Lords motions to appoint Baroness Barran and Lord Ravensdale to the Built Environment Committee; Viscount Colville of Culross to the Communications and Digital Committee; Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee in place of Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath; and that he be appointed Chair of the Committee; Viscount Colville of Culross to Deputy Chairmen of Committee; Baroness Coffey and Lord Redwood to the Environment and Climate Change Committee; Lord Grantchester to the European Affairs Committee; Baroness Scott of Bybrook to the Finance Committee; Lord Grantchester to the Hybrid Instruments Committee; Lord Camoys to the Industry and Regulators Committee; Baroness Berridge and Lord Empey to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee; Baroness Paul of Shepherd's Bush to the National Resilience Committee in place of Baroness Curran; Lord Ravensdale to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST); Lord Swire to the Procedure and Privileges Committee and that Lord Harlech be appointed an alternate member; Lord Johnson of Marylebone and Baroness Redfern to the Public Services Committee in place of Baroness Coffey and Baroness O’Neill of Bexley; Lord Blackwater and Lord Evans of Guisborough to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee; Viscount Goschen to the Services Committee in place of Baroness Stedman-Scott. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to appoint Baroness Barran and Lord Ravensdale to the Built Environment Committee; Viscount Colville of Culross to the Communications and Digital Committee; Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee in place of Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath; and that he be appointed...

Lords motions to appoint Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon to the Built Environment Committee; Baroness Gill to the Consolidation etc. Bills Committee; panel of members to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees; Baroness Hyde of Bemerton to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee; Baroness Rafferty to the Environment and Climate Change Committee; Lord Lisvane to the Hybrid Instruments Committee; Baroness Gill to the Liaison Committee in place of Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon; Lord Mair and Baroness Nargund to the Board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST); Lord Barber of Chittlehampton to the Public Services Committee; and Lord John of Southwark to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to appoint Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon to the Built Environment Committee; Baroness Gill to the Consolidation etc. Bills Committee; panel of members to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees; Baroness Hyde of Bemerton to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee; Baroness Rafferty to the Environment and Climate Change...

Lords motions to appoint Built Environment Committee, Childhood Vaccinations Committee, Communications and Digital Committee, Conduct Committee, Joint Committee on Consolidation etc. Bills, Constitution Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, Environment and Climate Change Committee, European Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, Financial Services Regulation Committee, House of Lords Commission, Joint Committee on Human Rights, Hybrid Instruments Committee, Industry and Regulators Committee, International Agreements Committee, International Relations and Defence Committee, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, Liaison Committee, National Resilience Committee, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee, Numeracy for Life Committee, Procedure and Privileges Committee, Public Services Committee, Science and Technology Committee, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Committee of Selection, Services Committee, Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee and Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, with proposed membership and powers. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to appoint Built Environment Committee, Childhood Vaccinations Committee, Communications and Digital Committee, Conduct Committee, Joint Committee on Consolidation etc. Bills, Constitution Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, Environment and Climate Change Committee, European Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, Financial Services...

My Lords, these Motions appoint the Select Committees and Joint Select Committees, and noble Lords to be members of these committees, in the new Session. I beg to move.

My Lords, these Motions appoint the Select Committees and Joint Select Committees, and noble Lords to be members of these committees, in the new Session. I beg to move.

Lords motions, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, to change the membership of the Built Environment Committee, Communications and Digital Committee, Constitution Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, Environment and Climate Change Committee, European Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, Financial Services Regulation Committee, Joint Committee on Human Rights, Hybrid Instruments Committee, Industry and Regulators Committee, International Agreements Committee, International Relations and Defence Committee, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, Liaison Committee, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee, Procedure and Privileges Committee, Public Services Committee, Science and Technology Committee, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Committee of Selection, Services Committee and Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments; and motions to appoint Childhood Vaccinations Committee, Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee, National Resilience Committee and Numeracy for Life Committee, with proposed membership and powers. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, to change the membership of the Built Environment Committee, Communications and Digital Committee, Constitution Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, Environment and Climate Change Committee, European Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, Financial Services Regulation Committee, Joint Committee on...

My Lords, these 29 Motions give effect to the rotation rule that is applied each January, following the recent meeting of the Committee of Selection, to secure a regular turnover of Select Committee membership. They also appoint and establish the membership of the 2026 special inquiry committees. I take this...

My Lords, these 29 Motions give effect to the rotation rule that is applied each January, following the recent meeting of the Committee of Selection, to secure a regular turnover of Select Committee membership. They also appoint and establish the membership of the 2026 special inquiry committees. I take this...

My Lords, these Motions appoint the Select Committees, and noble Lords to Select Committees, the panel of Deputy Chairmen of Committees, and the Board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in this new Parliament. I beg to move.

My Lords, these Motions appoint the Select Committees, and noble Lords to Select Committees, the panel of Deputy Chairmen of Committees, and the Board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in this new Parliament. I beg to move.

Lords motions to appoint panel of Deputy Chairmen of Committees; Built Environment Committee; Communications and Digital Committee; Constitution Committee; Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee; Economic Affairs Committee; Environment and Climate Change Committee; European Affairs Committee; Financial Services Regulation Committee; Food, Diet and Obesity Committee; Hybrid Instruments Committee; Industry and Regulators Committee; International Agreements Committee; International Relations and Defence Committee; Justice and Home Affairs Committee; Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee; Board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST); Preterm Birth Committee; Public Services Committee; Science and Technology Committee; Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and Statutory Inquiries Committee, with proposed membership and powers. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to appoint panel of Deputy Chairmen of Committees; Built Environment Committee; Communications and Digital Committee; Constitution Committee; Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee; Economic Affairs Committee; Environment and Climate Change Committee; European Affairs Committee; Financial Services Regulation Committee; Food, Diet and Obesity Committee; Hybrid Instruments Committee; Industry and...

Lords motion to appoint Hybrid Instruments Committee with proposed membership and powers. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to appoint Hybrid Instruments Committee with proposed membership and powers. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, these Motions appoint noble Lords to Select Committees and Joint Committees in this new Session. I beg to move.

My Lords, these Motions appoint noble Lords to Select Committees and Joint Committees in this new Session. I beg to move.

Lords motions to appoint Adult Social Care Committee, Built Environment Committee, Children and Families Act 2014 Committee, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee, Communications and Digital Committee, Conduct Committee, Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills, Constitution Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, Environment and Climate Change Committee, European Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee, House of Lords Commission, Joint Committee on Human Rights, Hybrid Instruments Committee, Industry and Regulators Committee, International Agreements Committee, International Relations and Defence Committee, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, Land Use in England Committee; Liaison Committee, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Procedure and Privileges Committee, Public Services Committee, Science and Technology Committee, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Selection Committee, Services Committee, Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee, and Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, with proposed membership and powers. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to appoint Adult Social Care Committee, Built Environment Committee, Children and Families Act 2014 Committee, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee, Communications and Digital Committee, Conduct Committee, Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills, Constitution Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, Environment and Climate Change Committee, European Affairs...

Lords motions to appoint Committee of Selection, Built Environment Committee, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee, Communications and Digital Committee, Conduct Committee, Constitution Committee, Covid-19 Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, Environment and Climate Change Committee, European Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, House of Lords Commission, Hybrid Instruments Committee, Industry and Regulators Committee, International Agreements Committee, International Relations and Defence Committee, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, Liaison Committee, National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), Procedure and Privileges Committee, Public Services Committee, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee, Science and Technology Committee, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Services Committee, Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee, Youth Unemployment Committee, Joint Committee on Consolidation etc. Bills, Joint Committee on Human Rights, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, and Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, with proposed membership and powers. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to appoint Committee of Selection, Built Environment Committee, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee, Communications and Digital Committee, Conduct Committee, Constitution Committee, Covid-19 Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, Environment and Climate Change Committee, European Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, House of Lords Commission, Hybrid Instruments Committee,...

Moved by

The Senior Deputy Speaker

Moved by

The Senior Deputy Speaker

My Lords, I beg to move the Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper en bloc.

My Lords, I beg to move the Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper en bloc.

This is a great exercise in lack of transparency. We are appointing committees that will run virtually every aspect of the House’s policy-making functions. I am told that we do have some transparency and that an email was sent out in March. To me, that is not a very transparent...

This is a great exercise in lack of transparency. We are appointing committees that will run virtually every aspect of the House’s policy-making functions. I am told that we do have some transparency and that an email was sent out in March. To me, that is not a very transparent...

My Lords, first, I thank you, Lord Speaker, for all the work that you did as the first Senior Deputy Speaker. The whole House is very much in your debt.

Secondly, I welcome my noble friend Lord Gardiner to his new responsibilities. I hope that he can develop the role, building...

My Lords, first, I thank you, Lord Speaker, for all the work that you did as the first Senior Deputy Speaker. The whole House is very much in your debt.

Secondly, I welcome my noble friend Lord Gardiner to his new responsibilities. I hope that he can develop the role, building...

My Lords, I do not wish to detain the House by repeating the arguments that my noble friend Lord Cormack has made and with which I agree completely. I certainly do not want to make any difficulty for my noble friend Lord Gardiner on his first day out, but I...

My Lords, I do not wish to detain the House by repeating the arguments that my noble friend Lord Cormack has made and with which I agree completely. I certainly do not want to make any difficulty for my noble friend Lord Gardiner on his first day out, but I...

I note my thanks to the Lord Speaker for the part that he played in his previous role and the support that he gave to chairs and members of committees. I welcome my noble friend to his new role, which I am sure he will perform with aplomb.

It is a...

I note my thanks to the Lord Speaker for the part that he played in his previous role and the support that he gave to chairs and members of committees. I welcome my noble friend to his new role, which I am sure he will perform with aplomb.

It is a...

My Lords, let me say first that I am very clear about my function, which is that I am a servant of this House. Therefore, I entirely take on board, and am very interested in, what the noble Lords and the noble Baroness—as I must now call them, rather than...

My Lords, let me say first that I am very clear about my function, which is that I am a servant of this House. Therefore, I entirely take on board, and am very interested in, what the noble Lords and the noble Baroness—as I must now call them, rather than...

Lords motions to appoint Deputy Chairmen of Committees, House of Lords Commission, Communications and Digital Committee, Conduct Committee, Constitution Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, European Union Committee, Finance Committee, Hybrid Instruments Committee, International Relations and Defence Committee, Liaison Committee, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) Board, Procedure Committee, Science and Technology Committee, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Services Committee and Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee, with proposed membership and powers. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to appoint Deputy Chairmen of Committees, House of Lords Commission, Communications and Digital Committee, Conduct Committee, Constitution Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, European Union Committee, Finance Committee, Hybrid Instruments Committee, International Relations and Defence Committee, Liaison Committee, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology...