UK Parliament — House of Commons
Order ID:220
Known as:
- Select Committee on Broadcasting
Order numbers:
125B, 139
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Most recent appearance
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2005 — 26th January | 139 Select Committee on Broadcasting |
There shall be a select committee with power to give directions and to perform other duties, relating to the broadcasting of proceedings of the House and matters ancillary thereto. |
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The committee shall consist of eleven Members. |
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The committee shall have powers- |
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(a) |
to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; |
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to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference; and |
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to communicate its evidence to the House of Commons Commission. |
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The committee shall have power to make recommendations to the House of Commons Commission or to the Speaker; but any such recommendation whose implementation would incur additional expenditure from the Votes for House of Commons (Administration) or (Works) shall also be considered by the Finance and Services Committee. |
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The committee shall have power to make rules and give directions to Officers of the House in respect only of such administrative matters as may from time to time be determined by the Speaker or by the House of Commons Commission. |
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Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to the committee shall continue to be members of the committee for the remainder of the Parliament. |
First appearance
1991 — 18th July | 125B Select Committee on Broadcasting |
There shall be a select committee with power to give directions and to perform other duties, relating to the broadcasting of proceedings of the House and matters ancillary thereto. |
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The committee shall consist of eleven Members, and the quorum shall be three. |
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The committee shall have powers- |
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(a) |
to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; |
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(b) |
to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference; |
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(c) |
to communicate to any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 125 (Domestic Committees), or to the Finance and Services Committee appointed under Standing Order No. 125A, or to the House of Commons Commission, its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest; and |
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to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 125 (Domestic Committees), or with the Finance and Services Committee, for the purposes of deliberating or taking evidence. |
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The committee shall have leave to meet concurrently with any committee of the Lords on broadcasting, for the purpose of deliberating or taking evidence, and to communicate to any such committee its evidence or any other documents relating to matters of common interest. |
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The committee shall have power to make recommendations to the House of Commons Commission or to Mr. Speaker; but, any such recommendation whose implementation would incur additional expenditure from the Votes for House of Commons (Administration) or (Works) shall also be considered by the Finance and Services Committee. |
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The committee shall have power to make rules and give directions to Officers of the House in respect only of such administrative matters as may from time to time be determined by Mr. Speaker or by the House of Commons Commission. |
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Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to the committee shall continue to be members of the committee for the remainder of the Parliament. |