Research Briefing
The Liaison Committee: taking evidence from the Prime Minister
The Liaison Committee has held oral evidence sessions with the Prime Minister since 2002. The Prime Minister is scheduled to appear before the Committee on 7 July 2021.
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Research Briefing
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill 2021-22
The second reading debate on the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill 2021-22 is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 6 July 2021.
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Research Briefing
Committee on Standards – lay members
A motion to appoint a lay member to the Committee on Standards is scheduled to be considered on Monday 28 June 2021, in the Chamber.
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Research Briefing
Queen’s Speech 2021
This Library briefing identifies issues and bills that may appear in the Queen's Speech on 11 May 2021 or require legislation in the forthcoming parliamentary session.
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Research Briefing
Carry-over of public bills
The carry-over of public bills from one session to the next was suggested by the Modernisation Committee as a way of reducing the fluctuations in legislative activity caused by Parliamentary sessions. After briefly summarising the Modernisation Committee’s views, this House of Commons Library briefing paper describes the different approaches to allowing bills to be carried forward in this way in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The note also reports the use of carry-over motions and provides examples of the form of words used in carry-over motions.
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Research Briefing
Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
The House debated the Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy Programme Team’s Delivery Report on 19 July 2018 and agreed a new parliament-wide Behaviour Code. Procedures for making complaints and obtaining support have been put in place. This briefing note reviews the debate, the report, the background to it and subsequent developments. Inquiries by Dame Laura Cox and Gemma White, and the implementation of their recommendations are also discussed.
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Research Briefing
Sanctions and confidentiality in the House’s standards system
On 21 April 2021, there will be a debate on reports from the Committee on Standards concerning sanctions and confidentiality in the House’s standards system
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Research Briefing
Renewing parts of the Coronavirus Act, new public health regulations and parliamentary proceedings
There will be a debate in the Commons Chamber on 25 March on four motions on coronavirus legislation and parliamentary proceedings during the pandemic.
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Research Briefing
Members’ pay and expenses and ministerial salaries 2020/21
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out the current (2020/21) rates of Members' pay and ministerial salaries. It provides background to recent changes. It also notes changes in the rules relating to and budget limits for Members' expenses since 2010.
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Research Briefing
Proxy voting in divisions in the House
On 23 September 2020, the House agreed to make the proxy voting scheme permanent, following the Procedure Committee's review of the pilot scheme. It also extended the proxy arrangements for public health reasons relating to the pandemic.
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Insight
Proxy voting in the House of Commons
This Insight looks at how the pilot proxy voting scheme worked and the Procedure Committee recommendations for it to be made permanent.
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Research Briefing
Members and Constituency Etiquette
This note discusses the conventions that have developed as a result of the relationship between individual Members and their constituencies. It covers the issues of constituency casework, raising matters relating to another Member’s constituency in the House, and visits and speaking engagements in other constituencies. The Note deals also with the related matter of local precedence.
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Research Briefing
Emergency Debate on the conduct of House business during the coronavirus pandemic
On Monday 8 June 2020, the House of Commons will hold an emergency debate on the conduct of House business during the pandemic.
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Insight
Coronavirus: What does data show about men and women MPs in the hybrid Commons?
This Insight explores how the temporary hybrid model for proceedings affected the participation of women MPs.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Changes to practice and procedure in the UK and other parliaments
This Briefing Paper illustrates changes that have been made to procedures and practices in response to coronavirus in the House of Commons and a small selection of other parliaments.
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