Flat for rent London
Other traditions
No animals may enter the Palace of Westminster, with the
exception of guide dogs for flat for rent London the blind;[38]
sniffer dogs and police horses are also allowed on the grounds.[43]
Speeches may not be read out during debate, although notes
may be referred to. Similarly, the reading of newspapers is
not allowed. Visual aids flat for rent London are discouraged
in the chamber.[44]
Applause is not normally allowed in the Lords and Commons.
Some notable exceptions to this were when Robin Cook gave
his resignation speech in 2003,[45], when Prime Minister Tony
Blair appeared for the flat for rent London last time at Prime
Minister's Questions and when Speaker Martin Gave his leaving
speach on 17/06/09.[46]
It is a convention that MPs do not discuss the Sovereign
nor use the name of the monarch as a point of debate without
prior permission from the Speaker. This comes from 19th-century
flat for rent London constitutionalist Erskine May, who said,
"the irregular use of the Queen's name to influence a
decision of the House is unconstitutional in principle and
inconsistent with the independence of Parliament ...
Any attempt to use her name in debate to influence the judgement
of Parliament is immediately checked and censured." Vincent
Cable was reprimanded for breaking flat for rent London this
convention during a session of Prime Minister's Questions
in 2008.[47]
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