| Update four | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chapter and sections | Update | |
| 4.32 | Changes to the arrangements for appointing temporary Deputy Speakers in the absence of the Speaker or Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| 4.51 & throughout | Removal of reference to House of Lords EU Committee | |
| 5.2 ff & 15.35 | Changes to process and clarifications relating to the revised Code of Conduct and Guide to Rules; Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Independent Expert Panel and ICGS; process in the Committee on Standards; and rules relating to lobbying, declarations of interests Fn re conduct. Clarification re complaints process | |
| 5.41 & 11.37 | Clarification on House of Lords code of conduct | |
| 6.49 | Replacing R&R Sponsor Body | |
| 9.2 | Message from King (references to Queen changed to King within amended sections but otherwise left for the next edition | |
| 18.13 | Opposition Day used to allocate time for business | |
| 18.28 | Change of from Regulatory Reform Committee to Business and Trade committee | |
| 19.2 & 19.21 | Timing of Select Committee statements and statements on Fridays | |
| 20.18 | Clarification re fate of motions when business interrupted or postponed | |
| 20.25 | Chair may decline to put previous question | |
| 27.6, 27.7 ff | Publication of Legislative Consent Motions and deletion of EVEL Standing Orders | |
| 28.59 ff | Various examples and clarifications relating to Questions on Programme Motions, Instructions on Bills, moving of Amendments in Committee and amendments to recommitted bills | |
| 32.1 ff | Changes to the EU scrutiny regime and scrutiny of Delegated Legislation related to EU withdrawal | |
| 38.28 | Clarification on virtual and hybrid proceedings | |
| 38.34 | Clarification re officers and members attending committees in the other House | |
| 38.71 | Clarification re EU statutory instruments committee | |
| 40.10 | Removes reference to HoL EU Committee | |
| 40.42 | Debates on House of Lords select committee reports | |
| 40.60 | Change to Procedure and Privileges Committee (HoL) | |
| 43.8 | Re-referral of Private Bill to Examiners | |
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