Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time)

I beg to move,"That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Video Recordings Bill—""Timetable ""1. Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption.""Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put ""2. When the Bill has been read a second time—""(a) it shall (despite Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order)) stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put;""(b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.""3.–(1) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.""(2) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.""4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1, the Speaker or Chairman shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)—""(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;""(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;""(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;""(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.""5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.""Consideration of Lords Amendments ""6.–(1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.""(2) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.""7.–(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 6.""(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair.""(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 to 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 to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords 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 to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords 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 to a Lords Amendment.""(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.""(7) As soon as the House has—""(a) agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment; 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 and relevant to the Lords Amendment.""Subsequent stages ""8.–(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.""(2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.""9.–(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 8.""(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair.""(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.""Reasons Committee ""10.–(1) 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.""(2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.""(3) Proceedings in the Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.""(4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), the Chairman shall—""(a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair, 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.""(5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.""Miscellaneous ""11. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply so far as necessary for the purposes of this Order.""12.–(1) The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.""(2) Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to those proceedings.""13. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.""14.–(1) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to re-commit the Bill.""(2) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.""15.–(1) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.""(2) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.""16. The Speaker may not arrange for a debate to be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) at today's sitting before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.""17.–(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.""(2) 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.""18. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.""19.–(1) Any private business which has been set down for consideration at 7 pm, 4 pm or 3 pm (as the case may be) on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill on that day.""(2) Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business for a period of three hours from the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill or, if those proceedings are concluded before the moment of interruption for a period equal to the time elapsing between 7 pm, 4 pm or 3 pm (as the case may be) and the conclusion of those proceedings." This is a short Bill designed to repeal and revise the provisions of the Video Recordings Act 1984, including the offences under the Act. The offences were made unenforceable because of a failure to notify the offences and other provisions of the 1984 Act in draft to the European Commission in accordance with the technical standards directive. Until the Video Recordings Act is repealed and revived, no new prosecutions can be made under the Act. This means that publishers of video games and DVDs can distribute their goods free of classification requirements, and retailers can sell or supply adult material, including explicit pornography.