Select Committees Debate

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Wednesday 16th July 2014

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Moved by
Lord Sewel Portrait The Chairman of Committees
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That Baroness Stowell of Beeston be appointed a member of the following Committees, in the place of Lord Hill of Oareford: House, Liaison, Privileges and Conduct, Procedure and Selection.

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Portrait Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab)
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This Motion is debatable. We are talking about appointing the Leader of the House to various committees. If Members of the House wanted to pursue the issue that we were discussing earlier, we could discuss it now. This is a self-regulating House. It is unbelievable that one distinguished Member of the House—he is leaving now—should get up and move a Private Member’s Bill when it was clearly the wish of the House, indicated by my noble friend the Opposition Chief Whip, that we wanted to ask more questions and have this discussed. It is a pity that this House is being steamrollered in such a way.