Some Traditions and Customs of the House

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Some Traditions and Customs of the House

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• Nombre de lectures: 38
• Langue: English

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Factsheet G7 General Series Revised August 2010

Contents Description of Members in the  Chamber 2   How Members are ca l ed to speak 3   Prayers 3   Where Members sit and speak; the  form and style of debate 4   Unparliamentary language 6   Naming of a Member 6   Sitting in Private 6   Points of Order 7   Activities which are out of order  during debate 7   “Who goes home?” 7   Greeting to the Chair 7   Relations with other Members 9   Dress 9   Snuff 11   Dogs 12   Endorsements on Bi l s – the use of  Norman French 12   Modernisation of the House Select  Committee 14   Contact information 15   Feedback form 16    

August 2010 FS No.G7 Ed 3.4 ISSN 0144-4689   © Parliamentary Copyright (House of Commons) 2010 May be reproduced for purposes of private study or research without permission.   Reproduction for sale or other commercial purposes not

House of Commons Information Office Some Traditions and Customs of the House

There are a number of traditions and customs employed in the House that the House of Commons Information Office is frequently asked to explain. Some of these are ceremonies or aspects of official dress; these are described in Sir Peter Thorne's Ceremonial and the Mace in the House of  Commons (HMSO, 1980).  This Factsheet  concentrates on certain practices and traditions that are not primarily ceremonial in nature. Many of these are unrelated to each other but it is hoped users of the series will find it valuable to have descriptions of them readily accessible.   This Factsheet is available on the Internet through: http://www.parliament.uk/factsheets