Thursday, 18 May 2023
Business of the house
Standing and sessional orders
Standing and sessional orders
That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended on 23, 30 and 31 May 2023 to allow:
(1) The House to meet at 9.30 am on Tuesday 30 May.
(2) The order of business to be:
Tuesday 23 May
Question time
Formal business
Statements by members
Government business
Tuesday 30 May
Formal business
Statements by members
Statements on committee reports
Government business
Question time (2.00 pm)
Government business continued
Matter of public importance (4.00 pm)
Government business continued
Wednesday 31 May
Formal business
Members statements
Government business
Question time (2.00 pm)
Government business continued.
(3) In relation to the matter of public importance:
(a) at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 30 May, unless a division is taking place, the Chair interrupts the business before the House and the bells are then rung for one minute;
(b) if a division is taking place at 4.00 pm:
(i) it will be completed without interruption and result announced;
(ii) if the division is on a closure motion, and the motion is agreed to, the question or questions then required to be put to close the issue before the House will also be dealt with;
(iii) business is then interrupted following the procedure in sub paragraph (a);
(c) the Chair announces the matter of public importance;
(d) any business under discussion and not completed at the interruption will be resumed immediately at the end of matter of public importance, and any member speaking at the time of the interruption may then continue their speech.
(4) The Speaker to interrupt business under Sessional Order 2 at 5.00 pm on Wednesday.
Motion agreed to.