Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty)

I shall make some progress on the subject of the length of time available and the effect of the motion, and shall then come back to hon. Members. As I said earlier, the number of days that we have set aside for the scrutiny of the treaty and the Bill are the same as the total number of days spent on the Single European Act and the Nice and Amsterdam treaties. The substance of the motion is in the table that has been provided to the House. Paragraphs (1) to (6) of the motion include definitions and apply or disapply various Standing Orders. I shall now turn briefly to the subject of the table and make some technical remarks.