The Speaker reads out the proposed matter to the House. Discussion may proceed if it is supported by at least eight Members. In recent years the time has usually been limited to about 50 minutes by agreement between the parties, permitting two Members on each side to speak. Notices' are written advices or notifications of motions to be moved or bills to be presented. Notices must be signed and handed in in time to be printed on the next day's Notice Paper.
Most notices are for the presentation of bills.
An 'order of the day' is a matter that has come before the House earlier and which the House has decided should be considered further at a later date. Often orders of the day are for the resumption of debate on the second reading of bills. Other orders of the day could be the resumption of debate on motions to take note of papers. When an order of the day is called on by the Clerk, debate is resumed at the point at which it was stopped earlier. Notices and orders of the day are called on by the Clerk in the order in which they appear on the Notice Paper, that is, the order determined by the Government before the Paper is printed, usually the previous day.