§ Mr. Beithasked the hon. Member for Carlton, as Chairman of the Committee of Selection, on how many occasions during the present Parliament an hon. Member has been appointed to serve on a Standing Committee on a Bill while also a member of another Standing Committee.
§ Mr. Philip HollandOf a total number of 1,108 appointments made to Standing Committees on Bills in the present Parliament, there were 25 cases of a Member being appointed to serve on a Standing Committee on a Bill 133W meeting on the same days as a Standing Committee on a Bill of which he was already a member. In 10 of these cases the overlap between the two Standing Committees was one week or less.