Select Committee

HC Deb 08 December 1983 vol 50 c572

Motion made, and Question proposed, That Standing Order No. 99 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended, as follows:

• Paragraph 2, in the Table, item 1, leave out '9' and insert '11'.
• Paragraph 2, in the Table, item 3, leave out '9' and insert '11'.
• Paragraph 2, in the Table, item 4, leave out '9' and insert '11'.
• Paragraph 2, in the Table, leave out item 9.
• Paragraph 2, in the Table, item 11, leave out '9' and insert '11'.
• Paragraph 2, in the Table, after item 11, insert 'Trade and Industry/Department of Trade and Industry/11/3'.
• Line 20, leave out 'Industry and Trade' and insert 'Trade and Industry'.
• Line 38, at end insert—
1. (d) to communicate to any other such committee its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest, and
2. (e) to meet concurrently with any other such committee for the purposes of deliberating, taking evidence, or considering draft reports. '—[Mr. Biffen.]

Mr. Speaker

I have selected the amendment in the name of the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr.Beith), in line 8, at end insert— Paragraph 2, in the Table, item 14, leave out '11' and insert '13'.

It being after Ten o'clock, and objection being taken to further proceeding, the debate stood adjourned.

Debate to be resumed tomorrow.

Ordered, That Mr. David Ashby, Mr. Jack Aspinwall, Sir Antony Buck, Mr. Ray Ellis, Mr. Frank Haynes, Mr. James Pawsey. Mr. Bill Walker and Mr. Ken Weetch be members of the Select Committee on the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. That Mr. Harry Cowans, Sir Philip Goodhart, Mrs. Sally Oppenheim, Mr. Tim Rathbone and Mr. Merlyn Rees be members of the Select Committee on Sound Broadcasting. That Mr. Barry Sheerman be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Mr. Eric Deakins be added to the Committee. That Mr. Don Dixon be discharged from the Select Committee on House of Commons (Services) and Mr. Norman Hogg be added to the Committee.—[Mr. Cope.]