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International Relations and Defence The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the United Kingdom’s international relations and issues relating to UK defence policy and that the following members be appointed to the Committee:

That the Committee 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 Committee and its sub-committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
That the Committee and its sub-committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee and its sub-committee have power to meet outside Westminster;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the reports of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;
That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committee in the previous session of Parliament be referred to the Committee or its sub-committee;
That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committee be published, if the Committee so wishes.
The motion was agreed to en bloc.

Thursday 12 May 2022 at 11:07

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

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International Relations and Defence The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the United Kingdom’s international relations and issues relating to UK defence policy and that the following members be appointed to the Committee: Alton of Liverpool, L. Anderson of Swansea, L. Anelay of St Johns, B. (Chair) Blackstone, B. Boateng, L. Campbell of Pittenweem, L.Fall, B. Rawlings, B. Stirrup, L. Sugg, B. Teverson, L. Wood of Anfield, L. That the Committee 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 Committee and its sub-committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; That the Committee and its sub-committee have power to appoint specialist advisers; That the Committee and its sub-committee have power to meet outside Westminster; That the Committee have leave to report from time to time; That the reports of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House; That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committee in the previous session of Parliament be referred to the Committee or its sub-committee; That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committee be published, if the Committee so wishes. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
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