Deputy Chairmen of Committees (Hansard, 2 December 2003)

§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara)

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

185 Economic Affairs

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider economic affairs;

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

L. Barnett
L. Elder
L. Goodhart
L. Marsh
L. Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay
B. O'Cathain
L. Peston (Chairman)
L. Roll of Ipsden
L. Sheldon
L. Sheppard of Didgemere
L. Skidelsky
L. Vinson
L. Wakeham;

That the committee have power to appoint a subcommittee and to refer to such sub-committee any of the matters within the terms of reference of the committee; that the committee have power to appoint the chairman of such sub-committee;

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

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

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

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

That the minutes of evidence taken before the Economic Affairs Committee or any sub-committee in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the committee;

That the minutes of evidence taken before the committee from time to time shall, if the committee think fit, be printed.

House Committee

Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to supervise the general administration of the House and guide the work of the Management Board; to agree the annual Estimates, Supplementary Estimates and the three-year spending forecasts; to approve the House of Lords Annual Report; and to approve changes in employment policy;

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

B. Amos (Lord President)
L. Barnett
L. Burlison
L. Craig of Radley
L. Hunt of Wirral
L. Lloyd of Berwick
L. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn
L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank
L. Strathclyde
B.Williams of Crosby;

186 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.—(The Chairman of Committees.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

Human Rights

Moved, That a Select Committee of six Lords be appointed to join with a committee appointed by the Commons as the Joint Committee on Human Rights:

To consider:

(a) matters relating to human rights in the United Kingdom (but excluding consideration of individual cases);
(b) proposals for remedial orders, draft remedial orders and remedial orders made under Section 10 of and laid under Schedule 2 to the Human Rights Act 1998; and
(c) in respect of draft remedial orders and remedial orders, whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to them on any of the grounds specified in Standing Order 74 (Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments);

To report to the House:

(a) in relation to any document containing proposals laid before the House under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether a draft order in the same terms as the proposals should be laid before the House; or
(b) in relation to any draft order laid under paragraph 2 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether the draft order should be approved;

and to have power to report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said proposals or draft orders; and

To report to the House in respect of any original order laid under paragraph 4 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether:

(a) the order should be approved in the form in which it was originally laid before Parliament; or
(b) that the order should be replaced by a new order modifying the provisions of the original order; or
(c) that the order should not be approved,

and to have power to report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said order or any replacement order;

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

L. Bowness
L. Campbell of Alloway
L. Judd
L. Lester of Herne Hill
L. Plant of Highfield
B. Prashar;

That the committee have power to agree with any committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a chairman;

187 That the quorum of the committee shall be two;

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

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

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the minutes of evidence taken before the Human Rights Committee in the last Session of Parliament be referred to the committee;

That the minutes of evidence taken before the committee from time to time shall, if the committee think fit, be printed.—(The Chairman of Committees.)

On Question, Motion agreed to; and a message was ordered to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.

Procedure of the House

Moved, That the 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:

L. Alderdice
B. Amos (Lord President)
B. Blatch
V. Brookeborough
E. Caithness
L. Chalfont
L. Cope of Berkeley
L. Craig of Radley
L. Denham
L. Donaldson of Lymington
L. Falconer of Thoroton (Lord Chancellor)
L. Geddes
L. Goodhart
B. Goudie
L. Grenfell
L. Grocott
L. Haskel
L. Hoyle
L. Jopling
L. Judd
L. Kimball
B. Rendell of Babergh
L. Roper
L. Strathclyde
B. Symons of Vernham Dean
L. Wakeham
B. Warnock
B. Williams of Crosby.

Deputy Chairmen of Committees

Moved, 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:

V. Allenby of Megiddo L.
L. Ampthill
L. Boston of Faversham L.
L. Brougham and Vaux
L. Carter
L. Cope of Berkeley
B. Cox
L. Elton
B. Fookes
L. Geddes
B. Gould of Potternewton
L. Grocott
L. Haskel
L. Hogg of Cumbernauld
B. Hooper
B. Lockwood
L. Lyell
C. Mar
B. Pitkeathley
B. Ramsay of Cartvale
V. Simon
B. Thomas of Walliswood
L. Tordoff
B. Turner of Camden.—(The Chairman of Committees.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.