Democracy and Digital Technologies The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) moved that a Select Committee be appointed to consider democracy and digital technologies, and to make recommendations; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Black of Brentwood, L.
German, L.
Harris of Haringey, L.
Holmes of Richmond, L.
Kidron, B.
Knight of Weymouth, L.
Lipsey, L.

Lucas, L.
McGregor-Smith, B.
Mitchell, L.
Morris of Yardley, B.
Puttnam, L. (Chair)
Scriven, L.

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 evidence taken by the Committee be published, if the Committee so wishes;
That the evidence taken by the Select Committees on Democracy and Digital Technologies in the last Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the Committee do report by 23 June 2020;
That the report of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House.
The motion was agreed to.

Wednesday 22 January 2020 at 15:55

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