The Committee was nominated on 28 July 1997.

It had 9 Members and held 17 meetings.

Members	Meetings attended
Chapman, Sir Sydney (Chairman)	17
Anderson, Janet	12
Chidgey, Mr David (added 26.01.98)	6
Cormack, Sir Patrick	15
Dismore, Mr Andrew	12
Mudie, Mr George	3
Perham, Ms Linda	13
Powell, Sir Raymond	1
Rapson, Mr Syd	12
Rendel, Mr David (discharged 26.01.98)	4

Overall attendance:   62%

Number of Members added:  1

Number of Members discharged:  1

Turnover of membership during the Session:   11%

Staff

Committee Clerk: Mr P G Moon.

Other Committee staff: Miss J L Crowder, Secretary (Grade 13).

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

No oral evidence was given during the Session by any witnesses.

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions in Brussels and Strasbourg

Date	Destination	Members	Staff	Purpose	Cost
25-26.03.98	New European Parliament Parliamentary Building, Brussels	5	1	To view new EP building planned to contain offices for MEPs, to discuss construction project and financial control.	£3,136.78

UK Visits

Date	Destination	Members	Staff	Purpose	Cost
11.03.98	Seele Alvis Coventry	1*	1	Visit Portcullis House contractor	£387.91
29.04.98	Mock-up of a Member's Office, Greenwich	3	1	To view mock-up of office in Portcullis House	£145.00
12.06.98	Watsons, Bolton	1*	1	Visiting Portcullis House contractor	£216.00

 * Representing the Committee.

Reports and Minutes of Evidence  

None.

Government replies to Reports for Session 1997-98

None.

Divisions

Date	Subject
10.06.98	Name of the New Parliamentary Building

Debates

None.

Evidence

No Oral evidence was taken at any of the Committee's meetings. The Committee received 114 memoranda, of which none came from Government departments. The Committee published no memoranda.