UK Parliament Open Lecture - A rule to go by: what is the point of parliamentary procedure?

On Friday 7 February 2014, Aberystwyth University hosted an Open Lecture from Paul Evans, Principal Clerk of the Table Office in the House of Commons. Paul explored the origins, development and impact of parliamentary procedure, the rules which govern debate in the House of Commons.

The transcript of the lecture is also available online:
http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved...

For more information about parliamentary business and procedure, visit:
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/bu...

Open Lectures form part of the services provided by Parliament for higher education, and are aimed at staff and students from universities across the UK. Open Lectures cover a wide variety of subjects about Parliament and its work.

For more information about Open Lectures visit:
http://www.parliament.uk/open-lectures