TIMES FOR REPLIES AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES1 Time for replies to written questions(1)Despite Standing Order 382(4), the reply to a written question must be lodged no later than the tenth working day following the day on which the question was published.(2)Any written question that has been lodged before the day on which paragraph (1) ceases to have effect under Rule 3, remains subject to the time-limits set out in that paragraph.2 Time for Government responses to select committee reportsFor the purposes of Standing Order 252(1), a working day does not include any day in the period commencing with 25 March 2020 and ending with the day on which this rule ceases to have effect under Rule 3.3 Cessation of effectRule 1(1) and 2 cease to have effect on 28 April 2020, unless the Business Committee determines otherwise.