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London — British lawmakers should not take their babies to parliamentary proceedings and debates, a committee reviewing the rules said Thursday.
This decision stirs up the debate over whether Congress's labor culture acts as a deterrent to some potential candidates. It involves many years of sexual harassment and diversity as well as whether it is compatible with parent-child relationships in recent years.
"Members (of Congress) must not take the baby to the Chamber of Commerce, Westminster Hall, or General Commission to observe, initiate, speak, or intervene in the procedure." The Commons Procedures Commission said. The
review acknowledged that the baby was previously taken to the Capitol without causing interference, but the existing rules should continue to apply.
The recommendation keeps Britain out of step with modernization elsewhere. While some other legislatures have not yet allowed babies to enter, other legislatures such as New Zealand and Australia have changed the rules to allow lawmakers to feed their babies in the Capitol.
The Commission's recommendation was that it was a violation of the rules for Congressman Stella Creasy to bring her baby into debate in Congress in November 2021, after which the House of Commons Chairman Lindsay Hoyle was advised. It follows the request for reconsideration.
In response to the Commission's latest proposal on the rule, Creecy said: To modernize.
"Although many of us encouraged us to do so, this committee did not talk to one person outside Congress," Creasy said. Said in a statement.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government was committed to a comprehensive parliament, but the rules were a matter of parliamentary authorities.
In 2016, babies of Australian parliamentarians were no longer considered visitors and were not banned from entering parliament. A New Zealand speaker relaxed the rules in 2017, allowing mothers to take their babies to the Capitol to breastfeed. (Report by Farouq Suleiman, edited by William James and Nick Macfie)
