Science and Technology The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that a Select Committee be appointed to consider science and technology; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Berkeley, L.
Borwick, L.
Brown of Cambridge, B. (Chair)
Drayson, L.
Lucas, L.
Neuberger, B.
Neville-Jones, B.

Northover, B.
Rees of Ludlow, L.
Stansgate, V.
Strasburger, L.
Wei, L.
Willis of Summertown, B.
Young of Old Scone, B.

That the Committee have power to appoint sub-committees and that the Committee have power to appoint the Chairs of sub-committees;
That the Committee have power to co-opt any member to serve on the Committee or a sub-committee;
That the Committee and its sub-committees have power to send for persons, papers and records;
That the Committee and its sub-committees have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee and its sub-committees 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-committees in the last Parliament be referred to the Committee or its sub-committees;
That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committees 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.