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House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]

162: After Clause 19, insert the following new Schedule— ““SCHEDULE The Joint Committee on the House of Lords Appointments Commission Members 1 (1) The Joint Committee is to consist of the following— (a) a Minister of the Crown with responsibilities in relation to constitutional matters who is a member of the House of Commons; (b) four members of the House of Lords who are not Ministers of the Crown; (c) four members of the House of Commons who are not Ministers of the Crown; (d) the person who chairs the relevant committee of the House of Lords; (e) the person who chairs the relevant committee of the House of Commons. (2) Members of the Joint Committee are to be appointed— (a) for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) by the Prime Minister, (b) for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b) by the House of Lords, and (c) for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) by the House of Commons. (3) The Joint Committee is to select one of its members to chair it. (4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(d) and (e), the relevant committee of the House of Lords or the House of Commons is the committee of that House concerned with constitutional matters, so far as relating to membership of the House of Lords. (5) Any question arising under sub-paragraph (4) is to be determined by the Speaker of the House in question. Terms of office of members 2 (1) In this paragraph ““appointed member of the Joint Committee”” means a member appointed under paragraph 1(2). (2) Except as provided by this paragraph, an appointed member of the Joint Committee is a member of the Joint Committee for the remainder of the Parliament in which the person is appointed. (3) If an appointed member of the Joint Committee who is a member of the House of Lords ceases to be a member of that House, that person ceases to be member of the Joint Committee. (4) If an appointed member of the Joint Committee who is a member of the House of Commons ceases to be a member of that House, that person ceases to be a member of the Joint Committee. (5) If an appointed member of the Joint Committee within paragraph 1(1)(b) or (c) becomes a Minister of the Crown, that person ceases to be a member of the Joint Committee. (6) An appointed member of the Joint Committee ceases to be a member of the Joint Committee if another person is appointed in that person’s place. (7) An appointed member of the Joint Committee may resign from the Joint Committee by notifying the Committee of the resignation. (8) An appointed member of the Joint Committee may be reappointed (more than once). Procedure 3 (1) The Joint Committee may establish sub-committees. (2) The validity of proceedings of the Joint Committee or a sub-committee is not affected by— (a) a vacancy among its members, or (b) a defect in the appointment of a member.””