Bills Relating To The Constitution

EDM number 621 in 1996-97, proposed by Tom King on 06/03/1997.

That this House believes that the committee stage of any public bill of a constitutional nature should be taken on the Floor of the House, thereby reflecting established precedent as set out in the First Report from the Select Committee on Procedure of Session 1945-46 (HC9-1) and as has always been the practice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 158 MPs.