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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

Notification of death of member

Expenses for attending the House

Seating in the Chamber

Diagram of the Chamber

Steps of the Throne

CHAPTER 2: THE CROWN AND PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS

Opening of Parliament

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

Hansard

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 and the Whips

Role of the Lord Speaker in the Chamber

Deputy Speakers

Chairman of Committees

Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees

Deputy Chairmen

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 33)

"That the noble Lord be no longer heard"

The Next Business motion

Closure

SUB JUDICE

INTERESTS

Code of Conduct

Personal conduct

Register of Interests

Registration and declaration of relevant interests

What is a relevant interest?

Advice

Enforcement of the Code of Conduct

Members of public boards (The Addison Rules)

Employees of public boards

MINISTERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

CHAPTER 5: STATEMENTS, QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS

STATEMENTS

Personal statements

Ministerial statements (oral)

Written statements

WORDING OF QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS

QUESTIONS

What makes a question inadmissible?

Public utilities, nationalised and privatised industries

Executive agencies

Question time

Topical questions (balloted oral questions)

Private notice questions

Questions for written answer

Questions for short debate

MOTIONS

General

Motions for papers

Resolutions

Motions to take note

Balloted debates

Time-limited debates

Amendments to motions

Committees on motions

Adjournment of debates lasting more than one day

Withdrawal of motions

CHAPTER 6: 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 7: 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

Printing 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

Pre-legislative scrutiny

SECOND READING

Opposition to second reading

Second reading agreed to with amendment

Procedure on amendments to second reading motion

Motion for adjournment of second reading debate

COMMITMENT

Instructions

AMENDMENTS

Tabling of amendments

Admissibility of amendments

Printing of amendments

Rules of marshalling

Marshalled lists

Manuscript amendments

All amendments to be called

Pre-emption

Grouping of amendments

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

Procedure on amendments

New clauses

Amendments to new clauses and to amendments

Amendments moved en bloc

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 dispensed with 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

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

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

Tax law rewrite bills

Hybrid bills

Provisional Order Confirmation Bills

MEASURES

ENDORSEMENTS

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

CHAPTER 8: PRIVATE LEGISLATION

Role of the Chairman of Committees

1: 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 stage

Third reading and passing

Commons bills

Queen's Consent

Commons amendments

Royal Assent

Personal bills

Estate bills

Proceedings after first reading

Marriage enabling bills

2: PROVISIONAL ORDER CONFIRMATION BILLS

3: SCOTTISH PRIVATE LEGISLATION

Private interests in Scotland

Legislation not confined to Scotland

Draft orders

Order refused

Substituted bill

Unopposed orders

Opposed orders

Confirmation bills

4: TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992

CHAPTER 9: DELEGATED LEGISLATION

General powers of the House over delegated legislation

Critical amendments and motions

Types of delegated legislation

Scrutiny of delegated legislation

Affirmative instruments

Negative instruments

OTHER TYPES OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION

Orders under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006

Remedial orders

Hybrid instruments

Special procedure orders

Northern Ireland Assembly legislation

CHAPTER 10: 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 11: JUDICIAL BUSINESS

Lords of Appeal

Appeals

Judgments

Recesses, prorogation and dissolution

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: CODE OF CONDUCT

APPENDIX B: DIVISIONS: INSTRUCTIONS TO TELLERS

APPENDIX C: RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF BALLOTED DEBATES

APPENDIX D: RULES FOR THE ADMISSION OF VISITORS

APPENDIX E: ROYAL COMMISSIONS

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

APPENDIX G: THE QUEEN'S SPEECH

APPENDIX H: ROYAL ASSENT BY COMMISSION

APPENDIX J: PROROGATION BY COMMISSION

APPENDIX K: PRAYERS FOR THE PARLIAMENT

APPENDIX L: INTRODUCTIONS

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

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