Business of the House

– in the House of Commons at 7:00 pm on 3 July 2013.

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Ordered,

That, at the sitting on Wednesday 10 July:

(1) paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to the Motion in the name of Edward Miliband as if the day were an Opposition Day; and proceedings on the Motion may continue for three hours and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and

(2) notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 20 (Time for taking private business), the Private Business set down by the Chairman of Ways and Means shall be entered upon at any hour and may then be proceeded with, though opposed, for three hours, after which the Speaker shall interrupt the business. .—(Mr Syms.)