division_name: Procedure of the House &#8212; <i>Motion to Resolve</i>
motion: <p class="italic" pid="a.1437.2/1" pwmotiontext="unrecognized"> Moved by The Chairman of Committees</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a.1437.2/2" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">To resolve that this House establish, for the duration of the 2013-14 Session of Parliament, a Backbench Debates Committee;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a.1437.2/3" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">That the Committee be appointed to schedule debates, to be moved by backbench and Crossbench members, or by Lords Spiritual:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a.1437.2/4" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">During the time currently set aside for balloted debates;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a.1437.2/5" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">On at least one day in Grand Committee for every six sitting weeks in the session;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a.1437.2/6" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">That the Committee schedule a one-hour topical Question for Short Debate each week, from the start of the session until the end of January, to be taken on Thursday between the two time-limited debates;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a.1437.2/7" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">That the Procedure Committee review and report on the work of the Backbench Debates Committee before the end of the 2013-14 session, with a view to recommending whether or not the Backbench Debates Committee should be established as a sessional select committee.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1437.2/8" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Division on Motion to resolve.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1437.2/9" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Contents 209; Not-Contents 243. [See col. 1469 for explanation of mistake in voting figures].</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1437.2/10" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Motion disagreed.</p>