Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:30 pm on 2 April 1996.
Jim Cousins
, Newcastle upon Tyne Central
3:30,
2 April 1996
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 20, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely,
the situation at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle." [Interruption.]
An adjournment is a break in the course of parliamentary business.
The House adjourns at the end of each day's business.
On a daily basis the House adjourns, or breaks, half an hour after the moving of the adjournment debate.
The House is also adjourned for several holiday periods during the session.
The more lengthy adjournments - often coinciding with the academic calendar - are known as recesses.
