Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons First Report



The Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons

The Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons is appointed to consider how the practices and procedures of the House should be modernised.

Rt Hon Robin Cook MP (Labour, Livingston) (Chairman)

Ann Coffey MP (Labour, Stockport)

Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons MP (Labour, Rochdale)

Barbara Follett MP (Labour, Stevenage)

Mr David Kidney MP (Labour, Stafford)

Rt Hon Greg Knight MP (Conservative, East Yorkshire)

Anne Picking MP (Labour, East Lothian)

Mr Peter Pike MP (Labour, Burnley)

Joan Ruddock MP (Labour, Lewisham, Deptford)

Mr Martin Salter MP (Labour, Reading West)

Mr Richard Shepherd MP (Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills)

Mr Andrew Stunell OBE MP (Liberal Democrat, Hazel Grove)

Mr John Taylor MP (Conservative, Solihull)

Mr Paul Tyler CBE MP (Liberal Democrat, North Cornwall)

Mr Nicholas Winterton MP (Conservative, Macclesfield)

The following were also members of the Committee during this Parliament:

Mrs Angela Browning MP (Conservative, Tiverton and Honiton)

Helen Jackson MP (Labour, Sheffield, Hillsborough)

Julie Morgan MP (Labour, Cardiff North)

Powers

The powers of the Committee are set out in the temporary Standing Order made on 16 July 2001. This is available on the Internet at www.publications.parliament.uk/pacm/cmvote/ 10716v01.htm.

Publications

The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/modhome.htm.

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to The Clerk of the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons, Committee Office, House of Commons, London SWlA OAA. The telephone number for general inquiries is: 020 7219 3318; the Committee's e-mail address is: modcom@parliament.uk.

Footnotes

In the footnotes of this Report, references to oral evidence are indicated by 'Q' followed by the question number. References to written evidence are indicated by 'Ev' followed by the page number.


 
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