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financial privilege. see Commons financial privilege financial support for members attending the House, 87 first reading private bills, 175 public bills, 123 Commons bills, 124 foreign languages not to be used except where necessary, 67 Forfeiture Act 1870, 14 freedom from arrest, 228 of speech, 229 to attend freely, 229 Freedom of Information Act 2000, 234 Gaelic language oath/affirmation may be repeated in, 19 gallant – use of appellation, 69 gangways – Members may not speak from, 63 gap, speaking in the, 64 Government Chief Whip. see Chief Whip, Government government responses to select committee reports, 218 Grand Committee, 40 affirmative instruments, 195 bills, 143 national policy statements, 209 negative instruments, 196 questions for short debate, 103 select committee reports, 218 grouping of amendments, 137 Hansard, 53 correction of speeches, 54 hats, wearing of while speaking, 63 hereditary peers by-elections, 15 former Members may sit on steps of Throne, 27 membership of House, 15 register, 16 270
higher title, use of, 70 House bill, 171 House Committee, 223 House of Commons questions on internal affairs of, 96 references in debate, 67 House of Lords Act 1999, 13, 15, 27 House of Lords Business, 44 Human Rights Act 1998 application to House, 232 compatibility statement (government bills), 125 compatibility statement (private bills), 174 motions in relation to remedial orders, 49 remedial orders, 198 Human Rights, Joint Committee on, 221 remedial orders, 199 Humble Address. see Addresses to the Crown hybrid bills, 168 hybrid instruments, 199 Hybrid Instruments Committee, 222 impeachment by the Commons, 34 Information Committee, 223 information, freedom of, 234 insolvency, 14 Insolvency Act 1986, 14 instructions to committees on private bills, 178 to committees on public bills, 130 to select committees, 213 Intelligence and Security Committee, 226 interests registration and declaration of interests, 85 Sub-Committee on Lords’ Conduct, 224 international delegations, 227 interruption of speeches, 65 271
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HOUSE OF LORDS Companion to the Sta
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PREFACE This is the 22nd edition of
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Secret sittings ...................
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Introduction and first reading.....
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Procedure on consideration of Commo
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Remedial orders ...................
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ABBREVIATIONS Erskine May Erskine M
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By the Act of Settlement 1701 1 “
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elected among the 15) in the releva
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no member of the House may act as s
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Leave of absence 1.27 Members of th
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announcement takes a standard form
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emunerated directorships and other
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Seating in the Chamber 1.54 The sid
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28 1. Throne 2. Cloth of Estate 3.
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CHAPTER 2 THE CROWN AND PARLIAMENTA
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2.09 A government backbencher also
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does not apply to a dissolution, wh
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Messages to members of the Royal Fa
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CHAPTER 3 SITTINGS AND DOCUMENTS OF
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Adjournment 3.09 At the end of busi
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Leave of the House 3.19 The leave o
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House of Lords Business 3.27 House
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oral questions, which may be tabled
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(c) business expressly exempted fro
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3.43 Private bills are entered on t
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e taken during the dinner break. On
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the remaining business from that si
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must submit a notification and expl
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papers can be found in the Handbook
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CHAPTER 4 CONDUCT IN THE HOUSE Self
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Any advice or assistance given by t
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Order of speaking 4.25 When two or
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4.33 There are reasons for these cu
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eferred to by their ministerial tit
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Law Officers of the Crown, Judges o
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the original motion as amended. It
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(c) Appellate proceedings, whether
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concerned can decide whether they c
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78 General principles 6. By virtue
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80 might be the case. Relevant inte
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itself once each Parliament, the Su
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5.14 Paragraphs 8(c) and 8(d) of th
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Registration 5.22 The Guide lists 1
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Use of facilities and services 5.32
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CHAPTER 6 STATEMENTS, QUESTIONS AND
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Publication in Hansard 6.08 Where a
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6.16 In drafting a question, though
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Questions should not ask the govern
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Secretary of State’s questions ar
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The ballot for Secretary of State
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or any other member to ensure that
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Motions General 6.46 In a normal fu
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egularly used for select committee
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6.63 If the number of speakers on t
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Committees on motions 6.77 On rare
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CHAPTER 7 DIVISIONS General princip
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into two streams in each lobby. 1 T
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division list in the Minutes of Pro
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(f) on a motion to insist, or not t
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The debate on the amendment and the
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(c) on all bills of considerable le
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Procedure on introduction: Lords bi
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provisional order confirmation bill
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Constitution Committee 8.35 The Con
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Room. 1 Following first reading, a
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advice when the amendment is called
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amendments to insert a new clause a
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of the House will not have had an o
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Effect of groupings on third readin
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ill without Question put either in
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e resumed. The Lord in the Chair th
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8.102 Any bill may be committed to
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Special public bill committee 8.113
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the order may be discharged and an
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Commons amendments) in Committee of
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8.139 Only the mover of an amendmen
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Further proceedings after third rea
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of the bill are no longer at issue,
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8.170 If the Commons amend the Lord
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LORDS AMENDMENTS TO COMMONS BILLS 8
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the original Lords amendment, which
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Money bills 8.196 A money bill is a
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Consolidation bills 8.204 Consolida
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the Lords the committee stage of a
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8.222 The Measure is submitted firs
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CHAPTER 9 PRIVATE LEGISLATION Role
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with. 1 These standing orders requi
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the case of bills originating in th
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second reading. 1 Such bills are no
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evidence from the parties and the r
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e deposited by the promoter at cert
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The petition must be signed by one
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Scotland; and petitions him to issu
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deemed to have been given for the s
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proceeds in the Lords straight from
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Types of delegated legislation 10.0
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10.10 A motion to approve an affirm
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on the government to take action or
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10.27 If however a scrutiny committ
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10.37 When the Chairman of Committe
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to orders made under Acts passed be
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10.53 If no resolution for annulmen
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or reserved matter unless he has la
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to any Member to table a free-stand
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laid a copy before Parliament; pub
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11.05 Certain committees are reappo
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Committee for Privileges and Conduc
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deliberate or to take evidence. Sel
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egular debates on select committee
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Page 228 and 229: House, including membership of any
Page 230 and 231: CHAPTER 12 PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE
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Page 236 and 237: DATA PROTECTION 12.22 The Data Prot
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Page 240 and 241: 238 (f) Any visitor who is suspecte
Page 242 and 243: Summoning the Commons The presiding
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Page 252 and 253: APPENDIX G PROROGATION BY COMMISSIO
Page 254 and 255: APPENDIX H ENDORSEMENTS TO BILLS Lo
Page 256 and 257: we thine unworthy servants, here ga
Page 258 and 259: The Reading Clerk reads the Letters
Page 260 and 261: APPENDIX L SCRUTINY RESERVE RESOLUT
Page 262 and 263: INDEX absence of member asking ques
Page 264 and 265: annulment equality of votes, 118 of
Page 266 and 267: pre-legislative scrutiny, 128 print
Page 268 and 269: Committee of Selection, 225 Committ
Page 270 and 271: demise of the Crown, 34 oath to be
Page 274 and 275: maiden speeches, 68 intervals, mini
Page 276 and 277: memorials complaining of non-compli
Page 278 and 279: entitlement of members to, 56 may n
Page 280 and 281: Privileges and Conduct, Committee f
Page 282 and 283: ules of debate, 151 Representation
Page 284 and 285: Sewel motion. see Scottish Parliame
Page 286 and 287: Joint Committee on, 168 tax status
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