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Public Bill Procedure Public bill procedure Lords Key D Bill created D D (conceptually) Should only be Prerogative consents actualised once per work package Motion for leave set down for Legislative Consent Motion for leave Legislative Consent Legislative Consent consideration D Motion tabled lapsed Motion tabled Motion tabled SO No (tabled?) ! Not (precludes) 23 Commons & D D D Northern Ireland D D Requirement for Motion for leave Prince of Wales D withdrawn National Assembly for Scottish Parliament Requirement for || Or Assembly D consent D D D Great Steward of Ten Minute Rule Bills Wales Scotland consent !! D Ways and Means Debate did not resolution & Requirement for Motion for leave happen ! tabled And Question put on Queen’s consent moved (set down?) Question put on Question put on Legislative Consent D Legislative Consent Legislative Consent Motion D & Commons ! desire Motion Motion D Beg to agreement Motion for leave not First reading introduce D D moved Decision step (allows) Bill printed at end of Motion to adjourn Explanatory First reading - D D First reading - first reading put by Speaker statement in support introduction of the D D D D introduction of the Prince of Wales of motion for leave bill from the House of Queen’s consent bill Great Steward of consent decision decision Commons ! ! ! Order to print the Bill ! ! Scotland consent ! decision at end of first reading SO Informed by public Standing Order D Legislative Consent Legislative Consent Legislative Consent Legislative Consent & Legislative Consent Legislative Consent Motion approved D D Motion approved Motion approved Motion rejected D || Motion rejected Motion rejected D D D D & ! D D & ! ! & ! || ! Statement in First reading - Informed by Statute ! ! opposition to motion Motion to adjourn introduction of the First reading - Motion to adjourn for leave D First reading - & ! approved bill following rejection introduction of the not approved introduction of the Queen’s consent by the House of bill from the House of Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Queen’s consent Leave to withdraw bill signified Lords and Parliament Lords Great Steward of Great Steward of consent declined consent signified declined motion for leave ! Act Scotland consent Scotland consent ! resolution Placeholder - declined signified granted work in progress ! Debate on motion for Question on motion ! D ! leave for leave put First reading ! Amendments passed back to House of Lords D || D Bill printed at end of Reject motion tabled first reading D ! Second reading Session start Parliamrent start motion tabled Motion for leave Order to print the Bill Motion for leave not Regret motion tabled approved at end of first reading approved & Second reading D ! D ! Reasoned amendment tabled D D SO No Second reading D 97 motion withdrawn Second reading Speaker certification Second reading motion withdrawn under SO No 97 & & motion tabled D Second reading Scheduling of a Chamber debate did Motion to refer to a second reading not happen D second reading Chamber debate committee tabled Prorogation Dissolution Second reading Question put on & Bill certified as regret motion ! Scotland only under SO 97 D D ! & D D ! D & D D D Second reading Question put on ! motion moved motion to refer to a second reading || committeecommittee tabled D ! Question put on Second reading reject motion & Regret motion Regret motion Scheduling of a Chamber debate did Second reading Motion to refer to a Amendments approved rejected second reading not happen motion not moved D D second reading approved at any Second reading Chamber debate Motion to refer to the committee tabled Motion to refer to the stage in this Chamber debate Northern Ireland Scottish Grand House ! Grand Committee Committee tabled ! & tabled D Motion to refer to a Motion to refer to a D second reading second reading ! & committee approved committee rejected D Question put on ! D motion to refer to the & ! Scottish Grand Committee Question put on Question put on second reading || Question put on Second reading motion to refer to the motion motion to refer to a motion moved NorthernScottish GrandIreland D D second reading D GrandCommittee Committee & D Question put on committeecommittee tabled Second reading reasoned D ! committee debate amendment & D D Scheduling of a second reading did not happen Reject motion Reject motion D D D committee debate Second reading D D approved rejected Second reading motion not moved Chamber debate ! ! Bill lost ! D ! Motion to refer to the Motion to refer to the & Motion to refer to the Motion to refer to the Motion to refer to the Motion to refer to the Motion to refer to a Motion to refer to a Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Second reading Scottish Grand Scottish Grand Scottish Grand Scottish Grand ! Second reading second reading second reading Grand Committee Grand Committee motion rejected Committee approved Committee rejected Committee approved Committee rejected motion approved D D committee approved committee rejected approved rejected ! & ! ! Question put on ! Ping Pong second reading & Second reading motion consideration motion D moved D D D D D D D D D ! Scheduling of a Second reading Scheduling of a Reasoned second reading Scheduling of a Northern Ireland Scheduling of a Scottish Grand Second reading Reasoned ! committee debate Northern Ireland Scottish Grand amendment committee debate Scottish Grand Grand Committee Scottish Grand Committee debate committee debate amendment rejected did not happen Grand Committee Committee debate approved Committee debate debate did not Committee debate did not happen Second reading Second reading debate did not happen motion approved motion rejected D happen D D ! Double insistence D D D Bill withdrawn D & ! D D Korris motion & D Bill withdrawn Second reading Parliament Act ! motion moved Second reading Second reading & motion moved motion moved Speaker cert || D Agreement reached D SO 51 Second reading SO committee debate 47(1) D SO 47(1) Motion that the bill Northern Ireland Scottish Grand D be not committed Grand Committee D Supply bill Committee debate Motion to commit bill tabled debate (committee Motion to commit bill tabled negatived) withdrawn || D D Money bill Submitted for Royal Amendment to Assent motion that the Question put on bill be not motion that the bill committed Nah fam be not committed D tabled Submitted for Royal Assent under the Finance bill ! Committee Parliament Act La Reyne / Le Roy Stage D D a’avisera EVEL Amendment to D D motion to commit bill ! & tabled Legislative Grand Committee stage ! Emergency Committee Motion that the bill (expedited) Question put on Motion that the bill be not committed legislation Le Reine / Le Roy le motion to commit bill House be not committed approved (aka veult bill instructions to rejected committee negatived) D committee Innvocation of ! ! standing orders ! Business of the & House motion Suspension of Report Stage standing Notification of Royal & Notification of Royal D D orders? Assent Assent Question put on amendment to motion to commit bill D ! Carry over motion Motion to commit bill Motion to commit bill Hearing of the Joint rejected accepted D Bill amendment to be ! Carry over Bill passed by the Committee on D D motion moved tabled D House of Commons Parl Act Consolidation Bills ! notification to Reasoned other House amendment tabled D Speaker certification Speaker certification ! D under section 1 of under section 2 of Third reading the Parliament Act the Parliament Act Third reading motion Amendment to Amendment to D D Third reading motion motion to commit bill motion to commit bill D withdrawn accepted rejected D ! D ! D D Allocated to a Joint D & D D & & Select Committee D ! Change of ! D D commitment motion D tabled Allocated to a Allocated to Grand Allocated to Allocated to a Public Allocated to a Select ! Special Public Bill Committee Committee of the Bill Committee Committee Scheduling of a third Motion to refer to Committee Third reading Whole House reading Chamber Chamber debate did Motion to refer to Northern Ireland D debate not happen Scottish Grand Grand Committee Committee tabled tabled Make into proper Grand D motion? Or 2? Committee D D Commons order that the time limit does D D Question put on not apply Question put on motion to refer to D motion to refer to Northern Ireland Scottish Grand Grand Committee Question put on Third reading motion Committee tabled tabled change of moved commitment motion D Question put on reasoned & amendment D D D D D D D Third reading motion D D Third reading D not moved Chamber debate ! & ! Motion to refer to a Motion to refer to a Motion to refer to a Motion to refer to a Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Scottish Grand Scottish Grand Grand Committee Grand Committee D Committee approved Committee rejected rejected approved Committee of Special Public Public Bill Select Scheduling of Grand the Whole Question put on third Bill Committee Committee Committee question put on third Committee House reading motion reading motion ! ! D D D D D D Northern Ireland Bill passed by the Select Committee ! Scottish Grand Grand Committee House of Lords Special Public Bill Public Bill Committee Scheduling of a Grand Committee Committee of the report ! Committee debate debate did not Committee report report Scheduling of a Northern Ireland report Whole House report Reasoned Third reading motion Third reading motion Scottish Grand did not happen happen Reasoned Grand Committee amendment approved rejected Committee debate amendment rejected debate approved D D Act passes into ! Statute D D D D ! D D D Select Committee & ! Third reading motion report as do not moved in Northern Order to re- Third reading motion Report stage proceed moved in Scottish Ireland Grand commit to Grand Committee Committee whole House D Scottish Grand Northern Ireland Committee debate Grand Committee Third reading debate Certified as a Money Third reading Bill by the Speaker stage Privilege amendment Third reading motion moved & Lords Money Bill clock starts Lords Money Bill 1 month clock ends Parl Act Parliament Act clock Parliament Act clock starts ends 1 month [email protected].
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