provided that at 2.30 pm on each day the Speaker shall interrupt the business before the Assembly in order that questions without notice shall be called on, and (a) if a vote is in progress at the time fixed for interruption, that vote, and any vote consequent upon that vote, shall be completed and the result announced; and (b) the Speaker shall fix a later hour for the resumption of the debate on any business under discussion and not disposed of at the time of interruption. provided further that, in relation to ministerial statements, copies shall be provided to the Speaker for circulation to all Members two hours prior to the time at which the statement is proposed to be made; and that Ministers shall table a copy of the statement and move that the paper be noted.”. OPTION 3 Leave ministerial statements at the usual time in the ordinary routine of business No issues other than prolonging an afternoon session if there had been insufficient business to complete a full morning session. In the majority of sitting Tuesdays and Thursdays in 2015 the lunch suspension would have occurred well before 12:30 pm if the ministerial statements had been, in accordance with standing orders, given at the regular time after the presentation of papers and the adjournment much later.
provided that at 2.30 pm on each day the Speaker shall interrupt the business before the Assembly in order that questions without notice shall be called on, and (a) if a vote is in progress at the time fixed for interruption, that vote, and any vote consequent upon that vote, shall be completed and the result announced; and (b) the Speaker shall fix a later hour for the resumption of the debate on any business under discussion and not disposed of at the time of interruption. provided further that, in relation to ministerial statements, copies shall be provided to the Speaker for circulation to all Members two hours prior to the time at which the statement is proposed to be made; and that Ministers shall table a copy of the statement and move that the paper be noted.”. OPTION 3 Leave ministerial statements at the usual time in the ordinary routine of business No issues other than prolonging an afternoon session if there had been insufficient business to complete a full morning session. In the majority of sitting Tuesdays and Thursdays in 2015 the lunch suspension would have occurred well before 12:30 pm if the ministerial statements had been, in accordance with standing orders, given at the regular time after the presentation of papers and the adjournment much later.
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