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Introduction and first reading........................................................................................... 123 Devolution .................................................................................................................................. 123 Procedure on introduction: Lords bills ....................................................................... 124 Procedure on introduction: Commons bills ............................................................ 124 Bills brought up and printed when Lords not sitting .......................................... 124 Printing of bills and explanatory notes........................................................................ 125 European Convention on Human Rights .................................................................. 125 Notice of subsequent stages ............................................................................................ 126 Government and private members’ bills ................................................................... 126 Commons bills not taken up within twelve sitting days ................................... 127 Withdrawal of bills ................................................................................................................. 127 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee .................................. 127 Constitution Committee .................................................................................................... 128 Pre-legislative scrutiny .......................................................................................................... 128 SECOND READING ........................................................................................................... 128 Opposition to second reading ........................................................................................ 128 Second reading agreed to with amendment .......................................................... 129 Procedure on amendments to second reading motion ................................... 129 Motion for adjournment of second reading debate ........................................... 129 Consideration in a Second Reading Committee .................................................. 129 COMMITMENT ...................................................................................................................... 130 Instructions ................................................................................................................................. 130 AMENDMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 131 Tabling of amendments ....................................................................................................... 131 Admissibility of amendments ........................................................................................... 131 Printing of amendments ...................................................................................................... 132 Rules of marshalling ............................................................................................................... 133 Marshalled lists .......................................................................................................................... 135 Manuscript amendments .................................................................................................... 135 Procedure on amendments .............................................................................................. 136 Pre-emption ............................................................................................................................... 137 Grouping of amendments.................................................................................................. 137 Amendments moved en bloc .......................................................................................... 138 PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEE <strong>OF</strong> THE WHOLE <strong>HOUSE</strong>.................. 138 Powers and duties of Chairman ..................................................................................... 139 Powers of Committee of the whole House ........................................................... 139 Procedure in Committee of the whole House ..................................................... 140 6
Clause stand part .................................................................................................................... 140 Postponement of clauses ................................................................................................... 140 Schedules ..................................................................................................................................... 141 Preamble and long title ....................................................................................................... 141 House resumed during committee stage ................................................................. 141 Conclusion of proceedings in committee ................................................................. 141 Report received immediately ........................................................................................... 142 Committee dispensed with or discharged ............................................................... 142 PROCEEDINGS IN GRAND COMMITTEE .......................................................... 143 OTHER COMMITTEE PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC BILLS ........................ 144 Public bill committee ............................................................................................................ 145 Special public bill committee ............................................................................................ 146 Procedures common to public bill committees and special public bill committees ......................................................................................................................... 147 Bill committed to select or joint committee ........................................................... 147 Recommitment ........................................................................................................................ 149 Consideration in Committee of the whole House at later stages of bills ................................................................................................................................................... 149 REPORT STAGE..................................................................................................................... 150 Amendments on report...................................................................................................... 150 Repeat amendments ............................................................................................................. 150 Amendments grouped and en bloc ............................................................................. 151 Opposition to clause or Schedule ................................................................................ 151 Manuscript amendments .................................................................................................... 151 Rules of debate on report ................................................................................................. 151 Conclusion of proceedings on report ......................................................................... 152 THIRD READING AND PASSING ............................................................................. 152 Procedure on third reading ............................................................................................... 152 Notice of amendments ....................................................................................................... 152 Admissibility of amendments ........................................................................................... 153 Further proceedings after third reading ..................................................................... 154 Privilege amendment ............................................................................................................ 154 Passing ........................................................................................................................................... 154 Bill sent or returned to Commons ............................................................................... 154 PROCEEDINGS ON BILLS RETURNED FROM THE COMMONS ...... 155 Consideration of Commons amendments .............................................................. 155 Amendments to Commons amendments ............................................................... 155 7
Page 1 and 2: HOUSE OF LORDS Companion to the Sta
Page 3: PREFACE This is the 22nd edition of
Page 6 and 7: Secret sittings ...................
Page 10 and 11: Procedure on consideration of Commo
Page 12 and 13: Remedial orders ...................
Page 14 and 15: ABBREVIATIONS Erskine May Erskine M
Page 16 and 17: By the Act of Settlement 1701 1 “
Page 18 and 19: elected among the 15) in the releva
Page 20 and 21: no member of the House may act as s
Page 22 and 23: Leave of absence 1.27 Members of th
Page 24 and 25: announcement takes a standard form
Page 26 and 27: emunerated directorships and other
Page 28 and 29: Seating in the Chamber 1.54 The sid
Page 30 and 31: 28 1. Throne 2. Cloth of Estate 3.
Page 32 and 33: CHAPTER 2 THE CROWN AND PARLIAMENTA
Page 34 and 35: 2.09 A government backbencher also
Page 36 and 37: does not apply to a dissolution, wh
Page 38 and 39: Messages to members of the Royal Fa
Page 40 and 41: CHAPTER 3 SITTINGS AND DOCUMENTS OF
Page 42 and 43: Adjournment 3.09 At the end of busi
Page 44 and 45: Leave of the House 3.19 The leave o
Page 46 and 47: House of Lords Business 3.27 House
Page 48 and 49: oral questions, which may be tabled
Page 50 and 51: (c) business expressly exempted fro
Page 52 and 53: 3.43 Private bills are entered on t
Page 54 and 55: e taken during the dinner break. On
Page 56 and 57: 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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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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