Luxembourg

Chamber of Deputies

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Openness and transparency

Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.

Parliamentary documents

The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance: All
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance: All
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site: All
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website: All
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site: No

Annual reporting by parliament

Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities: No
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site: No information available
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget: No

Access to parliament

Plenary meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes: Art. 61, Constitution: chamber sittings are public, subject to exceptions to be determined in accordance with the rules. Art. 43, Rules of the Chamber of Deputies: chamber sittings are public unless a majority of the members of Parliament decide otherwise. The chamber sits in closed session at the request of the Speaker or upon a written and signed request from five members. Unless the chamber decides otherwise, the secretary general, the deputy secretaries general and the administrative and technical staff required to ensure an effective meeting are authorized to remain in the room. Art. 169, Rules of the Chamber of Deputies: persons not engaged in official chamber business may enter the chamber for any reason. For the duration of the meeting, persons attending in the gallery must remain seated and silent. Signs of approval or disapproval are prohibited. Any individual causing a disruption to the proceedings shall be expelled from the gallery and handed to authorities as appropriate.
Committee meetings are open to the public: No

Notes: Article 22, §7 of the Rules of the Chamber: parliamentary deliberations are not public. At the request of a committee, the Conference of Presidents can authorize the organization of public committee hearings. Exceptionally, at the request of a committee, the Conference of Presidents can decide to televise a meeting live on the chamber’s television channel.
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings: Yes
Media used for the dedicated channel: TV

Webcast
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel: Plenary sittings

Freedom of information

There is a freedom of information law in the country: Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law: Yes
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests: No
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure: Law of 14 September 2018 on a Transparent and Open Administration, exemptions are noted under Article 1(2).

https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2018/09/14/a883/jo

The Commission on Access to Documents (Commission d'accès aux documents - CAD) was created by law on 14 September 2018.

Lobbying

There are rules about the activities of lobbyists in parliament: Yes
There is a register of accredited lobbyists: Yes
The register of accredited lobbyists is available on the parliamentary web site: No information available

Luxembourg

Chamber of Deputies

Openness and transparency

Parliamentary documents

Annual reporting by parliament

Access to parliament

Freedom of information

Lobbying

Historical data for IPU membership