Environment and Climate Change Committee - Membership Motions

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 1:29 pm on 14 April 2021.

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The Senior Deputy Speaker:

Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider the environment and climate change;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Boycott, B., Browne of Ladyton, L., Cameron of Dillington, L., Chalker of Wallasey, B., Colgrain, L., Lilley, L., Lucas, L., Northover, B., Oxford, Bp., Parminter, B. (Chair), Puttnam, L., Whitty, L., Young of Old Scone, B.

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the reports of the Committee be printed, regardless of any Adjournment of the House;

That the evidence taken by the Committee be published, if the Committee so wishes.

That a Select Committee be appointed:

(1) To consider matters relating to the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union and the European Economic Area, including:

a) The implementation of any agreements between the United Kingdom and the European Union, including the operation of the governance structures established under those agreements; b) Any negotiations and further agreements between the United Kingdom and the European Union; c) The operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland;

(2) To consider European Union documents deposited in the House by a Minister;

(3) To support the House as appropriate in interparliamentary cooperation with the European Parliament and the Member States of the European Union;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Couttie, B., Faulkner of Worcester, L., Foulkes of Cumnock, L., Hannay of Chiswick, L., Jay of Ewelme, L., Jolly, B., Kinnoull, E (Chair)., Lamont of Lerwick, L., Liddle, L., Purvis of Tweed, L., Trenchard, V., Tugendhat, L., Wood of Anfield, L.

That the Committee have power to appoint a sub-committee and to refer to it any matters within its terms of reference;

That the Committee have power to appoint the Chair of the sub-committee;

That the Committee have power to co-opt any member to serve on the sub-committee;

That the Committee and its sub-committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee and its sub-committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee and its sub-committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the reports of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committee be published, if the Committee so wishes;

That the evidence taken by the European Union Committee be referred to the Committee.

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider matters relating to industry, including the policies of Her Majesty’s Government to promote industrial growth, skills and competitiveness, and to scrutinise the work of UK regulators;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Allen of Kensington, L., Blackwell, L., Bowles of Berkhamsted, B., Burns, L., Curry of Kirkharle, L., Donaghy, B., Eatwell, L., Grade of Yarmouth, L., Hollick, L. (Chair), Noakes, B., Reay, L., Sharkey, L.

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the reports of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

That the evidence taken by the Committee be published, if the Committee so wishes.

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider matters relating to the built environment, including policies relating to housing, planning, transport and infrastructure;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Bakewell, B., Berkeley, L., Best, L., Carrington of Fulham, L., Cohen of Pimlico, B., Grocott, L., Haselhurst, L., Lytton, E., Moylan, L., Neville-Rolfe, B. (Chair), Stunell, L., Thornhill, B.

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the reports of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

That the evidence taken by the Committee be published, if the Committee so wishes.

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider justice and home affairs, including the domestic criminal justice system, and international cooperation in respect of criminal justice, civil justice, migration and asylum;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Blunkett, L., Chakrabarti, B., Dholakia, L., Hallett, B., Hamwee, B. (Chair), Hunt of Wirral, L., Kennedy of The Shaws, B., Ricketts, L., Sanderson of Welton, B., Shackleton of Belgravia, B., Pidding, B., Primarolo, B.

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the reports of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

That the evidence taken by the Committee be published, if the Committee so wishes.

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