APPENDIX 9
Letter from Mr Jim Knight MP to the Chairman
of the Committee
ELECTING SELECT COMMITTEES
I have a few concerns as a new member about
Graham's paper. I fear it maybe ultimately conservative in that
once someone was elected on to a select committee they would be
difficult to dislodge. Experience on select committees is clearly
invaluable but so is experience of the real world that fresh blood
can bring. I accept that new members may need to earn their spurs
but experienced members also need to keep fresh. How about a maximum
term on select committees? Similarly a limit to the number of
years a Labour member would act as chair?
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