Lord Brabazon of Tara
Chairman of Committees, House of Lords, Deputy Speaker (Lords)
3:12,
9 September 2003
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
Moved, That the Commons message of 10th July be now considered, and that a committee of eight Lords be appointed to join with the committee appointed by the Commons, to consider and report on any draft Gambling Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the Lords following be named of the committee:
L. Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, L. Donoughue, V. Falkland, L. Faulkner of Worcester, B. Golding, L. Mancroft, L. Wade of Chorlton, L. Walpole;
That the committee have power to agree with the Commons in the appointment of a chairman;
That the committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;
That the reports of the committee from time to time shall be printed, notwithstanding any Adjournment of the House;
That the committee do report on the draft Bill by 8th April 2004;
And that the committee do meet with the committee appointed by the Commons on Tuesday 16th September at half past nine o'clock in Committee Room 3.—(The Chairman of Committees.)
On Question, Motion agreed to; and a message was ordered to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.
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