Revitalising the Chamber

Revitalising the Chamber
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2007-06-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0215034678

This report makes recommendations to improve the process by which Members learn and develop their careers. If implemented the recommendations would mean: extending the period between a General Election and the date of first sitting, to allow for a longer period of induction; allocating part of most question times to topical questions; extra debates on topical matters on a weekly basis; shorter debates on most general issues and some legislation; a weekly half-hour slot for debating Select Committee Reports; more comprehensible motions; shorter speeches; greater flexibility on time limits on speeches; and the reintroduction, on a trial basis, of Private Members' Motions in Westminster Hall.

HC 753 - Motions "That The House Sit In Private"

HC 753 - Motions
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Procedure
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2014
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0215078748

This report proposes the repeal of Standing Order no. 163 and its replacement with a revised standing order which gives discretion to the Speaker, or the chair, to allow debate on a motion to sit in private, to put the question forthwith, or to decline to propose the question in the House. The proposal also includes provision for the House to come out of a private sitting and to return to sitting in public

Central Debates in British Politics

Central Debates in British Politics
Author: John Benyon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2014-09-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317874943

Central Debates in British Politics focuses on British politics in a changing social, economic and institutional context. The book explores issues and debates using a variety of approaches and techniques. It is written and edited by a team of leading experts who analyse key issues in a highly structured and thematic manner.