Ms Nusrat Ghani

With this we shall discuss the following: Motion 5—Modernisation Committee— That— (1) There shall be a Select Committee, to be called the Modernisation Committee, to consider reforms to House of Commons procedures, standards, and working practices; and to make recommendations thereon; (2) The Committee shall consist of not more than 14 Members, of which 4 will be the quorum of the Committee; (3) Members shall be nominated to the Committee by a motion in the name of the Leader of the House; (4) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the Committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament; (5) The Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records; to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House; to adjourn from place to place; to report from time to time; and to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the Committee’s order of reference; (6) That this Order be a Standing Order of the House until the end of the present Parliament. Amendment (b) to motion 5, in paragraph (2), leave out “14” and add “18”. Amendment (c) to motion 5, in paragraph (2), after “Members” insert— “which shall include the chairs of the Procedure Committee, the Committee of Privileges, the Committee on Standards and the Administration Committee; the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards may take part in proceedings of the Committee, may receive Committee papers and may give such other assistance to the Committee as may be appropriate;”. Amendment (d) to motion 5, in paragraph (2), leave out “, of which”. Amendment (e) to motion 5, after paragraph (4) insert— “() The Committee— (a) when it announces an inquiry, shall consider relevant reports from the Procedure Committee, the Committee of Privileges, the Committee on Standards and the Administration Committee and shall invite those Committees to report on the issues within the terms of reference of the inquiry; (b) shall not consider matters that fall within the functions of the House of Commons Commission, as set out in the House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978; and (c) shall seek the views of the Speaker on matters within its order of reference; () The recommendations of the Committee shall be subject to a motion in the name of the Leader of the House;”.