Guide to Parliamentary Procedure

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Audience:

Political staffers

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Professionals working for businesses or charities

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Campaigners

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About the course

Need to spend more time learning the ins-and-outs of the arcane world of Westminster? Confused by legislative timetables, or the difference between the Table Office and the Vote Office? Join us, and find out more. This course runs on the 23rd and 30th September, 09:30 - 13:00, as a two-day course.
If you want to get the most out of Parliament, join us for our advanced course on Parliamentary procedure split over two morning sessions. Learn about Erskine May, legislative procedure, and how a bill becomes a law.

This course will cover

• Early Day Motions

• Written questions to ministers

• Oral questions

• Select Committee inquiries

• Adjournment debates

• Ten minute rule bills

• Private Member's bills

• Green and White papers

• Statutory Instruments and Delegated Legislation

• A Bill's journey through Parliament, from First Reading to Report stage

• Where and how it is possible to intervene in this process

Really great course. So pleased I picked Westminster Skills Centre to improve my knowledge. Great for wading through the jargon and explaining procedure I had been unsure about. A really informative course.

Our expert trainer(s)

Jessica Levy

​Jessica Levy has worked in the House of Commons and the House of Lords as a political and legislative adviser. She is a skilled bill manager, and has written academic papers on the legislative process. Since leaving Parliament in 2015, she has held a series of roles where she has put this insider experience and technical knowledge to use. She has led successful influencing campaigns for local government, the housing sector, and now works in construction. She is currently Director of Communications at the Federation of Master Builders.

Andy McSmith

Andy McSmith has worked in the House of Commons as a political correspondent for the Daily Mirror, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Independent on Sunday and the Independent. He has written about and met every serving Prime Minister from Margaret Thatcher onwards, and has published several books, including political biographies, and a history of Britain in the 1980s, No Such Thing as Society.

Who this course is for

If you'd like to organise a bespoke version of this course for your organisation, email us at and we will be in touch.

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