The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara): My Lords, I beg to move the four Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper.

Deputy Chairmen of Committees

Moved, That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed as the panel of members to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees for this Session:

V Allenby of Megiddo,

L Boston of Faversham,

L Brougham and Vaux,

L Carter,

L Cope of Berkeley,

L Elton,

B Fookes,

L Geddes,

B Gould of Potternewton,

L Grocott,

L Haskel,

B Hooper,

L Lyell,

C Mar,

B Pitkeathley,

V Simon,

B Thomas of Walliswood,

L Tordoff,

B Turner of Camden,

V Ullswater.

Economic Affairs Committee

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider economic affairs and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the committee:

L Kingsdown,

L Lamont of Lerwick,

L Lawson of Blaby,

L Layard,

L Macdonald of Tradeston,

L MacLaurin of Knebworth,

L Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay,

L Paul,

L Sheldon,

L Skidelsky,

L Turner of Ecchinswell,

L Vallance of Tummel,

L Wakeham (Chairman).

That the committee have power to appoint a sub-committee and to refer to it any of the matters within the committee’s terms of reference; that the committee have power to appoint the chairman of the sub-committee;

That the committee have power to co-opt any member to serve on the sub-committee;

That the committee have power to adjourn from place to place;

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the evidence taken by the Economic Affairs Committee or any sub-committee in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the committee;

That the evidence taken by the committee shall, if the committee so wishes, be printed.

Constitution Committee

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to examine the constitutional implications of all public bills coming before the House; and to keep under review the operation of the constitution;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the committee:

V Bledisloe,

L Carter,

L Goodlad,

L Holme of Cheltenham (Chairman),

L Lyell of Markyate,

L Morris of Aberavon,

B O’Cathain,

L Peston,

L Rowlands,

L Smith of Clifton,

L Windlesham,

L Woolf;

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the committee have power to adjourn from place to place;

That the committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the evidence taken by the Constitution Committee in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the committee;

That the evidence taken by the committee shall, if the committee so wishes, be printed.

Refreshment Committee

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to advise on the refreshment services provided for the House, within financial limits approved by the House Committee;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the committee:

L Borrie,

B Darcy de Knayth,

L Davies of Oldham,

B Fookes (Chairman),

B Gould of Potternewton,

L Glenarthur,

B Harris of Richmond,

C Mar,

V Montgomery of Alamein,

B Pitkeathley,

L Redesdale,

L Wade of Chorlton;

That the committee have leave to report from time to time.—(The Chairman of Committees.)

On Question, Motions agreed to.