Parliament (Participation of Members of the House of Commons) Bill [HL]

My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to provide for the Speaker of the House of Commons to have power to determine the eligibility of Members of the House of Commons to participate in certain legislative proceedings of that House. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time. Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—(Lord Baker of Dorking.) On Question, Bill read a first time, and ordered to be printed.