UK House of Commons Parliamentary privilege

the ancient , undoubted rights , privileges of commons claimed speaker @ beginning of each new parliament. privileges codified in erskine may s parliamentary practice , house judge of own privileges. of claimed practically obsolete, others remain real:

privileges not mentioned:

parliamentary papers

there absolute common law privilege papers circulated among mps order of house (lake v. king (1667) 1 saunders 131). extended papers published under house s authority, , correct copies parliamentary papers act 1840. act extends qualified privilege extracts.

select committees

in addition applying members speech within chamber, parliamentary privilege applies select committees. written , oral evidence given to, , published these committees subject same absolute privilege parliamentary papers. means evidence given witness select committee may not used against them or other person in court of law, whether civil or criminal proceedings. privilege applies, however, if committee has formally accepted evidence , not apply materials published before given committee.