§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara)My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
Moved, That a committee of eight Lords be appointed to join with a committee appointed by the Commons to consider and report on any draft Gambling Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the Lords following be named of the committee:
That the committee have power to agree with the Commons in the appointment of a chairman;
- L. Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
- L. Donoughue
- V. Falkland
- L. Faulkner of Worcester B.
- Golding
- L. Mancroft
- L. WadeofChorlton
- L. Walpole;
That the committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the committee have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the proceedings of the Joint Committee on the draft Gambling Bill in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the committee;
That the reports of the committee from time to time shall be printed, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;
And that the committee do report on the draft Bill by 8th April 2004. —(The Chairman of Committees.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to; and a message was ordered to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.