What does subsidiary motion mean?

Answer 1

A subsidiary motion depends on a substantive motion.Any Procedural motion which is dependent on an order already passed or a motion already discussed in the parliament are called subsidiary motions.

for instance Motions moved for subsequent readings of a bill,

or to make amendments if any on the previous bill to modify it before the House with a view to increase its acceptability or to present to the House a different proposition as an alternative to the original one,

or to pass the bill again to a committee for its review are genrally subsidiary motions.