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39.24A public bill committee on a programmed bill has power to send for persons, papers and records (under Standing Order No 84A(2)). A committee on a bill which is not programmed may be given that power under Standing Order No 63(2)(b). Any such motion is taken forthwith and is exempted business.1

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  1. 1. A motion has been made that gave a committee on a bill that was not programmed that power, but the motion also contained a provision to grant leave to the committee to sit twice on the day on which it first met. Because the motion was not solely granting the committee the power to send for persons, papers and records, it did not attract the protection of Standing Order No 63(2)(b). See Votes and Proceedings, 3 July 2018.