Select Committee on the Constitution
COVID-19 and Parliament
1st Report of Session 2021-22 - published 13 May 2021 - HL Paper 4
Contents
Chapter 2: Parliament’s response to the pandemic
Box 1: COVID-19 and Parliament’s response—a timeline
Chapter 3: Impact on the House of the Lords
Changes to parliamentary procedure
Table 1: House of Lords procedure—before and after
Impact on parliamentary scrutiny
Limitations of hybrid proceedings
Lack of interventions and spontaneity
Lack of informal discussions in person
Future of hybrid proceedings and remote voting
Chapter 4: Longer-term resilience of Parliament
Restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/298/constitutional-implications-of-covid19/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
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