Order ID:387

At the commencement of each session the House shall appoint a Committee of Selection consisting of the Chairman of Committees and such other members of the House as the House shall name.

At the beginning of each January, the Committee of Selection shall select and propose to the House the names of the members of the House to form each select committee of the House except the Committee of Selection itself, any committee otherwise provided for by statute or by Order of the House and, unless the Chairman of Committees is of the opinion that the members of any such committee should be appointed by the Committee of Selection or unless two or more members of that Committee request a meeting for that purpose, the following committees:

select committees on private bills;

select committees on opposed personal bills;

select committees on opposed provisional order confirmation bills;

joint committees under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 (Lords members); and

joint committees under the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 (Lords members).

The Committee of Selection may propose to the House the name of the member of the House to be chair of a select committee.

In the absence of any Chair appointed in pursuance of paragraph (3) of this Standing Order, a committee may appoint its own chair.

The Committee of Selection shall select and propose to the House the names of the panel of Lords to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees for each session.

The Committee of Selection shall also have power to select and propose to the House the names of the members of the House to form any other body, not being a select committee, referred to it by the Chairman of Committees.

The Chairman of Committees shall have discretion to propose to the House, without reference to the Committee of Selection, the names of members of the House to fill casual vacancies occurring in the membership of select committees.

At the commencement of each session the House shall appoint a Committee of Selection consisting of the Chairman of Committees and such other members of the House as the House shall name.

At the beginning of each January, the Committee of Selection shall select and propose to the House the names of the members of the House to form each select committee of the House except the Committee of Selection itself, any committee otherwise provided for by statute or by Order of the House and, unless the Chairman of Committees is of the opinion that the members of any such committee should be appointed by the Committee of Selection or unless two or more members of that Committee request a meeting for that purpose, the following committees:

select committees on private bills;

select committees on opposed personal bills;

select committees on opposed provisional order confirmation bills;

joint committees under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 (Lords members); and

joint committees under the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 (Lords members).

The Committee of Selection may propose to the House the name of the member of the House to be chair of a select committee.

In the absence of any Chair appointed in pursuance of paragraph (3) of this Standing Order, a committee may appoint its own chair.

The Committee of Selection shall select and propose to the House the names of the panel of Lords to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees for each session.

The Committee of Selection shall also have power to select and propose to the House the names of the members of the House to form any other body, not being a select committee, referred to it by the Chairman of Committees.

The Chairman of Committees shall have discretion to propose to the House, without reference to the Committee of Selection, the names of members of the House to fill casual vacancies occurring in the membership of select committees.