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, 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 Campbell of Alloway (Conservative)
| Mr Robert Buckland (Conservative, South Swindon)
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| Lord Carswell (Chairman) (Crossbencher)
| Martin Caton (Labour, Gower)
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| Lord Christopher (Labour) | Mrs Jenny Chapman (Labour, Darlington)
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| Earl of Dundee (Conservative) | Damian Collins (Conservative, Folkestone and Hythe)
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| Lord Eames (Crossbencher) | Jim Dobbin (Labour, Heywood and Middleton)
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| Lord Janner of Braunstone (Labour) |
Mr Stephen Dorrell (Conservative, Charnwood)
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| Baroness Mallalieu (Labour) | Charlie Elphicke (Conservative, Dover)
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| Lord Methuen (Liberal Democrat)
| Paul Farrelly (Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme)
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| Lord Razzall (Liberal Democrat) |
Yvonne Fovargue (Labour, Makerfield)
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| Lord Swinfen (Conservative)
Lord Tombs (Crossbencher)
| Jesse Norman (Conservative, Hereford and South Herefordshire)
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| Sir Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
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| Justin Tomlinson (Conservative, North Swindon)
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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
Committee Staff
The current staff of the Committee are: Simon Blackburn (Lords
Clerk) and John-Paul Flaherty (Commons Clerk).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Joint
Committee on Consolidation Bills, Legislation Office, House of
Lords, London, SW1A 0PW. The telephone number for general enquiries
is 020 7219 3153.
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