Economic Affairs The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that a Select Committee be appointed to consider economic affairs and business affairs and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Blackwell, L.
Bridges of Headley, L. (Chair)
Burns, L.
Davies of Brixton, L.
Griffiths of Fforestfach, L.
Lamont of Lerwick, L.
Layard, L.

Liddell of Coatdyke, B.
Londesborough, L.
Razzall, L.
Rooker, L.
Turnbull, L.
Verjee, L.
Wolf of Dulwich, B.

That the Committee have power to appoint a sub-committee and to refer to it any of the matters within the Committee’s terms of reference;
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 in the last Parliament be referred to the 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.

Monday 29 July 2024 at 15:47

This type of business sits within the Motions of Appointment category.