§ That—
- (1) The following Standing Order (Select Committees: power to work with other committees) he made:
- '(1) Any select committee or sub-committee with power to send for persons, papers and records shall have power—
- (a) to communicate its evidence to any other select committee or sub-committee of either House of Parliament; provided that evidence from the National Audit Office shall first have been agreed between that Office and the government department or departments concerned;
- (b) to meet concurrently with any such committee or sub-committee for the purpose of deliberating or taking evidence; and
- (c) to meet concurrently with any other select committee of this House for the purpose of considering a draft report.
- (2) Where two or more select committees have agreed reports to the House in identical terms, those reports may be published as a joint report; and
- (2) That the following amendments be made to Standing Orders:'
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S.O. No. 139 (Select Committee on Broadcasting):
in line 16, leave out from 'communicate' to end of line 33, and insert 'its evidence to the House of Commons Commission'.
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S.O. No. 141 (Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee):
leave out lines 116 to 126.
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S.O. No. 142 (Domestic Committees):
in line 23, leave out from 'communicate' to end of line 40, and insert 'its evidence to the House of Commons Commission'.
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S.O. No. 143 (European Scrutiny Committee):
leave out paragraphs (12) and (13).
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S.O. No. 144 (Finance and Services Committee):
in line 28, leave out from 'communicate' to end of line 45, and insert 'its evidence to the House of Commons Commission'.
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S.O. No. 146 (Select Committee on Public Administration):
leave out lines 21 to 26.
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S.O. No. 148 (Committee of Public Accounts):
leave out paragraphs (3) and (4).
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S.O. No. 152 (Select Committees related to government departments):
leave out lines 29 to 42.
in line 47, leave out from 'proceedings' to 'and' in line 52.
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S.O. No. 152A (Environmental Audit Committee):
leave out lines 23 to 34.