HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament
HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament
HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament
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CHAPTER 5: MEMBERS’ CONDUCT .......................................................... 77<br />
Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Lords .................................... 77<br />
The Guide to the Code of Conduct ............................................................................. 81<br />
General principles and rules of conduct ...................................................................... 82<br />
Participation in proceedings ................................................................................................ 84<br />
Registration and declaration of interests ..................................................................... 85<br />
Members’ financial support ................................................................................................. 87<br />
Use of facilities and services ............................................................................................... 88<br />
Enforcement ................................................................................................................................ 88<br />
Disciplinary powers ................................................................................................................. 89<br />
CHAPTER 6: STATEMENTS, QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS .............. 90<br />
STATEMENTS............................................................................................................................ 90<br />
Personal statements ................................................................................................................ 90<br />
Ministerial statements (oral) ............................................................................................... 90<br />
Written statements ................................................................................................................. 92<br />
QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS ...................................................................................... 92<br />
Questions and Motions: general principles ................................................................ 92<br />
Questions ...................................................................................................................................... 93<br />
Motions......................................................................................................................................... 104<br />
CHAPTER 7: DIVISIONS .............................................................................. 112<br />
General principles ................................................................................................................... 112<br />
Voting in wrong lobby ......................................................................................................... 114<br />
Voting in both lobbies .......................................................................................................... 115<br />
Votes of the Lord Speaker and Chairman ............................................................... 115<br />
Discrepancies ............................................................................................................................ 115<br />
Insufficiency of Tellers .......................................................................................................... 116<br />
Equality of votes ...................................................................................................................... 116<br />
Quorum on divisions ............................................................................................................ 118<br />
Proxies .......................................................................................................................................... 120<br />
Protests ......................................................................................................................................... 120<br />
CHAPTER 8: PUBLIC BILLS ......................................................................... 121<br />
Stages of a public bill............................................................................................................. 121<br />
Successive stages of a bill to be taken on different days .................................. 121<br />
Recommended minimum intervals between the stages of a bill ................. 121<br />
Carry-over .................................................................................................................................. 122<br />
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