International Relations and Defence The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved, further to the resolution of the House of 13 May 2021, that the Committee should also have power to appoint a sub-committee for the purposes of any inquiry under section 3 of the Trade Act 2021;
That the Committee have power to appoint the Chair of the sub-Committee;
That the Committee have power to co-opt any member to serve on the sub-committee;
That the sub-committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
That the sub-committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the sub-committee have power to meet outside Westminster;
That the evidence taken by the sub-committee be published if the Committee so wishes.
After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Wednesday 2 February 2022 between 16:05 and 16:10

This type of business sits within the Appointment of Sessional Committee category, which itself sits under the Motions of Appointment category.