The Select Committee on Modernisation of the House
of Commons
The Select Committee on Modernisation of the House
of Commons is appointed by the House of Commons to consider how
the practices and procedures of the House should be modernised.
Current membership
Mr Peter Hain MP (Labour, Neath) (Chairman)
Ann Coffey MP (Labour, Stockport)
Barbara Follett MP (Labour, Stevenage)
Mr Oliver Heald MP (Conservative, North East Hertfordshire)
Mr David Kidney MP (Labour, Stafford)
Martin Linton MP (Labour, Battersea)
Mr Patrick McLoughlin MP (Conservative, West Derbyshire)
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 MP (Liberal Democrat, Hazel
Grove)
Mr Paul Tyler MP (Liberal Democrat, North Cornwall)
Sir Nicholas Winterton MP (Conservative, Macclesfield)
The following Members were also members of the Committee
during the Parliament:
Mr Andrew Mitchell MP (Conservative, Sutton Coldfield)
Mr David Cameron MP (Conservative, Witney)
Mr Greg Knight MP (Conservative, East Yorkshire)
Dr John Reid MP (Labour, Hamilton North &
Bellshill) (Chairman)
Caroline Flint MP (Labour, Don Valley)
Mr Robin Cook MP (Labour, Livingston) (Chairman)
Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons MP (Labour, Rochdale)
Mr John M. Taylor (Conservative, Solihull)
Powers
The powers of the Committee are set out in an Appendix
to the House of Commons Standing Orders. These are available on
the Internet via www.parliament.uk.
Publication
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 http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_/select_committee_on_modernisation_of__house_of_.cfm
A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is
at the back of this volume.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are George Cubie
and Tom Healey (Clerks), Susan Morrison (Chief Office Clerk) and
Jane Cooper (Secretary).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk,
Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons, Journal
Office, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. The telephone number
for general enquiries is 020 7219 3318; the Committee's email
address is modcom@parliament.uk
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