HL Deb 15 November 1990 vol 523 cc450-2
The Chairman of Committees

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

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider Community proposals, whether in draft or otherwise, to obtain all necessary information about them, and to make reports on those which, in the opinion of the Committee, raise important questions of policy or principle and on other questions to which the Committee considers that the special attention of the House should be drawn;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the Lords following be named of the Committee:

  • Aldington, L.
  • Allen of Abbeydale, L.
  • Bridges, L.
  • Carr of Hadley, L.
  • David, B.
  • Elles, B.
  • Ezra, L.
  • Greenhill of Harrow, L.
  • Hunter of Newington, L.
  • Lockwood, B.
  • Lucas of Chilworth, L.
  • Middleton, L.
  • Murray of Epping Forest, L.
  • Nathan, L.
  • Oliver of Aylmerton, L.
  • Peston, L.
  • Renwick, L.
  • Robson of Kiddington, B.
  • Serota, B. (Chairman)
  • Shepherd, L.
  • Somerset, D.
  • Stedman, B.
  • Thurlow, L.
  • Young, B.
That the Committee has power to appoint Sub-Committees and to refer to such Sub-Committees any of the matters within the terms of reference of the Committee; that the Committee has power to appoint the Chairman of Sub-Committees, but that such Sub-Committees have power to appoint their own Chairman for the purpose of particular enquiries; that two be the quorum of such Sub-Committees;

That the Committee has the power to co-opt any Lord for the purpose of serving on a Sub-Committee;

That the Committee and any Sub-Committees have power to adjourn from place to place;

That the Committee has power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee has leave to report from time to time;

That the Reports of the Select Committee from time to time shall be printed, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;

That the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee or any Sub-Committee from time to time shall, if the Committee thinks fit, be printed and delivered out;

That the Committee and any Sub-Committee appointed by it has leave to confer and to meet concurrently with any Committee of the Commons on European Legislation etc. or any Sub-Committee of that Committee for the purpose of deliberating and of examining witnesses; and has leave to agree with the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman for any such meeting.—(The Chairman of Committees.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.