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
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| 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
|
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* 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 |
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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 1Report and Proceedings of the Committee
| 214-I |
9.4.99 |
142 | £16.40
| No reply expected. |
ReportVolume 2Oral Evidence
| 214-II
| 9.4.99
| 239 |
£20.30
| |
ReportVolume 3Written Evidence
| 214III
| 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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