Call to allow MPs to breastfeed and bottle-feed in House of Representatives

Standing orders bans ‘visitors’ so committee moves to change definition of ‘visitor’ to exclude babies who require the care of a sitting member

Standing orders in the House of Representatives should be amended to allow MPs to breastfeed or bottle-feed their babies in the chamber, a parliamentary committee has recommended.

Standing order 257 prohibits visitors from entering the chamber, making it possible for MPs to raise objections with the Speaker if an MP brings an infant into the chamber.

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