§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked the Chairman of Committees:
Who will choose the title of the painting of the House in session.
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham):It will be for the Advisory Panel on Works of Art to choose any title for the painting.
§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked the Chairman of Committees:
Who are the members of the ad hoc group on the painting of the House; and which members of this group were present at the meeting of the group held on 18th July 1995.
§ The Chairman of Committees:The ad hoc group consists of the Chairman of Committees, the Chairman of the Advisory Panel on Works of Art, the Government Chief Whip, the Opposition Chief Whip, the Liberal Democrat Chief Whip, the Convenor of the Cross Bench Peers, the Clerk of the Parliaments and Black Rod. All the members of the group were present at the meeting on 18th July 1995.
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§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked the Chairman of Committees:
Why the debate on the Queen's Speech in November 1995 was chosen as the basis of the painting of the House in session; and what other occasions were considered in the run up to that decision.
§ The Chairman of Committees:Because of the changing membership of the House it was necessary to designate a date for the painting. The ad hoc group on the painting of the House considered the debate on the Queen's Speech to be more suitable than any other occasion in the relevant period.