Select Committee on the Constitution
The Constitution Committee is appointed by the House
of Lords in each session with the following terms of reference:
To examine the constitutional implications of all
public bills coming before the House; and to keep under review
the operation of the constitution.
Current Membership
Lord Goodlad (Chairman)
Lord Hart of Chilton
Lord Irvine of Lairg*
Baroness Jay of Paddington
Lord Lyell of Markyate
Lord Norton of Louth
Lord Pannick
Baroness Quin
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
Lord Shaw of Northstead
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lord Woolf
* Lord Irvine of Lairg was appointed to the Constitution
Committee during the course of this inquiry. He decided to exclude
himself from the Committee's consideration of the draft report
and played no part in its deliberations. Nor did he receive any
confidential Committee papers relating to the inquiry.
Declaration of Interests
A full list of Members' interests can be found in
the Register of Lords' Interests: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldreg/reg01.htm
Professor Adam Tomkins, Legal Adviser, is a Member
of and unpaid Ad Hoc Legal Adviser to Republic.
Publications
The reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee are available on the internet at:
http://www.parliament.uk/hlconstitution
Parliament Live
Live coverage of debates and public sessions of the
Committee's meetings are available at www.parliamentlive.tv
General Information
General Information about the House of Lords and
its Committees, including guidance to witnesses, details of current
inquiries and forthcoming meetings is on the internet at:
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/parliamentary_committees26.cfm
Contact Details
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Select Committee on the Constitution, Committee Office,
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW.
The telephone number for general enquiries is 020
7219 1228/5960
The Committee's email address is: constitution@parliament.uk
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