Suspension of Standing Orders
Speakers
Summary
This motion concerns the request by Leader of the House Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien to suspend Standing Order No 70(1) to allow for the immediate Second Reading of the Supply Bill and the Supplementary Supply (FY 2016) Bill. She explained that since the Committee of Supply had concluded its consideration of the expenditure estimates without amendments, it was appropriate to proceed to finalize the year's Supply business. After receiving consent from the Speaker and general assent from the Members, Leader of the House Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien formally moved the motion to bypass the standard procedural requirements. She noted that the Committee of Supply had already reported its resolutions regarding the FY2017/2018 Estimates and FY2016/2017 Supplementary Estimates to the House. The House subsequently agreed to the motion, resolving that the Second Reading of both the Supply Bill and the Supplementary Supply (FY 2016) Bill be taken now.
Transcript
6.46 pm
The Leader of the House (Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien): Mdm Speaker, may I seek your consent and the general assent of Members present to move a Motion to allow the Second Reading of the Supply Bill and the Supplementary Supply [financial year (FY) 2016] Bill to be taken now?
Mdm Speaker: I give my consent. Does the Leader of the House have the general assent of hon Members present to so move?
Hon Members indicated assent.
Mdm Speaker: Leader, please proceed.
Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Mdm Speaker, I beg to move, "That, notwithstanding Standing Order No 70(1), the Second Reading of the Supply Bill and Supplementary Supply [Financial Year (FY) 2016] Bill be taken now."
Madam, the Committee of Supply has concluded the consideration of the Estimates of Expenditure for FY2017/2018 and the Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for FY2016/2017. The necessary resolutions of the Committee of Supply have been reported to the House without any amendments. It will make sense for the House to now proceed to the Second Reading of these Supply Bills to complete the proceedings on this year's Supply business.
The agreement of the House is therefore, sought to suspend Standing Order No 70(1) to allow the Supply Bills to be read for the second time now.
Question put, and agreed to.
Resolved, "That, notwithstanding Standing Order No 70(1), the Second Reading of the Supply Bill and Supplementary Supply (FY2016) Bill be taken now." − [Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien]