division_name: Freedom of Information Bill and Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (Allocation Of Time) - Interpretation
motion: <p>
   I beg to move,
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    That the following provisions shall apply to the remaining proceedings on the Freedom of Information Bill and the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill:--
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  1.--(1) Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill shall be completed at today's sitting and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at midnight.
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  (2) Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill shall be completed on the allotted day and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 p.m. on that day.
   
  
   
  2.--(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings on either of the Bills to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1.
   
  
   
  (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
   
  
   
  (3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment, the Speaker shall then put forthwith--
   
  
   
  (a) a single Question on any further Amendments of the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and
   
  
   
  (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their Amendment as amended.
   
  
   
  (4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith--
   
  
   
  (a) a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and
   
  
   
  (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their Amendment as amended.
   
  
   
  (5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House disagrees with the Lords in a Lords Amendment.
   
  
   
  (6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments.
   
  
   
  (7) As soon as the House has--
   
  
   
  (a) agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments, or
   
  
   
  (b) disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to,
   
  
   
  the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to the Lords Amendment.
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  3.--(1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the consideration forthwith of any further Message from the Lords on either of the Bills.
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  (2) The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
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  4.--(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 3.
   
  
   
  (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
   
  
   
  (3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.
   
  
   
  (4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.
   
  
   
  (5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.
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  5. The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman.
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  6.--(1) The Committee shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.
   
  
   
  (2) Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.
   
  
   
  (3) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (2), the Chairman shall--
   
  
   
  (a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided, and
   
  
   
  (b) then put forthwith successively Questions on Motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.
   
  
   
  (4) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.
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  7.--(1) The following paragraphs apply to--
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  (a) proceedings at today's sitting on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill,
   
  
   
  (b) proceedings on the allotted day on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill,
   
  
   
  (c) proceedings on any further message from the Lords on either of the Bills, and
   
  
   
  (d) proceedings at today's sitting or on the allotted day on the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons (and the appointment of its Chairman) and the Report of such a Committee.
   
  
   
  8. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings.
   
  
   
  9. The proceedings shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
   
  
   
  10. No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, the proceedings shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
   
  
   
  11.--(1) If on a day on which any of the proceedings take place a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) would stand over to Seven o'clock--
   
  
   
  (a) that Motion stands over until the conclusion of any of the proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at or before that time, and
   
  
   
  (b) the bringing to a conclusion of any of the proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion after that time is postponed for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.
   
  
   
  (2) If a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 stands over from an earlier day to such a day, the bringing to a conclusion of any of the proceedings on that day is postponed for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.
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  12. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the expiry of the period at the end of which any of the proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion under this Order, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
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  13. In this Order, "allotted day" means any day on which the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day.
  <p>It is time to sweep away the cobwebs of secrecy which hang over far too much government activity. If trust in the people means anything . . . there can be no argument against a Freedom of Information Act.
  <p>we find it incomprehensible that, in return for these modest concessions, the Liberal Democrats are proposing to abandon their support for essential amendments which would have given the public greater rights to safety information and denied ministers the right to veto decisions of the independent Information Commissioner.
  <p>The only group in Britain who are seriously interested in a Freedom of Information Act are inquisitive left-wing busy bodies.
  <p>Curtilage therefore has a meaning that can be flexibly applied to the facts of each case--
  <p>Curtilage has a meaning that can be flexibly applied to the facts of each case. There is no reason to suppose that a statutory definition of curtilage will be any more helpful than the court's interpretation.--[ Official Report, Standing Committee B , 4 April 2000; c. 144.]
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  Despite all that, Lords amendment No. 153, a Government amendment, inserts
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  Land within 20 metres of a dwelling
  <p>let me be absolutely clear: the cultivated land exception is not intended to be the mechanism for excluding improved or semi-improved pastures and fields from a right of access.--[ Official Report, Standing Committee B , 6 April 2000; c. 167.]
  <p>Listening to hon. Members' comments on walls, one might think it remarkable that there are any walls left in Dartmoor, much of the lake district, Snowdonia or many other areas that already have statutory rights of access--[ Official Report, Standing Committee B , 18 April 2000; c. 398.]
  <p>a risk of that person suffering injury when passing over, under--
  <p>or through any wall, fence or gate.
  <p>The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the consideration forthwith of any further Message from the Lords on either of the Bills.
  <p>The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
  <p>Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons.
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  So far as I can see--subject to correction by any Member, or, indeed, any Minister--the motion states:
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  The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion.
  <p>Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.
  <p>some 40 are minor and miscellaneous.--[ Official Report , 21 November 2000; Vol. 357, c. 182.]
  <p>I rise reluctantly to make two points, which have not been given the prominence that they should receive in the debate.--[ Official Report , 21 November 2000; Vol. 357, c. 238.]
  <p>I am grateful to all members of the Committee, not least to the Opposition. I pay tribute to those on the Opposition Front Bench, who dealt with the Bill extremely well. They never filibustered and allocated time tightly and well, concentrating on the key points.--[ Official Report, Standing Committee B , 23 May, c. 860.]
  <p>On balance, I am not convinced of the need to specify the length of the leads.--[ Official Report, Standing Committee B , 11 April 2000; c. 268.]
  <p>short lead means a lead of fixed length and of not more than 2 metres.
  <p>It being three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the allocation of time motion,  Madam Deputy Speaker  put the Question, pursuant to the Standing Order. 
  <p>The House divided:  Ayes 347, Noes 156.
  