Research Papers 2020
Synopsis: Below you will find details of Research Publications which have been prepared by the Research and Information Service (RaISe) for the Committee on Procedures in 2020.
Information on proxy voting in other legislatures
- Date: 24/11/2020
This briefing paper has been prepared for the Committee on Procedures. The committee asked for information on the following: any permanent proxy voting procedures in other legislatures, including any temporary arrangements as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The NI Assembly has introduced temporary provisions in Standing Orders to allow proxy voting until January 2021. Standing Orders 112 and 115 allow for proxy voting in the chamber and committees respectively (along with other measures for committees including voting by video link or telephone). The Committee is considering instances in which proxy voting could be retained on a more permanent basis and how this might be reflected in Standing Orders.
Legislative Consent Motions
- Date: 13/10/2020
A legislative consent motion allows a devolved parliament to consent to legislation from the UK Parliament which deals with an area of devolved competence. This research paper has been produced to answer questions about the operation of the legislative consent motion, how it has been used in the past and how legislative consent motions will operate in the future.
Members' statements: information on provisions in other legislatures
- Date: 04/10/2020
This briefing paper has been prepared to inform the Committee on Procedures’ Inquiry into members’ statements. The committee requested research on the provision for members’ statements in the legislatures in the UK and Ireland.
Committee size and quorums
- Date: 04/10/2020
This briefing paper has been prepared following a request from the Committee on Procedures. The Committee asked for information on the following: The number of members on committees in the other devolved legislatures along with the House of Commons and Houses of the Oireachtas; and issues relating to quorum on these committees.
