Download or read book Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-05-23 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 20th edition of the publication which was first published in 1862. This edition has been revised to take account of the new working practices of the House and its Committees. It contains chapters on: the House of Lords and its membership, parliamentary sessions, sittings and documents, rules of conduct and debate, divisions, public and private bills, delegated legislation, select committees, judicial business, parliamentary privilege and related matters.