For those that aren’t aware the Ponsonby rule is a negative affirmation doctrine used by the UK to approve treaties,

Where treaties are laid before parliament and if no member objects then it is ratified.

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Certainly one issue with the lords that has been expressed is ping ping and repeat debates caused by minor amendments and sometime minor amendments being put down to delay passage.

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My proposal would be that one a bill has been passed by both houses, but amendment in the second that instead of going to a 2nd reading - it goes to a 1st reading where a single member would have to indicate a desire to debate it to be read again.

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Options;

The member, the initial idea is to have it limited to MPs

But alternatively it could be limited to committee reps and done on r/mhoccmte

Or it could be expanded to any active member given that they are also able to debate.

The threshold, initially I have set this at a single member the same as under Ponsonby.

My hope is that if abused it could lead to canon attacks for time wasting and to avoid people having to count or whip MPs to get a bill to go to a 2nd reading.