Speakers' Committee First Report


APPENDIX 2

Membership of the Speaker's Committee

The membership of the Speaker's Committee is determined in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. It consists of nine members: three ex officio, a member of the House of Commons who is a Minister of the Crown with responsibilities in relation to local government, appointed by the Prime Minister, and five Members of the House of Commons who are not Ministers of the Crown, appointed by the Speaker.

Ex officio members

The Rt Hon Michael Martin, MP, as Speaker of the House of Commons, who is also the chairman of the Committee, by virtue of section 2(2).

By virtue of the provisions of sections 2(2)(a) and 2(6)

The Rt Hon Alan Beith MP, as Chairman of the Constitutional Affairs Committee.

By virtue of the provisions of section2(2)(b)

The Rt Hon the Lord Falconer of Thoroton, as Lord Chancellor.[4]

Appointed members

Appointed by the Prime Minister, by virtue of the provisions of section 2(2)(c) and 2(3)

The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford, MP, Minister for Local Government, Regional Governance and Fire.

Appointed by the Speaker, by virtue of the provisions of section 2(2)(d) and 2(4)

Mrs Angela Browning, MP

Lady Hermon, MP

The Rt Hon Sir Gerald Kaufman, MP

Humfrey Malins, CBE ,MP

Peter Viggers, MP



4   By virtue of Article 11 of the Transfer of Functions (Transport, Local Government and the Regions) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2626). Back


 
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