The plaintiff a Member of Parliament wished to lead evidence about the circumstances in which, having been nominated to serve on a Standing Committee, he was de-selected from the Committee, and in which he failed to secure appointment as the chairman of a Select Committee. He also wished to lead evidence as to questions which were asked in the House by Opposition Members about his conduct, and as to a letter which one of the Opposition Members sent to him and also to the Speaker, complaining about the plaintiff’s conduct. The letter concerned the questions which the Member subsequently raised in the House.
Held: All these matters were fell within the scope of ‘proceedings in Parliament’. Where the exclusion of material on the grounds of Parliamentary privilege made it impossible fairly to determine the issue between the parties, the proceedings should be stopped.
Citations:
[1990] 2 QB 460, [1990] 2 All ER 641
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Administrative, Constitutional
Updated: 06 July 2022; Ref: scu.241359
