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 House operates and to make recommendations for modernisation.
Current membership
Mr Geoffrey Hoon
(Labour, Ashfield) (Chairman)
Liz Blackman (Labour,
Erewash)
Ms Dawn Butler (Labour,
Brent South)
Ann Coffey (Labour,
Stockport)
Chris Grayling (Conservative,
Epsom and Ewell)
Mr David Heath
(Liberal Democrats, Somerton and Frome)
Mr George Howarth
(Labour, Knowsley North & Sefton East)
Mr Greg Knight
(Conservative, Yorkshire East)
Mark Lazarowicz (Labour/Co-operative,
Edinburgh North and Leith)
Jessica Morden (Labour,
Newport East)
Mr Richard Shepherd
(Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills)
Andrew Stunell (Liberal
Democrats, Hazel Grove)
Mr Edward Vaizey
(Conservative, Wantage)
Lynda Waltho (Labour,
Stourbridge)
Sir Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative, Macclesfield)
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/modcom.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Helen Irwin
and Tom Healey (Clerks), Susan Morrison (Committee Assistant)
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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