When a Member gives notice of their intention to introduce a private Members' bill, or gives notice of their intention to move a General Notice, those notices are set down by category in the Business Paper in the order in which they are given. These will be debated during the time set aside for General Business on a Thursday morning.
Just after Question Time every Wednesday there is an opportunity for any two Members to seek to have the resumption of debate on a private Members' bill that they are in charge of take precedence over the resumption of debate on all other private Members' bills.
Under Standing Order 106 a Member can move a motion to give the resumption of debate on their private Members' bill precedence the next day and make a statement of up to three minutes in support of the motion. One other Member may speak in reply for up to three minutes.
Only one motion to re-order can be passed, so if the Member who obtains the call first has their motion passed by the House, the second Member seeking to re-order will not be able to move their re-ordering motion. In this circumstance, the second Member may seek the call for the three minute reply to speak against the first re-ordering motion and to outline their alternative.
