Parliamentary privilege

• Details
• Tagged entities

Properties

Alt label

• HC privileges
• Parlt privilege

SES ID

• 92349
• 50090
• 50636

Notation

• 92349

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Rules and courtesies

Related

• Contempt of Parliament
• Financial procedure

Scope note

• Combine with House of Lords as appropriate.

Definition

• Gives the two Houses, their committees and members, the protection from outside interference or legal action necessary to perform their roles. The two main elements are freedom of speech and the right of both Houses to regulate their own affairs. Also (as Financial privilege), used to describe the pre-eminence of the Commons in financial matters.

Collections

• Guide to procedure term