UK Parliament — House of Commons
Order ID:259
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| Date | Title | Text | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 — 30th November | 124 Quorum of select committees | (3) | A select committee may not proceed to business unless a quorum be present; and if at any time during the sitting of a select committee a quorum shall not be present, the clerk of the committee shall bring this fact to the notice of the chair, who shall thereupon suspend the proceedings of the committee until a quorum be present, or adjourn the committee. | ||
| (1) | Except as otherwise provided, the quorum of a select committee shall be three or a quarter of the number of its members, whichever is the greater; and in calculating the quorum fractions shall be counted as one. | ||||
| (2) | Where more than two select committees or sub-committees thereof meet concurrently pursuant to sub-paragraphs (1)(b) or (1)(ba) of Standing Order No. 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees), the quorum of each shall be two. | ||||
| (4) | In determining whether the requisite number of Members is present to form the quorum the chair shall be counted. |