§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many Standing Committees have been set up so far in this Parliament; what was the ratio of Government, main Opposition and minority Opposition party members serving on each committee; and if he will show, in rising numerical order, the ratios for Standing Committees from 16 to 60.
§ Mr. Newton(i) As of Monday 30 November, 12 Bills have been committed to Standing Committee in the current Session. The Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments have been constituted on 38 separate occasions. There are also two Standing Committees on European Documents.
(ii) The ratios of Government, main Opposition and minority Opposition party Members on each of these committees were as follows:
Size of commitee Conservative Labour Other 34 18 14 2 35 18 15 2 36 19 15 2 37 19 15 2 38 20 16 2 39 20 16 3 40 21 16 3 41 21 17 3 42 22 17 3 43 22 18 3 44 23 18 3 45 23 19 3 46 24 19 3 47 24 20 3 48 25 20 3 49 25 21 3 50 26 21 3