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  Business of the House -- Programme motion
  
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  The majority of MPs voted in favour of setting a time limit ensuring that a range of motions relating to the workings of the House of Commons (the membership of committees and when the House sits) were disposed of that day. 
  
  David Heath a Liberal Democrat and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons proposed the motion. In debate <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2010-06-15a.763.4">he explained his and the Government's position saying</a>:
  <blockquote>It would be foolish of us to take up a great deal of time debating the business of the House motion at the expense of the important debates that I know the House is eager to move on to at the first opportunity.</blockquote>
  
  
  The full text of the motion:
  
  <blockquote>That, at today's sitting, the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Sir George Young relating to
  <ul>
  <li>Backbench Business Committee,</li>
  <li>Election of Backbench Business Committee,</li>
  <li>Backbench Business (Amendment of Standing Orders), </li>
  <li>Westminster Hall (Amendment of Standing Orders), </li>
  <li>Topical Debates (Amendments of Standing Orders), </li>
  <li>Pay for Chairs of Select Committees, </li>
  <li>Backbench Business Committee (Review), </li>
  <li>September Sittings, Business of the House (Private Members' Bills), </li>
  <li>Deferred Divisions (Timing), Select Committees (Membership), </li>
  <li>Select Committees (Machinery of Government Change) and </li>
  <li>Sittings of the House not later than 9.30 pm;</li>
  </ul>
   such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings may continue after the moment of interruption; and <phrase class="standing-order" code="41A" title="Deferred divisions">Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions)</phrase> shall not apply.</blockquote>
  
  <p><i> Question put.</i></p>
  
  <p pid="a.773.5/2"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 301, Noes 198.</p>
  
  
  
  
  
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