Chair, you have said that freedom of speech is wonderful, and I agree. On page 71 of this rule book, House of Commons Procedure and Practice, the last paragraph reads:
In Odgers' Australian Senate Practice,
--which is part of the same parliamentary tradition, and therefore is in the same book we use in this House of Commons--
this privilege is expressed in broader terms as immunity of proceedings from impeachment and question in the courts. It is also stated that this is the only immunity of substance possessed by the Houses of Parliament and their Members and committees. There are two aspects to the immunity. “First, there is the immunity from civil or criminal action and examination in legal--”