Closure claimed on consequent questions at or after moment of interruption

20.57As explained above, after a closure motion has been moved and acted upon, any Member may claim that such further questions be put forthwith as are requisite to bring to a decision the question already proposed from the Chair, no second closure motion being necessary.1 The same practice applies if the closure is moved and acted on at or after the moment of interruption: unless the assent of the Chair is withheld, such further questions are successively put forthwith, regardless of the fact that the time fixed for the interruption of business has passed.2

Footnotes

  1. 1. CJ (1888) 504, Parl Deb (1888) 331, c 1703; CJ (1889) 53, Parl Deb (1889) 333, c 1101; CJ (1892) 249; ibid (1904) 51–52; Parl Deb (1904) 130, c 869.
  2. 2. When a closure motion had been carried which disposed of an amendment to a motion, the question on the motion was forthwith claimed and decided by the House, CJ (1975–76) 488; ibid (1976–77) 451. When a closure motion had been carried which disposed of an amendment to an amendment, first the question on the amendment itself, and then on the main question, were forthwith claimed and decided by the House, ibid (1892) 166, 196. When in committee closure had been moved on a motion to report progress and the latter motion had been negatived, the question on the amendment under consideration when progress was moved was claimed and put from the Chair, ibid (1902) 408; ibid (1923) 221.