Ordered that the Amendment to the Standing Orders relating to Private Business set out in the Schedule be made.

Ordered that the Amendment to the Standing Orders relating to Private Business set out in the Schedule be made.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the list of fees charged to promoters of private bills was last reviewed.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the list of fees charged to promoters of private bills was last reviewed.

Ordered, that the Standing Orders relating to Private Business be printed.

Ordered, that the Standing Orders relating to Private Business be printed.

Report from the Counsel to the Speaker laid upon the Table by the Speaker, that the following Bill should originate in the House of Lords: Highgate Cemetery Bill, and that the following Bill should originate in the House of Commons: Monken Hadley Common Bill.

Report from the Counsel to the Speaker laid upon the Table by the Speaker, that the following Bill should originate in the House of Lords: Highgate Cemetery Bill, and that the following Bill should originate in the House of Commons: Monken Hadley Common Bill.

Report from the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills laid upon the Table by the Speaker, That, in the case of the Petitions for the following Bills, the Standing Orders have been complied with: Highgate Cemetery Bill; Monken Hadley Common Bill.

Report from the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills laid upon the Table by the Speaker, That, in the case of the Petitions for the following Bills, the Standing Orders have been complied with: Highgate Cemetery Bill; Monken Hadley Common Bill.

The Senior Deputy Speaker, as Chairman of Committees, informed the House that he had revised, and arranged for the publishing of, the Chairman's Rules relating to Private Legislation concerning parliamentary agents, petitioners and their representatives.

The Senior Deputy Speaker, as Chairman of Committees, informed the House that he had revised, and arranged for the publishing of, the Chairman's Rules relating to Private Legislation concerning parliamentary agents, petitioners and their representatives.

Lords motion to agree the second report from the Procedure Select Committee on Revisions of Private Business Standing Orders (HL 34), and the proposed changes to those Standing Orders, be agreed to. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to agree the second report from the Procedure Select Committee on Revisions of Private Business Standing Orders (HL 34), and the proposed changes to those Standing Orders, be agreed to. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, the report proposes amendments to the private business Standing Orders. Most of them are the product of the first stage of the review of hybrid Bill petitioning procedure, which my predecessor the noble Lord, Lord Laming, commissioned in 2016 together with the Chairman of Ways and Means in...

My Lords, the report proposes amendments to the private business Standing Orders. Most of them are the product of the first stage of the review of hybrid Bill petitioning procedure, which my predecessor the noble Lord, Lord Laming, commissioned in 2016 together with the Chairman of Ways and Means in...

My Lords, I draw attention to the fact that I currently live near the agreed line of HS2 as it tunnels through part of the Chilterns and that I was a petitioner during consideration of the HS2 Bill in the House.

We owe a great debt of gratitude to those of...

My Lords, I draw attention to the fact that I currently live near the agreed line of HS2 as it tunnels through part of the Chilterns and that I was a petitioner during consideration of the HS2 Bill in the House.

We owe a great debt of gratitude to those of...

My Lords, I have been known in the past to express some concerns about this issue and, on this occasion, I want to make it absolutely clear that the Senior Deputy Speaker should be commended for the work that he has done. It has been a long and detailed exercise...

My Lords, I have been known in the past to express some concerns about this issue and, on this occasion, I want to make it absolutely clear that the Senior Deputy Speaker should be commended for the work that he has done. It has been a long and detailed exercise...

My Lords, my noble friends have made some very interesting comments on this report. I join in congratulating the Senior Deputy Speaker on what he has achieved. One other thing we possibly ought to look at, given the fact that there may be two or three more hybrid Bills coming...

My Lords, my noble friends have made some very interesting comments on this report. I join in congratulating the Senior Deputy Speaker on what he has achieved. One other thing we possibly ought to look at, given the fact that there may be two or three more hybrid Bills coming...

My Lords, I take the opportunity to very strongly reinforce the words of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, who put very clearly the point that there are a vacuous and ignorant few outside the House for whom the only measure of activity is

what goes on in and is spoken...

My Lords, I take the opportunity to very strongly reinforce the words of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, who put very clearly the point that there are a vacuous and ignorant few outside the House for whom the only measure of activity is

what goes on in and is spoken...

I thank noble Lords for their comments on the report. I welcome the warm words of support from the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for the changes to the private business Standing Orders being considered. He has been vigilant in ensuring that the work that the Chairman of Ways and Means...

I thank noble Lords for their comments on the report. I welcome the warm words of support from the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for the changes to the private business Standing Orders being considered. He has been vigilant in ensuring that the work that the Chairman of Ways and Means...