The Select Committee on Public Administration is
appointed under Standing Order No 146 to examine the reports of
the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, of the Health
Service Commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales and of the
Parliamentary Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, which are laid before
this House, and matters in connection therewith; and to consider
matters relating to the quality and standards of administration
provided by Civil Service departments, and other matters relating
to the Civil Service.
The Committee consists of 11 Members. It has
a quorum of three. 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.
The Committee has power:
(a) to send for persons, papers and records,
to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn
from place to place, and to report from time to time;
(b) 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.
The following were nominated members of the
Committee on 16 July 1997.
| Mr Peter Bradley | Fiona Mactaggart
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| Mr Ronnie Campbell |
Mr Rhodri Morgan |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Mr David Ruffley
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| Mr Mike Hancock | Mr Richard Shepherd
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| Miss Melanie Johnson |
Mr Andrew Tyrie |
| Mr Fraser Kemp |
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Mr Rhodri Morgan was elected Chairman on 22
July 1997.
Fiona Mactaggart was discharged and Ms Helen Jones
added on 3 February 1998.
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