Sessional Returns Session 1998-99 - Contents


10. SELECT COMMITTEES

26. Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege

Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, 26 November 1998:—

    "Ordered, That, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 9th July 1997, in the last Session of Parliament, a Select Committee of six Members be appointed to join with a Committee to be appointed by the Lords, as the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege, to review parliamentary privilege and make recommendations thereon:

    That three be the Quorum; that the Committee have power to send for persons, papers, and records; to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House; to report from time to time; and to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the Committee's order of reference.

    That the proceedings of the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee.

    That Mr Attorney General, the Lord Advocate, Mr Solicitor General and Mr Solicitor General for Scotland, being Members of either House, may attend the Committee, may take part in deliberations, may receive Committee papers and may give such other assistance to the Committee as may be appropriate, but shall not vote or make any Motion or move any Amendment or be counted in the Quorum."

The Joint Committee therefore had 6 Commons Members. It held 8 meetings.


Members
Meetings
attended

Benton, Mr Joe
2
Cormack, Sir Patrick
8
Michie, Mr Bill
7
*Taylor, Mrs Ann
8
Tyler, Mr Paul
8
Williams, Mr Alan
7

* held a Ministerial post while being a member of the Committee.
Overall attendance:
83.3%
Number of Members added:
Nil
Number of Members discharged:
Nil
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Nil

Staff
Committee Clerk: Mr Jim Hastings CB, Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 5).
Second Clerk: Ms Eve Samson, Deputy Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 2).
Secretary: Miss Katie Ferries, Secretary (Band D1).

Specialist Advisers during the Session
None.

Witnesses
None.

Overseas Visits
None.

Visits to European Institutions
None.

UK Visits
None.

Report and Minutes of Evidence

Title
HC No.
(1998-99)
Date of
publication
No. of
pages
Sale price
Government
reply
ReportVolume 1—Report and Proceedings of the Committee
214-I
9.4.99
142
£16.40
No reply expected.
ReportVolume 2—Oral Evidence
214-II
9.4.99
239
£20.30
   
ReportVolume 3—Written Evidence
214—III
9.4.99
185
£19.00
  

Minutes of Proceedings
Published in Volume 1 of the Report.

Divisions
None.

Debates
The Report was debated on a Motion for the Adjournment of the House on 27.10.99.

Evidence
None.


 
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