INDEX~
absence of member
asking question, 51, 97
during debate, 69
moving amendment, 136
moving motion, 51
accountability, ministerial, 78
Act of Settlement 1701, 16
Act papers, 59
Acts of Parliament
copyright of Crown, 241
record copies, 163
ad hoc
committees
definition, 218
may be reappointed, 224
on public bills, 147
requests for, 231
Addison Rules, 79
Addresses to the Crown, 39
in reply to a message, 39, 41
on Queen's Speech, 35
amendments to, 36
presented by whole House, 40
replies to, 39
to new Sovereign, 38
adjournment
at end of sitting, 44
during committee stage, 141
during pleasure, 56
may be moved without notice, 52
of business, 55
of debates lasting more than one day, 110
of second reading debate, 129
Administration and Works Committee, 230
considers requests to make programmes, 241
admissibility of amendments, 132
on third reading, 152
admission of visitors, rules for, 247
affirmation, 20
affirmative instruments, 201
amendments and motions relating to, 202
en bloc, 203
equality of votes, 118
hybrid instruments, 186
in Grand Committee, 203
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 202, 229
minister must move motion to approve, 202
opposition to, 202
variation of place on order paper, 55
agencies, ministerial accountability for, 78
aliens, disqualification of, 16
amendments
admissibility of, 132
at report, 150
at second reading, 129
at third reading, 138, 152
Commons amendments, 155
amendments to Commons amendments, 156
consequential, 156, 159
en bloc, 138, 150, 157
grouping of, 137
if spoken to, must be moved, 137
manuscript, 136, 151, 157
marshalling of, 133
on Queen's Speech, 36
pre-emption, 137
privilege, 153
procedure on, 136
tabling of, 131
to motions, 109
to public bill, 131
annulment
equality of votes, 118
of negative instruments, 200
of special procedure orders, 190
anticipation, 50
appellations, 72
MPs, 71
Appropriation Bills not printed for Lords, 125
archbishops. See bishops
arrangement of business, 49
arrest, freedom from in civil cases, 236
asperity of speech, 74
attendance
at debate, 69
Audit Committee, 234
balloted debates, 106
balloted oral questions. See topical
oral questions
bankruptcy, 16
Bill of Rights 1689, 237
bills, hybrid, 168
bills, personal, 184
bills, private, 172-84
carry-over, 37
commitment, 179
committees on opposed, 179
Commons amendments, 184
Commons bills, 183
instructions to committees, 178
introduction of Lords bills, 175
late bills, 175
locus standi of petitioners,
180
parliamentary copyright, 241
petitions against, 176
petitions for additional provision, 177
place in order of business, 55
recommitment, 181
rejected, 181
report stage, 182
Royal Assent, 184
second reading, 177
third reading and passing, 183
bills, public, 121-71
amendments, 131, see also amendments
carry-over, 122
commitment, 130
committee negatived, 142
Commons amendments, 155
Commons bills
not taken up within 12 sitting days, 127
printed when Lords not sitting, 125
Consent of Crown, 162
consideration in Committee at later stages, 149
endorsements, 154, 262
explanatory notes, 125
first reading, 123
House bill, 154
instructions to committee, 131
introduction, 123
long title. See long title of bill
Lords bills
privilege amendment, 153
minimum intervals between stages, 122
money bills, 164
no two stages on one day, 121
order of commitment discharged, 142
parliamentary copyright, 240
passing, 154
ping-pong, 159
preamble. See preamble
pre-legislative scrutiny, 128
publishing of, 125
recommitment, 148
report stage, 150, See also report stage
Royal Assent, 163
second reading, 128
stages of, 121
supply bills, 165
third reading, 152
variation of place on order paper, 55
withdrawal of, 127
bishops
appellations, 73, 74
introduction of, 19, 268
may sit on Steps of Throne, 31
must speak from bishops' benches, 66
retired, 31
robes, 66
seating, 30
writs of summons, 19
Black Rod
may sit on steps of Throne, 31
responsible for security, 247
bowing to Cloth of Estate and Mace, 65
broadcasting, 241
business of the House motions, 47,
55
place on order paper, 53, 55
time-limited debates, 107
calling on business, 51
carry-over
of private, personal, provisional order confirmation
and hybrid bills, 37
of public bills, 122
casting vote
chairman of committee does not have, 223
Lord Speaker does not have, 115
Chairman of Committees, 28
role in private legislation, 172
chairman of select committee, 221
Chamber
diagram of, 33
items not to be brought into, 66
change of Speaker, 43
Chief Whip, Government, 49,
63
Chief Whip, Opposition, 49
children
eldest, right to sit on steps of Throne, 31
Civil Contingencies Act 2004, 37,
39
civil servants, evidence to Parliamentary committees,
78
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
may sit on steps of Throne, 31
Clerks
advice should be accepted, 132
should be consulted, 63
clocks, 70,
108
Closure, 75
may be moved without notice, 52
Cloth of Estate, Members bow on entering Chamber,
65
Code of Conduct. See conduct,
members'
collecting the voices, 44,
112
Command papers, 59
laying outside office hours, 60
Commissioner for Standards, 86
Commissioners
on opposed Scottish provisional orders, 195
Commissions, Royal, 249
new Parliament, 251
prorogation, 260
Queen's Speech, 256
Royal Assent, 258
commitment
negatived, 142
of public bills, 130
order of discharged, 142
Committee for Privileges and Conduct. See
Privileges and Conduct, Committee for
Committee of Selection, 233
Committee of the whole House, 139
committees, select. See select
committees
Commons amendments, 155
consequential amendments, 156, 159
Commons committees
Lords may attend as witnesses, 238
Commons financial privilege, 133,
160
tacking, 166
Commons, House of
questions on internal affairs of, 95
references in debate, 71
Commons, Members of
may be present at secret sitting, 44
personal criticism of, 71
references in debate, 71
compulsory purchase, 199
concurrent meetings
of committees with Commons committees, 223
conduct in the House, 65
conduct, members', 81
Code of Conduct, 81
Guide to the Code of Conduct, 86
Sub-Committee on Lords' Conduct, 86
Consent of Crown
measures, 163
private bills, 184
public bills, 162
Consolidated Fund Bills not republished for Lords,
125
consolidation bills, 166
Consolidation Bills Committee, 167
Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949,
166
Constitution Committee, 227
control by Parliament of its affairs, 238
Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, 49
co-option by a select committee, 222
copyright, parliamentary, 240
counsel
power of committees to hear parties by, 223
Cross Benches, 30
Crown
Addresses to the. See Addresses to the Crown
Consent of, 162
demise of the, 38
messages from the, 40
Data Protection Act 1998, 242
Dean of Westminster
may sit on steps of Throne, 31
death of member, 25
death of the Sovereign. See demise
of the Crown
debate, rules of
address speeches to the House, 66
appellations, 72
asperity of speech, 74
attendance at debate, 69
Closure, 75
length of speeches, 69
on report, 151
Question may not be put again in same session, 105
reading of speeches, 70
debates
balloted, 106
time-limited, 107
delegated legislation, 198-217
effect of prorogation and dissolution, 37
Parliament Acts do not apply, 198
strengthened scrutiny procedures, 203
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee,
227
bills considered by, 128
precedence of motions relating to reports from, 53
reports, government responses to, 225
delegations, international, 235
demise of the Crown, 38
oath to be taken, 20
Deputy Chairmen, 29
Deputy Leader of the House, 64
Deputy Speakers, 29
change of, 43
devolution, 124
questions on devolved matters, 93
select committee powers not formally limited, 223
dinner break, 56
disabled Members
may speak seated, 65
may take oath seated, 21
disciplinary and penal powers of House, 87,
239
disqualification for membership, 15
dissolution, 37
papers may not be laid, 59
select committees cease to exist, 224
divisions, 112
equality of votes, 117
on amendment to motion, 110
resolution to annul special procedure order, 190
instructions to tellers, 245
quorum, 119
voting in both lobbies, 115
voting in wrong lobby, 115
documents. See papers
Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster
Consent, 162
Earl Marshal
membership of House, 15, 18
State Opening, 255
Ecclesiastical Committee, 234
Measures submitted to, 170
Economic Affairs Committee, 228
electronic devices, use of, 66
emergencies
recall of the House, 39
SO 46 dispensed with, 121
en bloc,
56
affirmative instruments approved, 203
affirmative instruments referred to Grand Committee,
203
amendments
Commons amendments, 157
in committee, 138
on report, 150
clause stand part, 140
consolidation bills, 167
motions appointing committees etc., 219
endorsements of bills, 154,
262
equality of votes (see also divisions),
117
European Convention on Human Rights
government bills, 126
private bills, 174
European Parliament, disqualification of members
of, 17
European Union Committee, 228
scrutiny reserve resolution, 270
subsidiarity, scrutiny of, 214
UK opt-ins, scrutiny of, 215
European Union legislation, 213
evidence
Lords may give evidence to Commons committee, 238
power may be given to committees to publish, 223
Examiners, 173
Commons private bills referred to, 183
hybrid bills referred to, 168
exclusive cognisance, 238
executive agencies, ministerial accountability
for, 78
exhibits not to be brought into Chamber, 66
explanatory notes on bills, 125
facilities of the House
access to, 25
financial privilege. See Commons
financial privilege
Fire Rescue Services Act 2004, 210
first reading
private bills, 176
public bills, 123
Commons bills, 125
Lords bills, 124
foreign languages not to be used except where
necessary, 70
Forfeiture Act 1870, 16
Freedom of Information Act 2000, 242
freedom of speech, 237
freedom to attend freely, 237
Gaelic
oath/affirmation may be repeated in, 21
gallant, use of appellation, 73
gangways, members may not speak from, 66
gap, speaking in the, 67,
108
Government Chief Whip. See Chief
Whip, Government
government responses to select committee reports,
225
Grand Committee, 44
affirmative instruments, 203
bills, 144
national policy statements, 215
negative instruments, 201
questions for short debate, 103
select committee reports, 225
grouping of amendments, 137
Hansard, 57
correction of speeches, 58
hats, wearing of while speaking, 65
hereditary peers
by-elections, 18
former Members may sit on steps of Throne, 31
membership of House, 17
register, 18
higher title, use of, 73
House bill, 154
House Committee, 231
House of Commons. See Commons,
House of
House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act
2015, 87
House of Lords Act 1999, 15,
17, 31
House of Lords Business, 48
House of Lords Reform Act 2014, 17,
22, 23
Human Rights Act 1998
application to House, 240
compatibility statement (government bills), 126
compatibility statement (private bills), 174
motions in relation to remedial orders, 53
remedial orders, 204
Human Rights, Joint Committee on, 228
remedial orders, 205
Humble Address. See Addresses
to the Crown
hybrid bills, 168
hybrid instruments, 186
Hybrid Instruments Committee, 230
impeachment by the Commons, 38
Information Committee, 231
information, freedom of, 242
insolvency, 16
Insolvency Act 1986, 16
instructions
to committees on private bills, 178
to committees on public bills, 131
to select committees, 220
Intelligence and Security Committee, 234
interests
speaking on behalf of outside interests, 71
interests
Sub-Committee on Lords' Conduct, 232
international delegations, 235
interruption
of speeches, 68
maiden speeches, 72
intervals, minimum between stages of public bills,
122
introduction, 19
ceremony described, 267
Ireland, peers of, may sit on steps of Throne,
31
joint committees, 226
Human Rights, 228
National Security Strategy, 229
Statutory Instruments, 229
Journals, 58
judges, disqualification of, 17
jury service, 238
languages other than English. See also
Welsh, Gaelic
not to be used in debate except where necessary,
70
late bills, 175
Leader of the House, 63
questions to, 94
learned, use of appellation, 74
leave of absence, 23
Leave of Absence Sub-Committee, 233
leave of the House, 46
legislation, delegated. See delegated
legislation
legislative reform orders, 205
motions to approve, 53
length of speeches, 69
Liaison Committee, 231
Library
use of, 25
Local Government Act 1999, 209
Local Government Act 2000, 210
Local Government Act 2003, 210
Local Transport Act 2008, 211
Localism Act 2011, 211
locus standi,
180
hybrid instruments, 187
long title of bill
amendments to, 132
taken last, 133
in Committee of the whole House, 141
read on introduction, 124
Lord Chamberlain, 39
Lord Chancellor
peerage claims, 18
State Opening, 255
Lord Great Chamberlain
membership of House, 15, 18
State Opening, 255
Lord Speaker
does not have casting vote, 115
does not vote, 28
election and role, 26
function in the House, 64
interests, 28
notifies death of member, 25
private notice questions, 99
procession, 42
Lords of Appeal, former, 74
Lords Spiritual, 15
must speak from bishops' benches, 66
robes, 66
Lords Temporal, 15
may not speak from bishops' benches, 66
lunch break, 56
Mace, 42
Members bow to, 65
maiden speeches, 72
manuscript amendments, 136
not at third reading, 152
on report, 151
marriage enabling bills, 186
marshalled lists, 135
marshalling of amendments, rules of, 133
measures, 170
Measures
Consent of Crown, 163, 171
copyright, 241
variation of place on order paper, 55
memorials
complaining of non-compliance with Standing Orders,
174
Mental Health Act 1983
detention of member under, 238
messages
between the two Houses, 61
from the Crown, 40
to members of the Royal Family, 39
minimum intervals between stages of public bills,
122
ministerial accountability, 78
minority report
members of select committee may not make, 224
money bills, 164
not committed, 130
motions, 104
amendments to, 109
motions en bloc. See en bloc
Question may not be put again in same session, 105
resolutions, 105
take-note, 106
to approve proposals under EU treaties, 214
withdrawal, 111
MPs. See Commons, Members of
National Assembly for Wales
Lords may give evidence to, 238
national policy statements, 215
National Security Strategy, Joint Committee on,
229
negative instruments, 200
in Grand Committee, 201
nemine dissentiente,
36
Next Business motion, 75
notice not required, 52
no longer heard
motion that the noble Lord be, 74
notice of motion not required, 52
Northern Ireland Act 1998, 208
Northern Ireland Assembly
legislation, procedure under Northern Ireland Act
1998, 212
legislative consent motions, 124
Lords may give evidence to, 238
notice, business of which required or not required,
51
oath
of allegiance, 20
power of committees to hear witnesses on, 223
Oaths Act 1978, 21
offensive language
asperity of speech, 74
Official Report. See Hansard
Opening of Parliament, 34
opposed bill committees, 179
Opposition Chief Whip, 49
oral questions
asking, 96
place in order of business, 54
supplementary questions, 97
tabling, 96
order of business, 53
variation of, 55
order of speaking, 67
order paper, 47
outside interests. See interests
packaging, 158
papers
Act, 59
Command, 59
days when they may be laid, 59
may not be laid during dissolution, 59
of committees not received by non-members, 224
parliamentary, 58
returns to an order of the House, 59
Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, 164
do not apply to delegated legislation, 198
parliamentary copyright, 240
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
(POST), 235
members proposed by Committee of Selection, 233
parliamentary papers. See papers
parliamentary privilege, 236
passing
private bills, 183
public bills, 154
peerage
privilege of, 239
personal bills. See bills, personal
personal statements, 88
notice not required, 52
place in order of business, 54
petitions
against hybrid bills, 168
against private bills, 176
against special procedure orders, 189
for additional provision, 177
public, 60
place in order of business, 54
ping-pong, 159
points of order
House does not recognise, 27, 65
speaking on after Question put, 68
postponement
of business without notice, 55
of clauses, 141
powers of select committee, 222
prayers
petitions to House, 61
read at start of sitting, 43
text of, 264
to annul negative instruments, 200
praying time, 200
prorogation and dissolution disregarded, 37
preamble
amendments to, taken last, 133
in Committee of the whole House, 141
of hybrid bill need not be proved before select committee,
169
of private bill to be proved before committee, 182
pre-emption, 137
pre-legislative scrutiny, 128
Prince of Wales
consent to private bills, 184
consent to public bills, 162
Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees, 29
private bills. See bills, private
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936,
192
private notice questions, 99
place in order of business, 54
privilege amendment, 153
privilege of peerage, 239
privilege, parliamentary, 236
control by Parliament of its affairs, 238
freedom of speech, 237
freedom to attend freely, 237
questions of, place in order of business, 54
Privileges and Conduct, Committee for, 232
enforcement of Code of Conduct, 86
Sub-Committee on Lords' Conduct, 86, 232
Privy Counsellors
may sit on steps of Throne, 31
seating, 30
signify Consent of Crown, 162
Procedure Committee, 232
prorogation, 36
effect of, 37
select committees may not sit during, 224
provisional order confirmation bills, 192
public bills. See bills, public
public boards
members and employees of, 79
Public Bodies Act 2011. See public
bodies orders
Public bodies orders, 207
public petitions, 60
Queen's speech, 34,
255
Question may not be put again in same session,
105
question time, 95
questions
asking oral, 96
for written answer, 100
general principles, 91
government responsibility, 93
inadmissibility, 93
private notice, 99
tabling oral, 96
to Secretaries of State, 99
topical (balloted), 98
questions for short debate, 102
place in order of business, 55
place on order paper, 53
quorum
divisions, 119
of House, 43
of select committee, 223
reading of speeches, 70
recall of House, 39
recess
select committees may sit during, 224
usual times of, 42
recommitment
private bills, 181
public bills, 148
Refreshment Committee, 233
Register of hereditary peers, 18
relevance
of amendments to bills, 132
of debate, 67
of supplementary questions, 97
remedial orders (human rights), 204
place on order paper, 53
repetition
of amendments, 150
of arguments, 151
of Question in same session, 105
of statements, 88
of urgent questions, 100
reply
no speaking after, 68
reply, right of. See right of
reply
report stage, 150
manuscript amendments, 151
private bills, 182
repeat amendments, 150
rules of debate, 151
Representation of the People Act 1985, 38
resolutions, 105
retirement
voluntary retirement scheme, 24
right of reply, 68,
105
on amendments, 109, 110
questions for short debate, no right of reply, 102
rising of House, target times, 42
rotation rule, 221
Royal Assent, 163
by Commission, 258
forms of words, 259
personal bills, 186
private bills, 184
time of notification/Commission, 54
Royal Commissions, 249
new Parliament, 251
prorogation, 260
Queen's Speech, 256
Royal Assent, 258
Royal Family
messages to members of, 39
questions related to, 93
Royal Household
Lords who are members of may present Addresses, 39
member of may communicate reply to Address, 39
Science and Technology Committee, 229
Scottish Parliament
legislative competence, 173, 191, 192
legislative consent motions, 124
witnesses called by, 238
Scottish private legislation, 192
inquiry by Commissioners, 192
naming of joint committee members, 172
scrutiny reserve resolution, 270
seating in the Chamber, 30
second reading
adjournment of, 129
agreed to with amendment, 129
opposition to, 129
private bills, 177
public bills, 128
second reading committee, 130
secondary legislation. See delegated
legislation
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 229
secret sittings, 44
notice not required, 52
select committees, 218
chairman of, 221
concurrent meetings with Commons committees, 223
dissolution brings to an end, 224
instructions to, 220
minority reports not permitted, 224
on opposed private bills, 179
on public bills, 147
participation by non-members, 223
power to publish evidence, 223
powers of, 222
prorogation
may not sit during, 224
sessional committees and sub-committees continue
over, 224
quorum, 223
recess, may sit during, 224
reports, 224
debates on, 225
government responses, 225
variation of place on order paper, 55
rotation rule, 221
special report, 226
Select Vestries Bill, 35
Selection, Committee of, 233
self-regulation, 63
separate subjects, 165
sessional committees, 219,
226
sessional order for preventing stoppages in the
streets, 36
Settlement, Act of, 1701, 16
Sewel motion. See Scottish Parliament,
legislative consent motions
Sign Manual, 38, 41
sittings
days and times of, 42
secret, 44
notice not required, 52
Sovereign. See Crown
Speaker. See Lord Speaker
speakers' lists, 67
speaking more than once, 68
no speaking after mover has replied, 68
speaking times
length of speeches, 69
questions for short debate, 104
speaking in the gap, 67, 108
time-limited debates, 108
special procedure orders, 188
effect of prorogation and dissolution, 37
equality of votes on resolution to annul, 118
naming of joint committee members, 172
special public bill committee, 145
special report
committee on private bill, 181
from a select committee, 226
specialist advisers, power of committees to appoint,
223
speech, freedom of, 237
speeches
interruption of, 68
length of, 69
maiden speeches, 72
reading of, 70
spiritual side, 30
Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee, 230
standing orders, suspension of, 47
starred questions. See oral questions
State of Emergency
Address may be presented, 39
message from Crown, 41
State Opening, 35
ceremony described, 255
statements
ministerial oral, 88
notice not required, 52
personal, 88
place in order of business, 54
written, 90
statutory instruments. See delegated
legislation
Statutory Instruments, Joint Committee on, 229
affirmative instruments may not be approved until
reported on, 202
Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Acts 1945
and 1965, 172,
188
steps of the Throne, 30
members on leave of absence may sit on, 25
sub judice,
76
sub-committees, appointment of, 222
subsidiarity
challenging EU legislation on grounds of, 213
substituted bills, 194
Succession to the Crown Act 1707, 38
super-affirmative procedure, 203
supplementary questions, 97
supply bills, 165
supporter, 20
may not be on leave of absence, 24
swearing-in days, 34
tacking, 166
take-note motions, 106
tax status of members, 25
tellers, 113, 114
instructions to, 245
insufficiency of, 116
temporal side, 30
Test Roll, 21
third reading
admissibility of amendments, 152
private bills, 183
public bills, 152
Throne, steps of. See steps of
the Throne
time-limited debates, 107
topical oral questions, 98
traitors, disqualification of, 16
Transport and Works Act 1992, 197
travel
power of committees to, 223
treason, disqualification of those convicted of,
16
treaties, scrutiny of, 216
tributes, 25, 52,
54
undesirable, use of term, 63
unopposed bill committees, 182
usual channels, 49
list of speakers, 67
visitors
reference to, 70
rules for the admission of, 247
secret sittings, 44
votes
divisions. See divisions
equality of (see also divisions), 117
in both lobbies, 115
in wrong lobby, 115
may be taken in Chamber, 113
of Lord Speaker and Chairman, 115
Welsh
oath/affirmation may be repeated in, 21
Welsh Assembly
Lords may give evidence to, 238
Welsh language
use for committee proceedings held in Wales, 70,
223
Wharncliffe Orders, 178
withdrawal
leave must be unanimous, 46
of bills, 127
of motions, 111
witnesses
from outside UK, 222
Lords may attend Commons committees as, 238
members or staff of the House of Commons, 222
subpoenas to attend court as, exemption from, 236
wording of questions and motions, 91
Works of Art Committee, 233
writ of assistance/attendance, 19
writ of summons, 18
written answer, questions for, 100
written statements, 90
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