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

Consolidation etc. Bills

Moved, in accordance with Standing Order 52, that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be appointed to join with a committee of the Commons as the Joint Committee on Consolidation etc. Bills:

L Acton

V Bledisloe

L Campbell of Alloway

L Christopher

V Colville of Culross

E Dundee

B Fookes

L Janner of Braunstone

B Mallalieu

L Methuen

L Razzall

L Rodger of Earlsferry (Chairman).

Personal Bills

Moved, that a Select Committee be appointed to consider personal Bills and 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

L Geddes

L Greaves

V Simon

L Slynn of Hadley

L Templeman.

Privileges

Moved, that a Committee for Privileges be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees and any four Lords of Appeal be appointed to the committee:

B Ashton of Upholland (Lord President)

B Anelay of St Johns

L Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

B D’Souza

L Eames

L Graham of Edmonton

L Grocott

L Howe of Aberavon

L Mackay of Clashfern

L McNally

L Marsh

L Shutt of Greetland

L Strabolgi

L Strathclyde

L Woolf;

That the committee have power to appoint sub-committees and that the sub-committees have power to appoint their own chairmen;

That the committee have power to co-opt any Member to serve on a sub-committee.

Standing Orders (Private Bills)

Moved, that a Select Committee on the Standing Orders relating to Private Bills 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 Geddes

B Gould of Potternewton

L Luke

L Naseby

L Palmer

V Simon

B Thomas of Walliswood.—(The Chairman of Committees.)

On Question, Motions agreed to.