Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill (Programme) – in the House of Commons at 9:59 pm on 17 December 2001.
3.—(1) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be completed at one day's sitting.
(2) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House and any proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Nine o'clock on that day or, if that day is a Thursday, at Six o'clock on that day.
(3) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on that day or, if that day is a Thursday, at Seven o'clock on that day.— [Mr. Heppell.]
The House divided: Ayes 341, Noes 148.