I am extremely grateful to the Leader of the House for giving way. Yesterday, in the public proceedings of the Procedure Committee, the question was asked directly of the Clerk, and the Clerk confirmed that Members are bound by the law outside of the particular Act to which the Leader of the House is referring. If, for example, a county, a part of the United Kingdom, or a nation was put into lockdown, the Member of Parliament would have to abide by that law, unless they were specifically exempt within that law—
Proceedings during the Pandemic
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Elmore
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 June 2020.
It occurred during Debate on Proceedings during the Pandemic.
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