Sessional Orders

Although sessional orders relate to the mainly traditional aspects of Parliament, they are orders of either House that remain only for the rest of that session or Parliament and are passed by the House on the day of the State Opening.

After the Queen's Speech the Commons return to their Chamber and later pass the sessional orders providing for good order and access to the House as well as for the protection of witnesses. In the House of Lords the sessional order relates to preventing stoppages in the street. An example of sessional orders in the House of Commons are those specifying the dates during a session for Private Members Bill Fridays and non-sitting Fridays.





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