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    "content": "necessary action. The House Business Committee has also recently introduced a Bill tracking system to deal with the speed at which the proposals are passing through pre- publication and Departmental Committee stages on committal after First Reading. I invite hon. Members to pay attention to the trackers, which are also available in Room 8 and on the Parliamentary Website. The trackers are updated every Friday. I also direct Committees to which legislative proposals have been referred for pre- publication scrutiny to expedite the briefs/reports to me on the respective Bills. I have occasionally encouraged Committees to form sub-committees whenever appropriate to ease this process. In this regard, commencing 5th November, 2013, should a Committee exceed or have exceeded the 14-day limit, I may have no other choice but to approve the legislative proposal for publication, so that this House can make a decision on the particular Bills, one way or the other. To this end, save for matters in respect of which a deadline is set by the Constitution, statutes, the Standing Orders, or a resolution of this House, all Committees are advised to prioritise consideration of Bills before considering any other business. In addition, should a Committee exceed the period for scrutiny of Bills referred to them after First Readings, the House Business Committee will invoke the provisions of Standing Order 127 without exception – that is to order that the Bill be tabled for Second Reading. Indeed, the House Business Committee has already started applying this rule by listing Bills for Second Reading at the expiry of the 20-day period, irrespective of the reports of the relevant Committees. Hon. Members, these directions are in keeping with the Parliamentary principle that the law-making role of an individual Member of Parliament, and indeed this House, should only be curtailed or delayed, if at all, by the collective will of the House itself. Thank you. The hon. Members walking in, please, take your seats. There is another long ruling."
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