My Lords, I beg to move the first three Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper.

Administration and Works

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider administrative services, accommodation and works, including works relating to security, within financial limits approved by the House Committee;

That, as proposed by the committee of Selection, the following Members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the committee:

V Allenby of Megiddo,

B Anelay of St Johns,

L Campbell-Savours,

B D’Souza,

L Grocott,

B Harris of Richmond,

B McIntosh of Hudnall,

B Masham of Ilton,

L Naseby,

L Shutt of Greetland,

Bp Southwell and Nottingham,

V Ullswater.

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

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to report whether the provisions of any Bill inappropriately delegate legislative power, or whether they subject the exercise of legislative power to an inappropriate degree of parliamentary scrutiny; to report on documents and draft orders laid before Parliament under Sections 14 and 18 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006; and to perform, in respect of such draft orders, and in respect of subordinate provisions orders made or proposed to be made under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001, the functions performed in respect of other instruments and draft instruments by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments;

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

L Armstrong of Ilminster,

L Boyd of Duncansby,

L Brett,

V Eccles,

L Faulkner of Worcester,

B Fritchie,

B Gardner of Parkes,

L Goodhart (Chairman),

L Razzall,

L Shaw of Northstead.

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers.

That the committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom.

Intergovernmental Organisations

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider how contemporary issues of international policy are addressed through United Kingdom membership of intergovernmental organisations (excluding the European Union), including their impact and effectiveness and value for money, and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Members be appointed to the Committee:

L Avebury,

L Bowness,

L Desai,

B Falkner of Margravine,

B Flather,

L Geddes,

L Hannay of Chiswick ,

L Howarth of Newport,

L Jay of Ewelme,

L Soley (Chairman),

L Steinberg,

B Whitaker.

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 reports of the committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

That the evidence taken by the committee shall, if the committee so wish, be published;

That the committee meet on 19 November at 3.30pm.—(The Chairman of Committees.)

On Question, Motions agreed to.