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 Crickhowell
Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Lord Goldsmith
Lord Hart of Chilton
Lord Irvine of Lairg
Baroness Jay of Paddington (Chairman)
Lord Lang of Monkton
Lord Lexden
Lord Macdonald of River Glaven
Lord Pannick
Lord Powell of Bayswater
Lord Shaw of Northstead
The following were members of the committee during
session 2010-12—
Lord Norton of Louth
Lord Rennard
Lord Renton of Mount Harry
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
Declaration of interests
A full list of members' interests can be found in
the Register of Lords' Interests: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-interests/register-of-lords-interests
Publications
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 http://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/business/lords
Committee staff and legal advisers
The current staff of the Committee are Nicolas Besly
(clerk), Luke Wilcox (policy analyst) and Nicola Barker (committee
assistant). Professor Richard Rawlings and Professor Adam Tomkins
are legal advisers to the Committee. During session 2010-12 Emily
Baldock was the clerk and Stuart Stoner was the policy analyst
until January 2012.
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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