UK Parliament — House of Commons
Order ID:47
Known as:
- Presence of Quorum
- Quorum of a select committee
- Quorum of select committee
- Quorum of select committees
Order numbers:
47, 57, 58, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 34, 30, 74, 60, 77, 83, 89, 107, 124
Cite as
Most recent appearance
| Date | Title | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 — 2nd May | 124 Quorum of select committees |
(1) 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 chairman, who shall thereupon suspend the proceedings of the committee until a quorum be present, or adjourn the committee. (2) In determining whether the requisite number of Members is present to form the quorum the chairman shall be counted. |
First appearance
| 1852 — 25th June | 47 |
(1) That if, at any time during the sitting of a Select Committee of this House, the Quorum of Members fixed by The House shall not be present, the Clerk of the Committee shall call the attention of the Chairman to the fact, who shall thereupon suspend the Proceedings of the Committee until a Quorum be present, or adjourn the Committee to some future day. |