Sittings of the House

Members, we have taken a decision, I think, for the House to have questions at 2 o’clock. If that is the case, there would be a requirement, under urgency, for the House to report progress at 12.55 p.m. in order to head into the lunch break. Can I suggest that we, by leave, have a sensible solution, and I will seek the leave to take a slightly early lunch break at this point, to return at 2 o’clock for questions, and then, after questions, to put the House into committee on the next piece of legislation. All this will be done in order to, one, preserve the urgency and, two, ensure that the Opposition has the right to have questions. Is there any objection to that process being followed? There appears to be none. I declare the House suspended until 2 o’clock.

Sitting suspended from 12.57 p.m. to 2 p.m.