Publications by Richard Kelly - Page 2 of 16

Research Briefing

Carry-over of public bills

Friday, 30 April, 2021

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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Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme

Tuesday, 27 April, 2021

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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Sanctions and confidentiality in the House’s standards system

Tuesday, 20 April, 2021

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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Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

Monday, 29 March, 2021

The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 creates a five year period between general elections. Early elections may only be held in specified circumstances. A joint committee undertaken a statutory review of the Act and pre-legislative scrutiny of Government proposals to repeal the Act.
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Renewing parts of the Coronavirus Act, new public health regulations and parliamentary proceedings

Wednesday, 24 March, 2021

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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Members’ pay and expenses and ministerial salaries 2020/21

Thursday, 25 February, 2021

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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Proxy voting in divisions in the House

Monday, 09 November, 2020

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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Proxy voting in the House of Commons

Wednesday, 23 September, 2020

This Insight looks at how the pilot proxy voting scheme worked and the Procedure Committee recommendations for it to be made permanent.
Research Briefing

Members and Constituency Etiquette

Friday, 10 July, 2020

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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Emergency Debate on the conduct of House business during the coronavirus pandemic

Friday, 05 June, 2020

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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Coronavirus: What does data show about men and women MPs in the hybrid Commons?

Tuesday, 26 May, 2020

This Insight explores how the temporary hybrid model for proceedings affected the participation of women MPs.
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Coronavirus: Changes to practice and procedure in the UK and other parliaments

Tuesday, 19 May, 2020

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.
Research Briefing

The Compliance Officer for IPSA

Wednesday, 29 April, 2020

This briefing paper sets out the legislative background to the post of Compliance Officer, created in the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, as amended. The Compliance Officer investigates complaints about expenses claimed by Members of Parliament and reviews claims that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority does not allow. The briefing paper outlines the procedures the Compliance Officer follows in undertaking investigations and reviews.
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Ministers in the House of Lords

Wednesday, 22 April, 2020

This Commons Library briefing paper sets out the number of ministers in the House of Lords over recent years. It considers briefly the accountability arrangements for Cabinet Ministers in the Lords and it looks at the appointment of ‘outside’ ministerial appointments.
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Coronavirus: How are parliaments worldwide working during the pandemic?

Wednesday, 15 April, 2020

Parliaments across the world are adapting to the new realities resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak.
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