(DOWNLOAD) "Recent Procedural Developments in the British House of Commons/ Elements Nouveaux En Matiere De Procedure a La Chambre Des Communes Britannique." by Canadian Parliamentary Review ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Recent Procedural Developments in the British House of Commons/ Elements Nouveaux En Matiere De Procedure a La Chambre Des Communes Britannique.
- Author : Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Release Date : January 22, 2007
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 302 KB
Description
The "Mother of Parliaments' may have a somewhat staid, matronly reputation abroad, but actually she is constantly updating her wardrobe. This article looks at some of the latest procedural fashions in Westminster, as introduced since the election of a 'New Labour' government in 1997. A good parent should be prepared to learn lessons from her offspring. One excellent example of this practice can be seen in the decision in 1999 to adopt at Westminster a variant of the Australian Parliament's 'Main Committee.' In Canberra, the House of Representatives has since 1994 sat in more than one room at once. When sitting outside the main Chamber, the House is constituted as the Main Committee. This committee, which is not unlike Committee of the Whole in that any Member may attend, provides an additional forum for the second reading and later stages of bills as well as for the debate of committee reports and of other papers laid before the House.