Orders of the Day — Motions – in the House of Commons at 2:29 pm on 4 February 2000.
Michael Lord
Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
I put motions 7 and 8 together. May I clarify whether objections were made to both motions?
Mr. Deputy Speaker:
This is exempted business. Therefore we cannot proceed with it.
Norman Baker
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform), Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. May I ask you to confirm that you have had no request from the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to come to the House to make a statement in the light of disastrous attendance figures for the dome that have been revealed this morning—
Michael Lord
Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
Order. I have received no indication that such a statement might be made today.
Ann Clwyd
Labour, Cynon Valley
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. It is most unfortunate that two important animal welfare Bills did not see the light of day today. My hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Mr. Prosser) had 30 seconds in which to speak on his Bill and—
Michael Lord
Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
Order. The hon. Lady knows well how the House works and we have followed its normal procedures.
The Deputy speaker is in charge of proceedings of the House of Commons in the absence of the Speaker.
The deputy speaker's formal title is Chairman of Ways and Means, one of whose functions is to preside over the House of Commons when it is in a Committee of the Whole House.
The deputy speaker also presides over the Budget.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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