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Select Committee
The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH

Oral Evidence Jul. 12 2022

Inquiry: Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: They unlawfully tried to prorogue Parliament, ignored a nationwide lockdown by breaking their own laws

Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Judicial Review
Jun. 27 2022
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Found: TheUK Supreme Court found that an attempt to prorogue Parliament for a period of five weeks significantly

Parliamentary Research
The UK Supreme Court - CBP-9536
Jun. 22 2022

Found: We do not accept any liability whatsoever for any errors, omissions or misstatements contained herein

Select Committee
Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Justice

Oral Evidence Jun. 22 2022

Inquiry: Role of the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Constitution Committee

Found: They are binding, and I do not think that Parliament should override or contemplate overriding treaty

Commons Chamber
Adviser on Ministerial Interests - Tue 21 Jun 2022
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Angela Rayner (LAB - Ashton-under-Lyne) I do not like that for any of us hon. - Speech Link
2: Pete Wishart (SNP - Perth and North Perthshire) and then abused the staff who were there to clean up, or distracted when the Government attempted to prorogue - Speech Link
3: Jackie Doyle-Price (CON - Thurrock) Member of Parliament, because if there is one thing that we do believe in, it is constitutional propriety - Speech Link
4: Fleur Anderson (LAB - Putney) We do not trust what Ministers will do without this oversight. - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Public Order Bill
2nd reading - Mon 23 May 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Anne McLaughlin (SNP - Glasgow North East) We can stand in the middle of Glasgow or outside the Scottish Parliament all we like—and we do—but the - Speech Link
2: Diane Abbott (LAB - Hackney North and Stoke Newington) It is Government Ministers who were responsible for attempting to prorogue Parliament in breach of the - Speech Link
3: Sarah Jones (LAB - Croydon Central) Why not do something about that? - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Working Practices (International Agreements Committee Report) - Thu 19 May 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (LAB - Life peer) This means they do not even have to be disclosed to Parliament, let alone laid and debated here. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Donaghy (LAB - Life peer) It was thanks to Mr Johnson advising the Queen to prorogue Parliament in 2019 that there was extra time - Speech Link
3: Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (CB - Life peer) that if CRaG does not apply, then they do not need to do anything. - Speech Link
4: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (LAB - Life peer) national importance which do not require the say not just of government but of Parliament. - Speech Link

Bill Documents
11 May 2022 - Bill
HL Bill 4 (as introduced)
Procurement Act 2023

Found: on which the statement is laid before Parliament (or, if it is not laid before each House of Parliament

Parliamentary Research
State Opening of Parliament - history and ceremonial - CBP-9501
Apr. 30 2022

Found: State Opening of Parliament - history and ceremonial

Select Committee
2022-04-28 10:45:00+01:00

Oral Evidence Apr. 28 2022

Inquiry: The UK’s new relationship with the EU
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: European Scrutiny Committee

Found: with the sovereignty of Parliament?