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Chamber debate Procedures with step depth

House of Lords

A step of type Business step.

Debates in the House of Lords Chamber take place for affirmative instruments on a motion that "the instrument be approved". Debates in the Chamber can also take place for negative instruments, there are three possible motions for such instruments - that "an Humble Address" be presented to Her Majesty praying that the instrument be annulled; motions inviting the House to call on the government to take action or record a particular point of view, without annulling the instrument itself; or a neutral "take note" motion.

There are 10 procedures.

  1. Chamber debate has step depth 20 in the Draft affirmative procedure

  2. Chamber debate has step depth 17 in the Draft affirmative remedial order procedure

  3. Chamber debate has step depth 21 in the Draft negative procedure

  4. Chamber debate has step depth 22 in the Enhanced affirmative: Investigatory Powers Act 2016 procedure

  5. Chamber debate has step depth 17 in the Legislative Reform Order procedure

  6. Chamber debate has step depth 13 in the Made affirmative procedure

  7. Chamber debate has step depth 6 in the Made affirmative remedial order procedure

  8. Chamber debate has step depth 22 in the Made negative procedure

  9. Chamber debate has step depth 5.5 in the Proposed draft remedial order procedure

  10. Chamber debate has step depth 31 in the Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 procedure

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