None

Statement: Covid-19 Guidance for Transport Users and Operators

Up to 45 minutes

None

General debate: Covid-19 (Day 2)

Up to 45 minutes; suspension; up to 90 minutes

Remote division

Hybrid proceedings (extension of temporary orders)

Up to 30 minutes

Remote division

Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills)

No debate

None

Committee of Privileges

No debate

None

Adjournment (Whitsun)

No debate (Standing Order No. 25)

None

At the conclusion of each debate, the Speaker shall put the Question on each of the motions on the Order Paper relating to the business listed in the table for that debate.—(Maggie Throup.)

The Speaker declared the Question to be agreed to (Order (4), 22 April).

Two items of business today are designated for remote Division. My provisional determination is that the remote Division will take place on the Question, That this House has considered Covid-19, and that the motion relating to Hybrid Proceedings (Extension of Temporary Orders) will not be the subject of a remote Division. I now call the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to make a statement, and he should speak for no more than 10 minutes.