S.L. const.2 Art. 71Redress of grievances may be considered. When Speaker leaves the Chair without question put. Financial Statement. Motion to go into Committee of Supply. Sittingsallottedfor consideration of Estimates. No motions to be taken. At 9 p.m. the chairman reports progress. At 9 p.m. on last dayquestionputon

(1) On the occasion of a motion that the House do resolve itself into a Committee of Supply for the consideration of the

General Estimates or of any Supplementary Estimate (whether consisting of one or more heads) redress of grievances may be considered and general discussion of the policy of the Government may take place and amendments may be moved to the formal question that the Speaker should leave the Chair.

(2) On all other occasions whenever the Committee of Supply stands as an order of the day for the continuation of the discussion of an estimate, the Speaker shall leave the Chair without question put and the House shall forthwith resolve itself into a committee of supply to consider such estimate.

(3) (a) On the day the General Estimates are laid on the Table, the Minister in charge shall make his Financial Statement and move that the House do consider the Estimates in Committee of Supply. The debate shall then be adjourned for not less than a week.

(b) The debate on the motion to go into Committee of

Supply shall not exceed two days (not including the day on which the Financial Statement is delivered).

(c) Not more than seven sittings shall be allotted for the consideration of the General Estimates in Committee of Supply. The days so allotted shall not include any day on which the business of supply does not stand as the first order of the day. On motion made after notice, to be decided without amendment or debate, additional time, not exceeding three days, may be allotted for the business of supply.

(d) On the days allotted for the business of Supply no motion (other than formal motions) shall be taken until after the consideration of Supply, and no motions under standing order 13 shall be entertained.

(e) On the days allotted for the business of Supply, at 9 p.m. the Chairman shall leave the Chair without question put, and make his report to the House; provided that if a question on any vote is then being decided, by division, or a motion of closure has been moved on any question, the Chairman shall not leave the Chair till such division has been taken or the motion of closure and any subsequent questions that may arise thereon have been decided.

(f) At 9 p.m. on the last of the days so allotted, the

Chairman shall forthwith put the question then under consideration and shall then proceed to put the question on the remaining votes of the Estimates one by one, all such questions to be decided without amendment or debate. He shall then leave the Chair, without question put, and make his report to the House.