Procedure of the House: Select Committee (Hansard, 13 December 2000)

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

Moved,

Deputy Chairmen of Committees—That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be appointed as the panel of Lords to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees for this Session:

L. Aberdare,
V. Allenby of Megiddo,
L. Ampthill,
L. Brougham and Vaux,
L. Burnham,
L. Carter,
L. Cocks of Hartcliffe,
B. Cox,
L. Dean of Harptree,
L. Elliott of Morpeth,
L. Elton,
V. Falkland,
B. Gardner of Parkes,
L. Geddes,
L. Graham of Edmonton,
L. Henley,
B. Hooper,
B. Lockwood,
L. Lofthouse of Pontefract,
L. Lyell,
L. McColl of Dulwich,
L. McIntosh of Haringey,
C. Mar,
L. Methuen,
L. Murton of Lindisfarne,
B. Nicol,
V. Oxfuird,
B. Serota,
V. Simon,
L. Skelmersdale,
L. Strabolgi,
B. Turner of Camden.

House of Lords Offices—That a Select Committee on the House of Lords Offices be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords together with the Chairman of Committees be named of the committee:

B. Blatch,
L. Carter,
L. Chalfont,
L. Colwyn,
L. Craig of Radley,
L. Dholakia,
L. Dixon,
L. Elton,
L. Gilbert,
L. Harris of Greenwich,
L. Henley,
B. Hilton of Eggardon,
L. Hunt of Wirral,
L. Irvine of Lairg (Lord Chancellor),
B. Jay of Paddington,
L. Laming,
L. Marsh,
B. Oppenheim-Barnes,
Bp. Oxford,
L. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn,
L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank,
B. Seccombe,
B. Serota,
L. Shutt of Greetland,
L. Strathclyde,
L. Tordoff,
L. Williams of Mostyn.

Liaison Committee—That a Select Committee be appointed to advise the House on the resources required for Select Committee work and to allocate resources between Select Committees; to review the Select Committee work of the House; to consider requests for ad hoc committees and report to the House with recommendations; to ensure effective co-ordination between the two Houses; and to consider the availability of Lords to serve on committees;

That as proposed by the Committee of Selection the following Lords together with the Chairman of Committees be named of the committee:

L. Clinton-Davis,
V. Colville of Culross,
L. Craig of Radley,
B. Jay of Paddington,
B. Pitkeathley,
L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank,
L. Strathclyde,
L. Wigoder,
B. Wilcox,
B. Young.

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

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers.

Privileges—That a Committee for Privileges be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords together with the Chairman of Committees and any four Lords of Appeal be named of the committee:

L. Allen of Abbeydale,
L. Carter,
L. Cledwyn of Penrhos,
L. Craig of Radley,
V. Cranborne,
L. Graham of Edmonton,
L. Henley,
B. Jay of Paddington,
L. Mackay of Clashfern,
L. Marsh,
L. Mayhew of Twysden,
L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank,
L. Strabolgi,
L. Strathclyde,
L. Wigoder;

That the committee have power to appoint sub-committees and that such sub-committees have power to appoint their own chairman;

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

Procedure of the House—That a Select Committee on Procedure of the House be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords together with the Chairman of Committees be named of the committee:

V. Allenby of Megiddo,
B. Blatch,
V. Bledisloe,
L. Burlison,
L. Carter,
L. Clarke of Hampstead,
L. Cope of Berkeley,
L. Craig of Radley,
L. Crickhowell,
L. Denham,
B. Gould of Potternewton,
B. Hanham,
L. Harris of Greenwich,
L. Henley,
L. Irvine of Lairg (Lord Chancellor),
B. Jay of Paddington,
L. Kimball,
B. Lockwood,
L. Mancroft,
L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank,
L. Roper,
L. Shepherd,
V. Simon,
L. Strabolgi,
L. Strathclyde,
L. Tordoff,
L. Trefgarne,
L. Waddington,
L. Williams of Mostyn.—( The Chairman of Committees.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.