REVISION OF QUESTION TIME (Business Motion)

The Leader of the House (Mr Wong Kan Seng): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move,

"That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, with effect from this day's sitting until 28th February 2002, -

(a) Question Time may continue for up to one and a half hours from the commencement of a sitting; and

(b) the existing time in Standing Order No. 88(2) be revised from "1.30 pm" to "2.00 pm"."

This is to allow more Questions to be answered.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

"That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, with effect from this day's sitting until 28th February 2002, -

(a) Question Time may continue for up to one and a half hours from the commencement of a sitting; and

(b) the existing time in Standing Order No. 88(2) be revised from "1.30 pm" to "2.00 pm"."