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

Alton of Liverpool, L.
Anelay of St Johns, B. (Chair)
Blackstone, B.
Fall, B.
Grocott, L.
Hannay of Chiswick, L.

Helic, B.
Mendelsohn, L.
Purvis of Tweed, L.
Rawlings, B.
Reid of Cardowan, L.
Smith of Newnham, B.

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
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.

Thursday 9 January 2020 at 11:44

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