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
Ms Harriet Harman (Labour, Camberwell & Peckham) (Chairman)
Chris Bryant (Labour, Rhondda)
Ms Dawn Butler (Labour, Brent South)
Ann Coffey (Labour, Stockport)
Philip Davies (Conservative, Shipley)
John Hemming (Liberal Democrat, Birmingham Yardley)
Mr George Howarth (Labour, Knowsley North & Sefton East)
Mr Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat, North Southwark & Bermondsey)
Mr Greg Knight (Conservative, Yorkshire East)
Mark Lazarowicz (Labour/Co-operative, Edinburgh North and Leith)
Mrs Theresa May (Conservative, Maidenhead)
Mr Richard Shepherd (Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills)
Sir Peter Soulsby (Lab, Leicester South)
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Conservative, Macclesfield)
Mr Iain Wright (Labour, Hartlepool)
The following Members were also members of the Committee during the Parliament:
Liz Blackman (Labour, Erewash)
Mr Paul Burstow, (Liberal Democrat, Sutton & Cheam)
Chris Grayling (Conservative, Epsom and Ewell)
Mr David Heath (Liberal Democrat, Somerton and Frome)
Mr Geoffrey Hoon (Labour, Ashfield) (Chairman)
Jessica Morden (Labour, Newport East)
Mr Adrian Sanders, (Liberal Democrat, Torbay)
Mr Jack Straw (Labour, Blackburn) (Chairman)
Graham Stringer (Labour, Manchester Blackley)
Andrew Stunell (Liberal Democrat, Hazel Grove)
Paddy Tipping (Labour, Sherwood)
Mr Edward Vaizey (Conservative, Wantage)
Lynda Waltho (Labour, Stourbridge)
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.
Publications
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 Dr Susan Griffiths (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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