Standards
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on standards and measurements. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.11.2012 | British Summer Time and the Daylight Saving Bill 2010-11 |
| This Standard Note provides an overview of the pros and cons of British Summer Time and the altering of clocks, as well as details of attempts to change clock times in the UK. It discusses the current Daylight Savings Bill 2010-11. | |
| 16.11.2011 | The Compliance Officer |
| This note sets out the legislative background to the post of Compliance Officer, created in the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, as amended by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. The Officer investigates complaints about the misuse of allowances by Members of Parliament. | |
| 23.12.2010 | Rectification procedure |
| This note reviews the origins and evolution of the rectification procedure. It notes how many times it has been used. It sets out John Lyon's proposals to change it. It reports the BBC's coverage of Sir George Young's letter to the Committee on Standards and Privileges. Finally, it outlines the Committee on Standards and Privileges' recommendations, and the House's decisions. | |
| 18.05.2010 | Metrication |
| This note sets out the debate about the continued use of imperial measures and where they are still permitted in law. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.01.2012 | Daylight Saving Bill: Committee Stage Report |
| This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Daylight Saving Bill. | |
| 22.01.2007 | Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill (Bill 18 2006-07) |
| The Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill (Bill 18 2006-07). House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/09 |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 30.11.2011 | MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FINANCIAL PRODUCTS |
| That this House welcomes the product intervention powers proposed in the draft Financial Services Bill, which will allow the Financial Conduct Authority to remove financial products ... | |
| 26.10.2011 | MOT TESTS |
| That this House welcomes recent Department for Transport statistics which show that the number of people killedin road accidents fell by 16 per cent. from 2,222 in 2009 to 1,857 in ... | |
| 14.02.2011 | GOVERNMENT BUYING STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR FOOD |
| That this House welcomes the principle of introducing Government Buying Standards to bring about much needed improvements to the health, ethics and environmental sustainability of public ... | |
| 07.12.2010 | SURGEONS' WORKING HOURS |
| That this House supports the Royal College of Surgeons' (RCS) campaign to remove the constraints on surgeons' working hours imposed by the European Working Time Directive; notes findings ... | |
| 23.11.2010 | NHS INTERNET PRIVACY |
| That this House notes with serious concern that the pages of the NHS Choices website allows third-party advertising and tracking companies, including Google and Facebook, to track people's ... |
