Naming (parliamentary Procedure)
Naming is a procedure in the British House of Commons, Australian House of Representatives and the New Zealand Parliament, whereby the Speaker or one of his deputies proposes a vote on the suspension of a member of the House if the Speaker believes that he has broken the rules of conduct of the House. Usually this is only done if the member has already been ordered to leave the House (which automatically leads to suspension for the remainder of that day) and refused to do so, or has committed a serious breach of conduct, and carries a suspension of up to five days and the loss of the Member's salary during that period.
The Speaker or Deputy Speaker declares "I name", followed by the name of the member, and then puts the question,
| “ | The question is that the honourable member be suspended from the services of the House, as many of that opinion say 'Aye'... to the contrary 'No'. | ” |
A division is not normally required since MPs will usually back the speaker's judgement. However, when John McDonnell was named by deputy speaker Alan Haselhurst on 15 January 2009 for manhandling the parliamentary mace a division was called because George Galloway and other members declared themselves with the Noes. A vote on the suspension was not held as the government refused to provide tellers.
Read more about Naming (parliamentary Procedure): List of Namings, See Also
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“The night is itself sleep
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Our notes to each other, always repeated, always the same.”
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