§ 3.6 p.m.
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
Moved, That the 2nd Report from the Select Committee (HL Paper 17) be agreed to.—(The Chairman of Committees.)
§ Following is the report referred to:
§ 1. Membership of Sub-Committees and the Advisory Panel on Works of Art
§ Lord Craig of Radley was appointed to the Finance and Staff and Administration and Works Sub-Committees in place of Lord Weatherill, and Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall was appointed to the Advisory Panel on Works of Art.
§ 2. Print size of the Order Paper
§ The Committee endorsed a proposal to increase the print size of the white Order Paper from 10 pt. to 12 pt., so as to assist visually impaired peers.
§ 3. Distribution of parliamentary papers
§ The Committee agreed that a circular should be issued to all members asking them to confirm their standing orders for the various parliamentary papers.
§ 4. Staff of the House
§ The Committee was informed of the decision to appoint a full-time member of staff at pay span E.1 to assist in the Gift Shop.
§ 5. Printing and publishing
§ The Committee took note of the award to The Stationery Office, following tender, of a new contract to print Bills and amendments and a new contract for the electronic publication of House papers.
§ 6. Lords' reimbursement allowances
§ The Committee took note of the annual uprating of the following allowances, in line with the retail price index, with effect from 1 August 1999:
- Overnight subsistence by £1.00 to £81.50
- Day subsistence by 50p to £36.00
- Secretarial costs by 50p to £35.00
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.