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Deputy Chairmen of Committees

Volume 706: debated on Tuesday 9 December 2008

Communications Committee

Constitution Committee

Membership Motions

Moved By

Deputy Chairmen of Committees

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:

B Anelay of St Johns, L Bassam of Brighton, L Brougham and Vaux, L Colwyn, L Faulkner of Worcester, B Fookes, L Geddes, B Gibson of Market Rasen, B Gould of Potternewton, B Harris of Richmond, L Haskel, B Hooper, B McIntosh of Hudnall, L Paul, B Pitkeathley, V Simon, V Ullswater.

Communications Committee

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider communications and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Members be appointed to the Committee:

B Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, L Corbett of Castle Vale, B Eccles of Moulton, L Fowler (Chairman), L Hastings of Scarisbrick, B Howe of Idlicote, L Inglewood, L King of Bridgwater, L Macdonald of Tradeston, Bp Manchester, B McIntosh of Hudnall, L Maxton, B Scott of Needham Market;

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 in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the Committee;

That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wish, be published.

Constitution Committee

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:

L Goodlad (Chairman), L Lyell of Markyate, L Morris of Aberavon, L Norton of Louth, L Pannick, L Peston, B Quin, L Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L Rowlands, L Shaw of Northstead, L Wallace of Tankerness, 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 reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

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

That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wish, be published.

Motions agreed.