The Speaker's Committee second report 2007

The Speaker's Committee second report 2007

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Speaker's Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2007-08-06

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780215035899

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The aim of this report is to place in the public domain the NAO report into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the Electoral Commission in its use of resources (the NAO report being reproduced as an appendix). The NAO report focused on the issue of electoral registration and made eight recommendations to the Electoral Commission on the use of its new powers under the Electoral Administration Act 2006 to request information from electoral registration officers; on improving the completeness and accuracy of electoral registers; and on performance measurement.


The Speaker's Committee third report 2007

The Speaker's Committee third report 2007

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Speaker's Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2008-02-18

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780215513670

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On cover & title page: Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000


House of Commons Procedure and Practice

House of Commons Procedure and Practice

Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 1216

ISBN-13:

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This reference book is primarily a procedural work which examines the many forms, customs, and practices which have been developed and established for the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867. It provides a distinctive Canadian perspective in describing procedure in the House up to the end of the first session of the 36th Parliament in Sept. 1999. The material is presented with full commentary on the historical circumstances which have shaped the current approach to parliamentary business. Key Speaker's rulings and statements are also documented and the considerable body of practice, interpretation, and precedents unique to the Canadian House of Commons is amply illustrated. Chapters of the book cover the following: parliamentary institutions; parliaments and ministries; privileges and immunities; the House and its Members; parliamentary procedure; the physical & administrative setting; the Speaker & other presiding officers; the parliamentary cycle; sittings of the House; the daily program; oral & written questions; the process of debate; rules of order & decorum; the curtailment of debate; special debates; the legislative process; delegated legislation; financial procedures; committees of the whole House; committees; private Members' business; public petitions; private bills practice; and the parliamentary record. Includes index.


The Speaker's Committee

The Speaker's Committee

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Speaker's Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2011-01-31

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9780215556158

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On cover & title page: Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000


The Speaker's Committee first report 2007

The Speaker's Committee first report 2007

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Speaker's Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2007-08-06

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9780215035882

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The Committee's report sets out its comments on the findings of the 11th report of the Committee on Standards in Public LIfe (Cm. 7006, ISBN 9780101700627) on its review of the mandate, governance and accountability of the Electoral Commission. The Speaker's Committee has restricted its comments to recommendations directly relating to itself, or in relation to which it has a specific policy interest.


Election of the Speaker and of the Deputy Speakers

Election of the Speaker and of the Deputy Speakers

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Procedure Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2010-02-03

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780215543738

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The election of the Speaker in 2009 was the first to be held under the new rules recommended by the Procedure Committee in 2000. The Committee reports satisfaction that it met the test of enabling the House to reach its decision in a fair and transparent way, and the use of the secret ballot was a particular success. Some improvements, though, are recommended: names of sponsors should be published; the minimum number of sponsors should be increased to 15; hustings should be welcomed but should continue to be run by outside organisations; the time allowed for each round of voting should be reduced to 20 minutes to speed up the process. The Committee has also devised a detailed procedure for electing Deputy Speakers reflecting that used for the Speaker, including the secret ballot, a minimum number of sponsors and publication of the names of those sponsors. Candidates should submit a brief statement along with their nomination form instead of speeches or hustings. The existing conventions would continue: the four Deputy Speakers should be drawn equally from the Government and opposition side of the House; there should be at least one man and at least one woman on the team.