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CHAPTER 2 THE CROWN AND PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS Opening of Parliament 2.01 The proclamation dissolving the old Parliament appoints a day and place of meeting of the new Parliament. Certain preliminary proceedings must take place before that day. Accordingly, the new Parliament is summoned to meet a few days, usually a week, before the Queen’s Speech. During this period the House of Lords usually sits for two or three “swearing-in” days. Only business which does not require the House to take a decision on a motion may be taken on these days. The principal business is: proceedings relating to the election of a Speaker of the House of Commons, which takes place on the first and second days (see appendix D, page 241), and administering the oath of allegiance to members of the House. 1 2.02 New members of the House of Lords may be introduced after the first day. 2.03 A notice is circulated to members before these sittings, informing them of the time of sitting and the time when the House is likely to adjourn and advising them of the need to take the oath before sitting or voting. 2 Members may attend to take the oath at any time the House is sitting during the swearing-in days. The House sits long enough (sometimes with short adjournments “during pleasure”) to enable those who are present to take the oath. 2.04 The election of a Commons Speaker and the swearing-in of members occur only in the first session of a Parliament. Each subsequent session is opened with the Queen’s Speech without any preliminary proceedings. The Queen usually delivers the Speech in person. In her absence the presiding Commissioner delivers it. The procedure for delivery of the Queen’s Speech is described in appendix E (page 245). 1 SO 75(1). 2 Procedure 1st Rpt 1970–71. 30
First meeting after State Opening 2.05 At the time appointed for the sitting of the House the Lord Speaker takes her seat on the Woolsack. Prayers are read and members of the House may take the oath. A bill, for the better regulating of Select Vestries, is then read a first time pro forma on the motion of the Leader of the House, in order to assert the right of the House to deliberate independently of the Crown. 1 Until this has taken place, no other business is done. 2.06 Immediately after the Select Vestries Bill has been read a first time, the Lord Speaker informs the House that the Queen delivered The Gracious Speech earlier in the day to the two Houses of Parliament. She says: “My Lords, I have to acquaint the House that Her Majesty was pleased this morning to make a Most Gracious Speech from the Throne to both Houses of Parliament assembled in the House of Lords. Copies of the Gracious Speech are available in the Printed Paper Office. I have for the convenience of the House arranged for the terms of the Gracious Speech to be published in the Official Report.” 2.07 A government backbencher chosen by the Leader of the House then moves: “That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows: Most Gracious Sovereign, We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg leave to thank Your Majesty for the most gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.” 2.08 The mover then makes a speech and at the end says “I beg to move that an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty.” He then proceeds to the Woolsack with the Address and bows to the Lord Speaker, who rises and bows in return and receives the Address. When the mover has returned to his seat, the Lord Speaker rises and says: “The Question is that an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows” and reads the text of the Address. 1 SO 75(2). 31
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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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Legislative and Regulatory Reform A
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consider the merits or policy of de
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of eleven members of the House, inc
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House, including membership of any
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CHAPTER 12 PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE
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any form of molestation of, or inte
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have arisen in only two cases in th
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DATA PROTECTION 12.22 The Data Prot
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APPENDIX A DIVISIONS: INSTRUCTIONS
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238 (f) Any visitor who is suspecte
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Summoning the Commons The presiding
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Then the presiding Commissioner say
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place the most favourable construct
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presence of the Sovereign. This was
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APPENDIX F ROYAL ASSENT BY COMMISSI
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APPENDIX G PROROGATION BY COMMISSIO
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APPENDIX H ENDORSEMENTS TO BILLS Lo
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we thine unworthy servants, here ga
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The Reading Clerk reads the Letters
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APPENDIX L SCRUTINY RESERVE RESOLUT
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INDEX absence of member asking ques
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annulment equality of votes, 118 of
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pre-legislative scrutiny, 128 print
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Committee of Selection, 225 Committ
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demise of the Crown, 34 oath to be
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financial privilege. see Commons fi
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maiden speeches, 68 intervals, mini
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memorials complaining of non-compli
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entitlement of members to, 56 may n
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Privileges and Conduct, Committee f
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ules of debate, 151 Representation
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Sewel motion. see Scottish Parliame
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Joint Committee on, 168 tax status
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