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. Its constitution and powers
are set out in the temporary Standing Order made on 16 July 2001.
The Committee has a maximum of fifteen members, of
whom the quorum for any formal proceedings is four. The members
of the Committee are appointed by the House and unless discharged
remain on the Committee until the dissolution of Parliament, when
the Committee itself will cease to exist. The present membership
of the Committee is as follows:[1]
Rt Hon Robin Cook MP (Labour, Livingston)[2]
Ann Coffey MP (Labour, Stockport)2
Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons MP (Labour, Rochdale)2
Barbara Follett MP (Labour, Stevenage)2
Mr David Kidney MP (Labour, Stafford)[3]
Rt Hon Greg Knight MP (Conservative, East
Yorkshire)3
Anne Picking MP (Labour, East Lothian)3
Mr Peter Pike MP (Labour, Burnley)2
Joan Ruddock MP (Labour, Lewisham, Deptford)2
Mr Martin Salter MP (Labour, Reading West)2
Mr Richard Shepherd MP (Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills)2
Mr Andrew Stunell OBE MP (Liberal Democrat,
Hazel Grove)2
Mr John Taylor MP (Conservative, Solihull)[4]
Mr Paul Tyler CBE MP (Liberal Democrat, North
Cornwall)2
Mr Nicholas Winterton MP (Conservative, Macclesfield)2
On 18 July 2001 the Committee elected Mr Robin
Cook as its Chairman.
The Committee has the power to require the submission
of written evidence and documents, to examine witnesses, and to
make Reports to the House.
The Committee may meet at any time (except when Parliament
is prorogued or dissolved).
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.
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 SW1A 0AA. The
telephone number for general inquiries is: (020) 7219 3318; the
Committee's e-mail address is: modcom@parliament.uk.
1 Mrs Angela Browning MP (Conservative, Tiverton
and Honiton) was appointed on 16 July 2001 and discharged
on 5 November 2001. Helen Jackson MP (Labour, Sheffield,
Hillsborough) was appointed on 16 July 2001 and discharged
on 19 July 2001. Julie Morgan MP (Labour, Cardiff North)
was appointed on 16 July 2001 and discharged on 19 July 2001. Back
2 Appointed
on 16 July 2001. Back
3 Appointed
on 19 July 2001. Back
4 Appointed
on 5 November 2001. Back
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