ORDERS OF REFERENCE
HOUSE OF LORDS
Die Jovis 10 Julii 1997
Parliamentary privilege—A message was
brought from the Commons that they have come to the following
resolution to which they desire the concurrence of this House:
That it is desirable that a Joint Committee of both Houses be
appointed to review parliamentary privilege and to make recommendations
thereon.
Die Jovis 17 Julii 1997
Parliamentary privilege—It was moved by
the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Richard) that this House do concur with
the Commons in their message of Thursday last, that it is desirable
that a Joint Committee of both Houses be appointed to review parliamentary
privilege and to make recommendations thereon; after debate, the
motion was agreed to; it was ordered that a message be sent to
the Commons to acquaint them therewith.
Die Jovis 31 Julii 1997
Parliamentary privilege—It was moved by
the Lord Privy Seal (Lord Richard) that the Commons message of
yesterday be now considered and that a Select Committee of six
Lords be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the
Commons, as the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege, to
review parliamentary privilege and make recommendations thereon;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection,
the Lords following be named of the Committee:
L. Archer of Sandwell
L. Mayhew of Twysden
L. Merlyn-Rees
L. Nicholls of Birkenhead
L. Waddington
L. Wigoder
That the Committee have power to agree with
the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman;
That the Committee have leave to report from time
to time;
That the Committee have power to appoint Specialist
Advisers;
That the Minutes of Evidence taken before the
Committee from time to time shall, if the Committee think fit,
be printed and delivered out;
That the Attorney General, the Lord Advocate,
the Solicitor General and the Solicitor General for Scotland,
being members of either House, may attend the Committee, may take
part in deliberations, may receive Committee papers and may give
such other assistance to the Committee as may be appropriate,
but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or
be counted in quorum; the motion was agreed to, and a message
was ordered to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.
Die Lunae 27 Octobris 1997
It was ordered that a Message be sent to the
Commons to propose that the Committee appointed by them do meet
with the Committee appointed by this House as the Joint Committee
on Parliamentary Privilege at Eleven o'clock on Tuesday, 18 November
next in Committee Room 4. (Agreed to by the Commons, 22 October).
Die Martis 11 Novembris 1997
The Order of 27 October was discharged and it
was ordered that a Message be sent to the Commons to propose that
the Committee appointed by them do meet with the Committee appointed
by this House as the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege
at half-past Ten o'clock on Tuesday 25 November in Committee Room
4. (Agreed to by the Commons,11 November).
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Wednesday 30 July 1997
Parliamentary privilege,—Ordered, That
a Select Committee of seven Members be appointed to join with
a Committee to be appointed by the Lords, as the Joint Committee
on Parliamentary Privilege, to review parliamentary privilege
and make recommendations thereon;
That three be the Quorum of the Committee;
That the Committee shall have the power to send
for persons, papers, and records; to sit notwithstanding any Adjournment
of the House; to report from time to time; and to appoint specialist
advisers to supply information which is not readily available
or to elucidate matters of complexity within the Committee's order
of reference.
That Mr Attorney General, the Lord Advocate,
Mr Solicitor General and Mr Solicitor General for Scotland, being
Members of either House, may attend the Committee, may take part
in deliberations, may receive Committee papers and may give such
other assistance to the Committee as may be appropriate, but shall
not vote or make any Motion or move any Amendment or be counted
in the Quorum;
That Mr Joe Benton, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mr Bill
Michie, Mrs Ann Taylor, Mr Paul Tyler and Mr Alan Williams be
members of the Committee.
Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
The Joint Committee was reappointed with the
same terms of reference and membership inSession 1998-99 (Minutes
of the House of Lords 7 December 1998, Votes and Proceedings of
the House of Commons 26 November 1998) and appointed to meet on
Tuesday 8 December 1998.
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