Rearrangement of Business

1.04 pm

The Deputy Leader of the House (Mr Zaqy Mohamad): Mr Deputy Speaker, I move, "That notwithstanding Standing Order 26, the Private Member's Motion on 'An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transition with No Jobless Growth' be taken immediately after the proceedings on the Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) Bill have been concluded."

Under the Standing Orders, the Introduction of Government Bills ordinarily takes precedence over a Private Member's Motion. In the ordinary course, therefore, the Private Member's Motion would have been dealt with only after all six Bills on the Order Paper have been completed. I am seeking a rearrangement of Business by moving this Business Motion as the subject matter of the SWDA Bill and the Private Member's Motion both pertain to jobs, employment and workforce development, and have common or related issues.

It would therefore be convenient and expedient to have them debated back-to-back so that this topic can be considered in its entirety before proceeding with the remaining Bills. For the avoidance of doubt, I am not proposing that the SWDA Bill and the Private Member's Motion be debated together. The proposal is for the SWDA Bill to be debated and voted upon first, and after that for the Private Member's Motion to be moved, debated and voted upon.

Question put, and agreed to.

Mr Deputy Speaker: The Clerk will now proceed to read the Orders of the Day and Notice of Motion.