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Works of Art Committee

Volume 696: debated on Monday 19 November 2007

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

Hybrid Instruments Committee

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider hybrid instruments and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the committee:

L Campbell of Alloway

B Fookes

L Grantchester

L Harrison

L Luke

L Quirk

L Sandberg.

Liaison Committee

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to advise the House on the resources required for Select Committee work and to allocate resources between Select Committees; to review the Select Committee work of the House; to consider requests for ad hoc committees and report to the House with recommendations; to ensure effective co-ordination between the two Houses; and to consider the availability of Members to serve on committees;

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

B Ashton of Upholland (Lord President)

B D’Souza

B McIntosh of Hudnall

L McNally

L Moser

B Perry of Southwark

L Richard

L Strathclyde

B Thomas of Winchester

L Wakeham;

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

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

Procedure of the House Committee

Moved, That the Select Committee on Procedure of the House be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the committee:

L Addington

B Anelay of St Johns

B Ashton of Upholland (Lord President)

B David

B D’Souza

L Elton

L Grocott

L Harries of Pentregarth

B Hayman (Lord Speaker)

L Jopling

L Low of Dalston

L McNally

B Northover

L Rosser

B Shephard of Northwold

L Shutt of Greetland

L Strathclyde

L Williams of Elvel;

That the following Members be appointed as alternate members:

L Dubs

L Hunt of Wirral

L Palmer (alternate for the Convenor of the Cross-Bench Peers)

V Slim

B Thomas of Winchester.

Works of Art Committee

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to administer the House of Lords Works of Art Collection Fund; and to consider matters relating to works of art and the artistic heritage in the House of Lords, 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 Bruce-Lockhart

V Falkland (Chairman)

L Gavron

E Glasgow

L Harris of Peckham

B Hilton of Eggardon

B Massey of Darwen

E Onslow

L Palmer

Ly Saltoun of Abernethy

L Thomas of Swynnerton

B Trumpington;

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

On Question, Motions agreed to.