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order paper
noun
a list indicating the order in which business is to be conducted, esp in Parliament
Example Sentences
Givan is likely to face questions in the chamber about the Israeli trip as some parties are planning to ask for an urgent oral question to be added to the order paper.
The fact that they have not just criticised the government, but actually signed an amendment on Parliament's order paper, would suggest it is pretty firm.
In a message to Tory MPs, deputy chief whip Craig Whittaker said the government "cannot, under any circumstances, let the Labour Party take control of the order paper and put through their own legislation".
The order paper for the House of Commons said Foreign Secretary Liz Truss would present a bill to set out how the terms included in the Northern Ireland protocol would be defined in domestic law.
The Commons Speaker had advised Mr Gwynne to simply hold his order paper up instead of having to stand.
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