Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords, 2013 Edition

Contents


Terms of Reference

Chapter 1: The House and its Membership

Composition of the House

Disqualification for membership

Membership of the House under SOs 9 and 10

Retirement

Writ of summons

Introduction and sitting first in Parliament

Oath of allegiance and affirmation

Leave of absence

The voluntary retirement scheme

Access to the facilities of the House

Tax status

Notification of death of member

The Lord Speaker

Chairman of Committees

Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees

Deputy Speakers and Deputy Chairmen

Seating in the Chamber

Steps of the Throne

Diagram of the Chamber

Chapter 2: The Crown and Parliamentary Sessions

Opening of a new Parliament

Opening of subsequent sessions

First meeting after State Opening

Prorogation

Dissolution

Effect of termination of session

Demise of the Crown

Emergency recall of the House

Addresses to the Crown

Messages from the Crown

Chapter 3: Sittings and Documents of the House

Lord Speaker's procession and the Mace

Prayers

Quorum

Change of Speaker

Adjournment

Secret sittings

Grand Committee

Leave of the House

Suspension of standing orders

House documents

House of Lords Business

Arrangement of business

Official Report

Journals

Parliamentary papers

Public petitions

Messages between the two Houses

Chapter 4: Conduct in the House

Self-regulation

Role of the Leader of the House, Whips and Lord Speaker

Conduct in the House

Relevance

Order of speaking

Interruption of speeches

Speaking more than once

Attendance at debate

Length of speeches

Reading of speeches

Languages other than English

Reference to visitors

Speaking on behalf of outside interests

References in debate to the House of Commons

Maiden speeches

Appellations

Asperity of speech (SO 32)

"That the noble Lord be no longer heard"

The Next Business motion

Closure

SUB JUDICE

MINISTERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Members and employees of public boards

Chapter 5: Members' Conduct

Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Lords

The Guide to the Code of Conduct

General principles and rules of conduct

Participation in proceedings

Registration and declaration of interests

Members' financial support

Use of facilities and services

Enforcement

Disciplinary Powers

Chapter 6: Statements, Questions and Motions

STATEMENTS

Personal statements

Ministerial statements (oral)

Written statements

QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS

Questions and Motions: general principles

Questions

Motions

Chapter 7: Divisions

General principles

Voting in wrong lobby

Voting in both lobbies

Votes of the Lord Speaker and Chairman

Discrepancies

Insufficiency of Tellers

Equality of votes

Quorum on divisions

Proxies

Protests

Chapter 8: Public Bills

Stages of a public bill

Successive stages of a bill to be taken on different days

Recommended minimum intervals between the stages of a bill

Carry-over

Introduction and first reading

Devolution

Procedure on introduction: Lords bills

Procedure on introduction: Commons bills

Bills brought up and printed when Lords not sitting

Publishing of bills and explanatory notes

European Convention on Human Rights

Notice of subsequent stages

Government and private members' bills

Commons bills not taken up within twelve sitting days

Withdrawal of bills

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Constitution Committee

Pre-legislative scrutiny

SECOND READING

Opposition to second reading

Second reading agreed to with amendment

Motion for adjournment of second reading debate

Consideration in a Second Reading Committee

COMMITMENT

Instructions

AMENDMENTS

Tabling of amendments

Admissibility of amendments

Printing of amendments

Rules of marshalling

Marshalled lists

Manuscript amendments

Procedure on amendments

Pre-emption

Grouping of amendments

Amendments moved en bloc

PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

Powers and duties of Chairman

Powers of Committee of the whole House

Procedure in Committee of the whole House

Clause stand part

Postponement of clauses

Schedules

Preamble and long title

House resumed during committee stage

Conclusion of proceedings in committee

Report received immediately

Committee negatived or discharged

PROCEEDINGS IN GRAND COMMITTEE

OTHER COMMITTEE PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC BILLS

Public bill committee

Special public bill committee

Procedures common to public bill committees and special public bill committees

Bill committed to select or joint committee

Recommitment

Consideration in Committee of the whole House at later stages of bills

REPORT STAGE

Amendments on report

Repeat amendments

Amendments grouped and en bloc

Opposition to clause or Schedule

Manuscript amendments

Rules of debate on report

Conclusion of proceedings on report

THIRD READING AND PASSING

Procedure on third reading

Notice of amendments

Admissibility of amendments

Further proceedings after third reading

Privilege amendment

Passing

House bills

Bill sent or returned to Commons

PROCEEDINGS ON BILLS RETURNED FROM THE COMMONS

Consideration of Commons amendments

Amendments to Commons amendments

Procedure on consideration of Commons amendments

Commons amendments agreed to

Commons amendments agreed to with amendments

Commons amendments disagreed to

Further communications between the two Houses

LORDS AMENDMENTS TO COMMONS BILLS

LORDS AMENDMENTS AND COMMONS FINANCIAL PRIVILEGE

Privilege reasons

CONSENT OF THE CROWN

ROYAL ASSENT

Record copies of Acts

PROCEDURES WHICH APPLY ONLY TO CERTAIN TYPES OF BILL

Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949

Supply bills

Separate subjects

Tacking

Consolidation bills

Hybrid bills

MEASURES

Chapter 9: Private Legislation

Role of the Chairman of Committees

Private Bills

Origination of private bills

Examination for compliance with standing orders

European Convention on Human Rights

Late bills

Lords bills: introduction and first reading

Subsequent stages

Petitions against private bills

Petitions for additional provision

Second reading

Instructions

Commitment

Committees on opposed bills

Locus standi

Bill rejected

Recommitment

Special report

Unopposed bill committees

Report

Third reading and passing

Commons bills

Queen's Consent

Commons amendments

Royal Assent

Personal bills

Proceedings after first reading for personal bills

Marriage enabling bills

Hybrid Instruments

Special Procedure Orders

Provisional Order Confirmation Bills

Scottish Private Legislation

Legislation not confined to Scotland

Draft orders

Order refused

Substituted bill

Unopposed orders

Opposed orders

Confirmation bills

Transport and Works Act 1992

Chapter 10: Delegated Legislation and Other Matters

DELEGATED LEGISLATION

General powers of the House over delegated legislation

Types of delegated legislation

Scrutiny of delegated powers and delegated legislation

Negative instruments

Affirmative instruments

Orders subject to super-affirmative and other strengthened scrutiny procedures

Remedial orders

Legislative reform orders

Public bodies orders

Other strengthened scrutiny procedures

Northern Ireland Assembly legislation

EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION

NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENTS

SCRUTINY OF TREATIES

Chapter 11: Select Committees

Motions of appointment

Instructions

Membership

Rotation rule

Chairman

Powers

Proceedings in committee

Participation by non-members

Recess, prorogation and dissolution

Report

Joint committees

SESSIONAL COMMITTEES

Committees on public matters

Committees on private business

Domestic committees

Bodies analogous to select committees

INTERNATIONAL DELEGATIONS

Chapter 12: Parliamentary Privilege and related matters

Privilege of Parliament

Freedom of speech

Freedom to attend freely

Control by Parliament of its affairs

Disciplinary and penal powers

Privilege of peerage

HUMAN RIGHTS

PARLIAMENTARY COPYRIGHT

BROADCASTING

DATA PROTECTION

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

APPENDIX A: DIVISIONS: INSTRUCTIONS TO TELLERS

APPENDIX B: RULES FOR THE ADMISSION OF VISITORS

APPENDIX C: ROYAL COMMISSIONS

Entry of Commissioners

Summoning the Commons

Reading the Commission

Departure of the Commons

Departure of Commissioners

APPENDIX D: OPENING OF A NEW PARLIAMENT AND ELECTION OF COMMONS SPEAKER

First day

Second day

New Speaker in mid-Parliament

APPENDIX E: THE QUEEN'S SPEECH

FIRST SESSION OF A NEW PARLIAMENT

By the Queen in Person

By Royal Commission

SUBSEQUENT SESSIONS

By the Queen in Person

By Royal Commission

APPENDIX F: ROYAL ASSENT BY COMMISSION

APPENDIX G: PROROGATION BY COMMISSION

Without Royal Assent

With Royal Assent

APPENDIX H: ENDORSEMENTS TO BILLS

Lords bill sent to Commons

Lords bill agreed to by Commons without amendment

Lords bill agreed to by Commons with amendments

Commons amendments to Lords bill agreed to with amendments

Disagreement with the Commons

Commons bill sent to Lords

Commons bill returned with amendments

Supply bill returned to Commons agreed pending Royal Assent by Commission

APPENDIX J: PRAYERS FOR THE PARLIAMENT

APPENDIX K: INTRODUCTIONS

Lords Spiritual

APPENDIX L: SCRUTINY RESERVE RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE EUROPEAN UNION COMMITTEE


 



 
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