Letter from Lord Gilbert to the Chairman of Committees

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:07 pm on 11 March 2002.

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Photo of Lord Tordoff Lord Tordoff Chairman of Committees, House of Lords 3:07, 11 March 2002

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, and the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for their comments. I understand the problems that the noble Lord, Lord Gilbert, has expressed. However, there is so much expertise on so many subjects in this House that we could have 50 or 60 Select Committees based on it. The Liaison Committee has to prioritise the work that we do. That is what it has attempted to do in this case. I commend the report to the House.