Risk-based Exclusion

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 8:09 pm ar 13 Mai 2024.

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Photo of Jacob Rees-Mogg Jacob Rees-Mogg Ceidwadwyr, North East Somerset 8:09, 13 Mai 2024

On exclusive cognisance, as was established in the Bradlaugh case, this House has the right to determine its own procedures, but it has never had the right to delegate the exclusion of a Member to a panel. That has always been the responsibility of the whole House, otherwise we have a right dating back to 1340 of unmolested attendance. Exclusive cognisance cannot override our ancient rights in that way. We can, of course, expel individual Members. That is the flaw in this proposal.