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Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March) (No. 2)

– in the House of Commons at 12:15 pm on 26 March 2015.

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Motion made, and Question proposed forthwith (Order, 24 March),

That the Order of 24 March 2015 (Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March)) be varied as follows:

In paragraph (9) (Thursday 26 March), before sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(za) proceedings on the Motions in the name of Mr William Hague relating to the deadline for tabling amendments and new Clauses and Schedules in Committee of the whole House and on report, to the pay for the Petitions Committee Chair, to elections for positions in the House and to Deputy Speakers shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one hour after the commencement of proceedings on the first of those Motions;”.—(John Penrose.)

Question agreed to.

Committee of the whole House

The clause by clause consideration of a parliamentary bill takes place at its committee stage.

In the Commons this usually takes place in a standing committee, outside the Chamber, but occasionally a bill will be considered in a committee of the Whole House in the main chamber.

This means the bill is discussed in detail on the floor of the House by all MPs.

Any bill can be committed to a Committee of the Whole House but the procedure is normally reserved for finance bills and other important, controversial legislation.

The Chairman of Ways and Means presides over these Committees and the mace is placed on a bracket underneath the Table.