The Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills
The Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills is appointed
by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to consider Consolidation
Bills (whether with or without amendments to give effect to Law
Commission recommendations), Statute Law Revision Bills and Statute
Law Repeal Bills.
The Joint Committee has a maximum of twelve Members
appointed by each House, of whom the quorum for any formal proceedings
is three from the House of Lords and two from the House of Commons.
Membership
| HOUSE OF LORDS
| HOUSE OF COMMONS
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| Lord Acton (Labour)
| Mr Russell Brown (Labour, Dumfries)
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| Lord Brightman (Crossbencher)
| Mr John Burnett (Liberal Democrats, Torrridge and West Devon,)
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| Lord Campbell of Alloway (Conservative)
| David Cairns (Labour, Greenock and Inverclyde)
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| Lord Christopher (Labour)
| Mr Martin Caton (Labour, Gower)
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| Viscount Colvill of Culross (Crossbencher)
| Mr Colin Challen (Labour, Morley and Rothwell)
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| Earl of Dundee (Conservative)
| Sir Patrick Cormack (Conservative, South Staffordshire)
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| Baroness Fookes (Conservative)
| Jim Dobbin (Labour, Heywood and Middleton)
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| Lord Janner of Braunstone (Labour)
| Paul Farrelly (Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme)
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| Baroness Mallalieu (Labour)
| Mr Barry Gardiner (Labour, Brent North)
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| Lord Phillips of Sudbury (Liberal Democrats)
| Mr John MacDougall (Labour,Central Fife)
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| Lord Razzall (Liberal Democrats)
| Mr Nicholas Soames (Conservative, Mid Sussex)
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| Lord Rodger of Earlsferry (Chairman) (Crossbencher)
| Mr Anthony Steen (Conservative, Totnes)
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Powers
The committee has the power to require the submission
of written evidence and documents, to examine witnesses, to meet
at any time (except when Parliament is prorogued or dissolved),
and to make Reports to both Houses. The Lords Committee has power
to agree with the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman.
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the two Houses. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/joint_committee_on_consolidation___c___bills.cfm.
A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament
is at the back of this volume.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are: Mr Tom Mohan
(Lords Clerk) and Miss Nerys Welfoot (Commons Clerk).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills, Public Bill Office,
House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW. The telephone number for general
enquiries is 020 7219 3152.
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