30 POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL
REFORM
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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons
on 12 July 2010.
Members
Allen, Mr Graham (Chair)
Boles, Nick (discharged 1.11.10)
Chope, Mr Christopher
Flynn, Paul (added 12.12.11)
Gilmore, Sheila
Griffiths, Andrew (added 1.11.10)
Hamilton, Fabian (added 8.11.10)
Hart, Simon
Hunt, Tristram
Laing, Mrs Eleanor
McKinnell, Catherine (discharged 8.11.10)
Qureshi, Yasmin (added 13.7.11 discharged 12.12.11)
Soulsby, Sir Peter (discharged 1.4.11)
Turner, Mr Andrew
Williams, Stephen
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
50 out of 58
7 out of 12
37 out of 58
9 out of 12
49 out of 58
29 out of 46
25 out of 45
47 out of 58
38 out of 58
44 out of 58
6 out of 13
0 out of 9
11 out of 29
50 out of 58
39 out of 58
70.0 %
|
Total number of meetings:
| 58 |
Of which: |
|
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 45 |
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 0 |
Number of wholly private meetings
| 13 |
Other activities | |
Informal meetings |
5 |
Conferences/Seminars hosted
| 3 |
Staff
Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during
the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.
Specialist Advisers during the Session
None
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers |
4 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)
| 7 |
Member of the House of Commons
| 5 |
Members of the House of Lords
| 6 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| 0 |
Cabinet Office |
2 |
Boundary Commission for England
| 1 |
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
| 1 |
Boundary Commission for Scotland
| 1 |
Boundary Commission for Wales
| 1 |
Electoral Commission
| 3 |
UK Bill of Rights Commission
| 3 |
Appearances by other witnesses:
| 90 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
19-20.10.11 | Dublin
| Chope, Griffiths, Hamilton, Laing, Qureshi, Williams
| 2 | In connection with inquiries into
The role and powers of the Prime Minister, and Mapping the path to codifyingor not
codifyingthe UK's constitution
| £4,117 |
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
27.1.11
24.3.11
| Edinburgh
Cardiff
| Gilmore, Hart, Turner
Allen, Chope, Griffiths, Hamilton, Laing, Williams
| 1
2
| Comparative Study
Comparative Study
| £1,174
£690
|
15-16.3.12 | EdinburghA
| Chope |
| Seminar on Scotland's constitutional future
| £355 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2010-12)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
First Report: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Report for Second Reading
| 422 | 2.8.10
| Not required |
Second Report: Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
| 436 | 10.9.10
| Cm 7951, published 8.11.10
|
Third Report: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
| 437 | 11.10.10
| Cm 7997, published 1.3.11
|
Fourth Report: Lessons from the process of government formation after the 2010 general election
| 528-I | 28.1.11
| Received 9.3.11: published as First Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Lessons from the process of government formation after the 2010 general election
| | 28.1.11
| Not applicable |
Fifth Report: Voting by convicted prisoners: summary of evidence
| 776 | 9.2.11
| Not required |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Voting by convicted prisoners: summary of evidence
| | 9.2.11
| Not applicable |
Sixth Report: Constitutional implications of the Cabinet Manual
| 734 | 29.3.11
| Cm 8213, published 24.10.11
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Constitutional implications of the Cabinet Manual
| | 29.3.11
| Not applicable |
Seventh Report: Seminar on the House of Lords: Outcomes
| 961 | 10.5.11
| Not required |
Eighth Report: Parliament's role in conflict decisions
| 923 | 17.5.11
| Received 21.7.11: published with the Ninth Report, Session 2010-12
|
Ninth Report: Parliament's role in conflict decisions: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1477 | 14.9.11
| Received 23.11.11: published with the Twelfth Report, Session 2010-12
|
Tenth Report: Individual Electoral Registration and Electoral Administration
| 1463 | 4.11.11
| Cm 8245, published 9.2.12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Individual Electoral Registration and Electoral Administration
| | 4.11.11
| Not applicable |
Eleventh Report: Rules of Royal Succession
| 1615 | 7.12.11
| Awaited |
Twelfth Report: Parliament's role in conflict decisionsfurther Government Response: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1673 | 6.12.11
| Not required |
Thirteenth Report: Political party finance
| 1763 | 29.1.12
| Awaited |
First Special Report: Lessons from the process of government formation after the 2010 general election: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2010-11
| 866 | 14.3.11
| Not required |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Coalition Government's programme of political and constitutional reform
| 358-i | 22.10.10
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Coalition Government's Programme of Political and Constitutional Reform
| 358-ii | 12.7.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Constitutional lessons from New Zealand
| 747-i | 15.3.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Constitutional issues relating to the courts and Parliament
| 839-i | 14.6.11
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: UK Bill of Rights Commission
| 1450-i & ii | 19.7.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government
| 592-i | 14.12.10
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government
| 592-ii | 5.4.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government
| 592-iii | 9.12.10
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government
| 592-iv | 5.4.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government
| 592-v | 16.12.10
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government
| 592-vi | 25.1.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Mapping the path to codifyingor not codifyingthe UK's constitution
| 1178-i | 21.7.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Mapping the path to codifyingor not codifyingthe UK's constitution
| 1178-ii | 8.8.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Mapping the path to codifyingor not codifyingthe UK's constitution
| 1178-iii | 12.1.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Mapping the path to codifyingor not codifyingthe UK's constitution
| 1178-iv | 31.1.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Role and powers of the Prime Minister
| 1314-i | 28.6.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Recall of MPs
| 1758-i | 24.1.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Recall of MPs
| 1758-ii | 2.2.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Recall of MPs
| 1758-iii | 13.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Recall of MPs
| 1758-iv | 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists
| 1809-i | 7.2.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists
| 1809-ii | 6.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists
| 1809-iii | 15.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists
| 1809-iv | 22.3.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Coalition Government's programme of political and constitutional reform
| 358-iii | 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Government's proposals for voting and parliamentary reform
| | 22.7.10, 7.9.10, 9.9.10
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Mapping the path to codifyingor not codifyingthe UK's constitution
| | 4.3.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The role and powers of the Prime Minister
| | Between 3.3.11 and 23.6.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Recall of MPs
| | Between 12.1.12 and 8.3.12
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation
| | Between 2.2.12 and 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists
| | Between 2.2.12 and 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10
Not applicable
Formal Minutes
The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published
electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available
on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/political-and-constitutional-reform-committee/formal-minutes/.
Divisions
None
Debates
The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper
as being relevant to a debate in the House:
First Report, Session 2010-12, Parliamentary Voting
System and Constituencies BillReport for Second Reading,
HC 422, 6.9.10
Second Report, Session 2010-12, Fixed-term Parliaments
Bill, HC 436, 13.9.10, 16.11.10, 24.11.10, 18.1.11, 13.7.11
and 8.9.11
Third Report, Session 2010-12, Parliamentary Voting
System and Constituencies Bill, HC 437, 12.10.10, 18.10.10,
19.10.10, 1.11.10 and 2.11.10
Fifth Report, Session 2010-12, Voting by convicted
prisoners, HC 776, 10.2.11
Seventh Report, Session 2010-12, Seminar on the
House of Lords: Outcomes, HC 961, 27.6.11
Tenth Report, Session 2010-12, Individual Electoral
Registration and Electoral Administration, HC 1463, 16.1.11
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry
during the Session
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Codifying the relationship between central and local government
| 6 |
Constitutional implications of the Cabinet Manual
| 4 |
Constitutional issues relating to the courts and Parliament
| 1 |
Individual Electoral Registration and Electoral Administration
| 4 |
Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists
| 5 |
Lessons from the process of government formation after the 2010 general election
| 4 |
Mapping the path to codifyingor not codifyingthe UK's constitution
| 4 |
Parliament's role in conflict decisions
| 1 |
Recall of MPs | 4
|
Role and powers of the Prime Minister
| 1 |
Rules of Royal Succession
| 1 |
The Coalition Government's programme of political and constitutional reform
| 3 |
The Government's voting and parliamentary reform proposals
| 3 |
The Government's voting and parliamentary reform proposals: Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
| 1 |
The Government's voting and parliamentary reform proposals: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
| 3 |
UK Bill of Rights Commission
| 2 |
Voting by convicted prisoners: summary of evidence
| 1 |
Total | 48A
|
A
At three meetings of the Committee evidence was taken on more
than one inquiry
|