Amend Standing Order 110
After Standing Order 110 insert:
110A: Hybrid Proceedings
(1) Hybrid proceedings are proceedings of the Assembly in which one or more members of the Assembly are present remotely by a video-link hosted on such platform as may be provided by the Assembly Commission.
(2) The Speaker may make provision for hybrid proceedings of the Assembly.
(3) The provision which may be made under paragraph (2) includes—
a. provision for remote participation in debates and in the passage of legislation;
b. provision for remote questions to Ministers and the Assembly Commission;
c. provision for remote statements by Ministers;
d. provision for matters under standing orders 22 and 24;
e. provision for the purposes of preserving order and preventing conduct which could constitute a contempt of court.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), references in standing orders to “proceedings”, “meetings”, “sittings”, “speaking”, “rising to speak”, “the chamber”, “present in the chamber”, and like terms, shall be construed so as to give effect to any provision made by the Speaker under paragraph (2).
(5) Members participating remotely—
a. are not present for the purposes of standing order 9 (quorum); and
b. may not vote remotely, but may vote by proxy (see standing order 112).
(6) In this standing order, “proceedings” do not include committee proceedings.
(7) Save as provided by or under this standing order, hybrid proceedings shall be governed by the practice and standing orders of the Assembly.
Committee Motion
21/01/2021
26/01/2021
01/02/2021
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