Conduct Committee
Monday, 22 July 2024
Contributions
Finance Committee
House of Lords Commission
Liaison Committee
Procedure and Privileges Committee
Services Committee
Membership Motions
Moved by
Conduct
That a Conduct Committee be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
Garnier, L., Kidron, B., Mallalieu, B., Manningham-Buller, B. (Chair), Scriven, L.
That the following be appointed as lay external members of the Committee:
Cindy Butts, Mark Castle OBE, Andrea Coomber, Vanessa Davies.
That the quorum of the Committee shall be three Lords members and two lay members;
That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
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 Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the evidence taken by the Committee be published, if the Committee so wishes.
Finance
That a Select Committee be appointed to support the House of Lords Commission by:
(1) Considering expenditure on services provided from the Estimate for the House of Lords,
(2) Reporting to the Commission on the forecast outturn, Estimate and financial plan submitted by the Management Board,
(3) Monitoring the financial performance of the House Administration, and
(4) Reporting to the Commission on the financial implications of significant proposals;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
Blake of Leeds, B., Buscombe, B., Courtown, E., Goudie, B., Morse, L. (Chair), Reay, L., Redesdale, L., Stoneham of Droxford, L., Young of Old Windsor, L.
That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
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.
House of Lords Commission
That a Select Committee be appointed to provide high-level strategic and political direction for the House of Lords Administration on behalf of the House and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
Gardiner of Kimble, L. (Deputy Chair), Kinnoull, E., McIntosh of Hudnall, B., McFall of Alcluith, L. (Chair), McLoughlin, L., Morse, L., Newby, L., Scott of Needham Market, B., Smith of Basildon, B., True, L.
That Charlotte Moar and Nora Senior be appointed as external members of the Committee;
That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
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.
Liaison
That a Select Committee be appointed to advise the House on the resources required for select committee work and to allocate resources between select committees; to review the Select Committee work of the House; to consider requests for Special Inquiry Committees and report to the House with recommendations; to ensure effective co-ordination between the two Houses; and to consider the availability of members to serve on committees; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Senior Deputy Speaker be appointed to the Committee:
Bach, L., Bichard, L., Blencathra, L., Collins of Highbury, L., Garden of Frognal, B., Haskel, L., Howe, E., Kinnoull, E., Taylor of Holbeach, L., Walmsley, B.
That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the evidence taken by the Committee be published, if the Committee so wishes;
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.
Procedure and Privileges
That a Select Committee on Procedure and Privileges be appointed; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Senior Deputy Speaker be appointed to the Committee:
Bull, B., Haskel, L., Humphreys, B., Kennedy of Southwark, L., Kinnoull, E., Lisvane, L., McFall of Alcluith, L., McNally, L., Newby, L., Pitkeathley, B., Sanderson of Welton, B., Sherbourne of Didsbury, L., Smith of Basildon, B., Stoneham of Droxford, L., Strathclyde, L., Taylor of Bolton, B., True, L., Williams of Trafford, B.
That the following members be appointed as alternate members:
Caithness, E., Collins of Highbury, L., Goddard of Stockport, L., Gohir, B., Laming, L.
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 send for persons, papers and records;
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.
Services
That a Select Committee be appointed to support the House of Lords Commission by:
(1) Agreeing day-to-day policy on member-facing services,
(2) Providing advice on strategic policy decisions when sought by the Commission, and
(3) Overseeing the delivery and implementation of both;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
Faulkner of Worcester, L., Hogan-Howe, L., Howard of Rising, L., Hussein-Ece, B., Kinnoull, E., McIntosh of Hudnall, B. (Chair), Stedman-Scott, B., Stoneham of Droxford, L., Wheeler, B., Williams of Trafford, B.
That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
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.
Motions agreed.
Source: UK Parliament Hansard API. Debate ID: 4698304.
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