HL Deb 12 December 2000 vol 620 cc222-5

3.8 p.m.

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish)

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

Moved,

Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee—That a Select Committee be appointed to consider the operation of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England and to make recommendations;

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

That the committee have power to adjourn from place to place;

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the minutes of evidence taken before the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the committee.

Delegated Powers and Deregulation—That a Select Committee be appointed to report whether the provisions of any Bill inappropriately delegate legislative power, or whether they subject the exercise of legislative power to an inappropriate degree of parliamentary scrutiny; to report on documents laid before Parliament under Section 3(3) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 and on draft orders laid under Section 1(4) of that Act; and to perform, in respect of such documents and orders, the functions performed in respect of other instruments by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments;

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

That the committee have power to appoint sub-committees;

That the committee and any sub-committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;

That the committee have power to co-opt any Lord for the purpose of serving on the committee or a sub-committee;

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the minutes of evidence taken before the committee or any sub-committee shall, if the committee think fit, be printed and delivered out.

European Union—That a Select Committee be appointed to consider European Union documents and other matters relating to the European Union.

That the expression "European Union documents" shall include the following documents:

  1. (i) Any proposal under the Community Treaties for legislation by the Council or the Council acting jointly with the European Parliament;
  2. (ii) Any document which is published for submission to the European Council, the Council or the European Central Bank;
  3. (iii) Any proposal for a common strategy, a joint action or a common position under Title V (provisions on a common foreign and security policy) of the Treaty on European Union which is prepared for submission to the Council or to the European Council;
  4. (iv) Any proposal for a common position, framework decision, decision or a convention under Title VI (provisions on police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters) of the Treaty on European Union which is prepared for submission to the Council;
  5. (v) Any document (not falling within (ii), (iii) or (iv) above) which is published by one Union institution for or with a view to submission to another Union institution and which does not relate exclusively to consideration of any proposal for legislation;
  6. (vi) Any other document relating to European Union matters deposited in the House by a Minister of the Crown.

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

That the committee have 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 have power to appoint the chairmen of sub-committees, but that such sub-committees have power to appoint their own chairman for the purpose of particular inquiries; that two be the quorum of such sub-committees;

That the committee have power to co-opt any Lord for the purpose of serving on a sub-committee;

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the committee and any sub-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 Select Committee from time to time shall be printed, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House.

Science and Technology—That a Select Committee be appointed to consider science and technology and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be named of the Select Committee:

That the committee have power to appoint sub-committees and that the Committee have power to appoint the chairmen of sub-committees;

That the committee have power to co-opt any Lord for the purposes of serving on the committee or any sub-committee;

That the committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the committee and any sub-committee have power to adjourn from place to place;

That the committee and any sub-committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the minutes of evidence taken before the committee or any sub-committee from time to time shall, if the committee think fit, be printed and delivered out.

Statutory Instruments—pursuant to Standing Order 73 and the resolution of the House of 16th December 1997, 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 Statutory Instruments:

On Question, Motion agreed to.