Constitution The Senior Deputy Speaker moved that a Select Committee be appointed to examine the constitutional implications of all public bills coming before the House; and to keep under review the operation of the constitution; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Beith, L.
Corston, B.
Drake, B.
Dunlop, L.
Hunt of Wirral, L.
Judge, L.

MacGregor of Pulham Market, L.
Maclennan of Rogart, L.
Morgan, L.
Norton of Louth, L.
Pannick, L.
Taylor of Bolton, B. (Chairman)

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place;
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 session of Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the evidence taken by the Committee be published, if the Committee so wishes. The motion was agreed to.

Tuesday 27 June 2017 at 15:15

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