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If a Member has disregarded the authority of the Chair, or has persistently and wilfully obstructed the House by abusing its rules, they may (after generally being given every opportunity to set matters to rights) be named. That is, the Speaker says "I name Mr William White [or whoever]". Thereupon, usually the Leader of the House, the Government Chief Whip, or the senior minister present, moves "that Mr William White be suspended from the service of the House". If the motion is passed, if necessary after a division, the Member is directed to withdraw, and suspension (for five sitting days for a first offence), follows. A second offence in the same Session will lead to suspension for 20 sitting days, and a third, to suspension for a period the House shall decide. Should a Member refuse to withdraw, and then resist removal by the Serjeant at Arms, suspension for the remainder of the Session ensues. Where the Member has been suspended from the service of the House then under Standing Order No. 44 salary is forfeited during the suspension.
During times when the House of Commons is not sitting, the Speaker can, if asked by the Government, decide to recall the House of Commons.
The Committee is chaired by Baroness Butler-Sloss and has 30 members. 15 members are MPs appointed by Mr. Speaker and 15 members of the House of Lords appointed by the Lord Speaker.
If a Member has disregarded the authority of the Chair, or has persistently and wilfully obstructed the House by abusing its rules, they may (after generally being given every opportunity to set matters to rights) be named. That is, the Speaker says "I name Mr William White [or whoever]". Thereupon, usually the Leader of the House, the Government Chief Whip, or the senior minister present, moves "that Mr William White be suspended from the service of the House". If the motion is passed, if necessary after a division, the Member is directed to withdraw, and suspension (for five sitting days for a first offence), follows. A second offence in the same Session will lead to suspension for 20 sitting days, and a third, to suspension for a period the House shall decide. Should a Member refuse to withdraw, and then resist removal by the Serjeant at Arms, suspension for the remainder of the Session ensues. Where the Member has been suspended from the service of the House then under Standing Order No. 44 salary is forfeited during the suspension.
For at least five of the six, it was their behaviour in subsequent offices, rather than their performance as Speaker, that proved to be their undoing.
For at least five of the six, it was their behaviour in subsequent offices, rather than their performance as Speaker, that proved to be their undoing.
