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Procedure Committee retweeted
6/ The Commons Procedure Committee @CommonsProcCom announced an inquiry into written parliamentary questions before Christmas. So if you have research evidence and ideas do submit. Deadline is soon: 16 Jan.
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Procedure Committee retweeted
Today, House of Commons Procedure Committee MPs were in Leinster House on a study visit, where they met with Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy TD & Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. #SeeForYourself 🇮🇪🇬🇧
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Procedure Committee retweeted
Departments getting better at responding to MPs' written questions on time performance but Defra decline continues
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Procedure Committee retweeted
The Foreign Secretary's at @UKHouseofLords questions today. But how will he be questioned by MPs? Karen Bradley MP discusses the @CommonsProcCom plan to bring @David_Cameron to the bar of @HouseofCommons with @DArcyTiP. #ParliamentMatters
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Procedure Committee retweeted
Today we will hear from:
➡️ @FabianPicardo and Dr Joseph Garcia from @GibraltarGov
➡️ @teslynbark, member of @FIAssembly
➡️ Joseph E. Farrell, Premier of Montserrat
for our inquiry on the territorial constitution.
Find out more and watch live: committees.parliament.uk/eve…
Procedure Committee retweeted
🚨 Hitting feeds tomorrow AM:
Dame Karen Bradley MP, Chair of the @CommonsProcCom, talks to @DarcyTiP about the plan to bring @David_Cameron to the bar of the @HouseofCommons to be held to account by MPs.
How will it work in practice?
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Procedure Committee retweeted
"There was a strong feeling on the Committee, and among MPs we surveyed, that it should not be the norm to have secretaries of state in the Lords"
✍️ Karen Bradley, chair of the Procedure Committee
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Procedure Committee retweeted
Our session looking at how the House of Commons can effectively Secretaries of State in the House of Lords is continuing.
We are hearing from @CommonsLeader @PennyMordaunt and Cabinet Office Minister @alexburghart
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/wor… xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BdGYrLDp…
Procedure Committee retweeted
Great discussions this afternoon with the delegation from CPA #Canada 🇨🇦🇬🇧
@CPJElmore @GradySNP @JGray and Karen Bradley MP met with the Canadian parliamentarians to discuss the geographical distribution of political power, including UK devolution and Canadian federalism.
Procedure Committee retweeted
Karen Bradley @CommonsProcCom: This parliament still feels very new. We’ve not had the physical coming together of cross-party groups until very recently. That is what breaks down barriers, helps launch campaigns.
#ConstitutionConference
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Procedure Committee retweeted
Today we are hearing from the Chair of @CommonsProcCom, @RhonddaBryant, Sir Charles Walker MP, @Jacob_Rees_Mogg and @ThangamMP in our second session into a Gender Sensitive Parliament. Watch live at 3.15pm here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
Procedure Committee retweeted
Really looking forward to giving evidence at the Procedure Committee on Monday. Many important issues to discuss.
🗓️ On Monday at 4pm we're talking to
- @SCrabbPembs, Chair of @CommonsWelshAff
- @Simon4NDorset, Chair of @CommonsNIAC
- and @PeteWishart, Chair of @CommonsScotAffs
about how @HouseofCommons procedure reflects the make-up of the UK.
📺 Watch live at parliamentlive.tv.
Procedure Committee retweeted
"Standing Orders don’t stand still, they move with the times... Consistent, certain & clear language is important.”
Karen Bradley MP, Chair of @CommonsProcCom, compares changing SOs in UK & #SierraLeone Parliament w/ Hon. Rosaline Smith during our legislative scrutiny workshop.
Procedure Committee retweeted
❓Can Parliament become more representative of the nation❓
Join #BigTent & @CentenaryAction, Weds 24 Feb, 5.30pm with: @DrHannahWhite, Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP, @abenaopp, @libdemdaisy & @Jess_Smith1534
Register now for free: bigtent.org.uk/event/the-rem…
Procedure Committee retweeted
Our Chair @CatMcKinnell has joined the Chairs of @CommonsProcCom and @CommonsBBCom to call on the Government to facilitate hybrid proceedings for Westminster Hall, so petitions debates can resume safely.
📝 Read the letter 👇
ALT Catherine McKinnell - "The Government needs to bring forward hybrid proceedings for Westminster Hall debates as soon as possible, so we can ensure the concerns of the millions of people waiting to have their petitions debated in Parliament are heard."
▶️Sittings in Westminster Hall were suspended in January.
✍️Today the Chairs of @CommonsProcCom @HoCPetitions & @CommonsBBCom have written to @Jacob_Rees_Mogg calling for its return in hybrid form to give backbenchers more time for debate.
👀Read it now: committees.parliament.uk/pub…
ALT Image is of the letter from the Chairs to the Leader of the House. The letter is linked in the URL.
Procedure Committee retweeted
Do you have views you can share with @CommonsProcCom for their inquiry on the procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution? If so, the deadline to submit written evidence is noon on 31 July 2021. Info👇~Laura
🗣️If you've got views on how @HouseofCommons procedure supports the make-up of the United Kingdom, you can submit evidence here: committees.parliament.uk/cal…
ALT Image says: How does House of Commons procedure support the UK's territorial constitution? Tell us your views.
Procedure Committee retweeted
On Monday @CommonsProcCom will hear evidence from Department of Health and Social Care Minister Edward Argar MP, as the Committee continues to review and monitor the performance of departments in answering written parliamentary questions.
Procedure Committee retweeted
Oddly, this fails to mention Conservative @CommonsProcCom chair Karen Bradley, & the Conservative co-sponsor of @RhonddaBryant's amendment, & that they all supported that amendment in order to open up virtual participation to a larger number of excluded MPs but JRM blocked it.
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Procedure Committee retweeted
This was not the @CommonsLeader's finest hour. But what next? How the House works should be a matter for the House not the government. There is an excellent @CommonsProcCom report outlining a way ahead if only ministers would accept its advice. committees.parliament.uk/pub…
Procedure Committee retweeted
... see sensible recommendations from @CommonsProcCom in their latest report publications.parliament.uk/p…