Committees
In the UK Parliament, committees are groups of MPs or Peers who examine specific issues in more detail than can be done in debates.
Some committees focus on checking the government’s decisions and spending, while others investigate specific topics and proposed legislation.
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd is currently a member of the following committees:
Chair, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
The Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills considers Bills which bring together a number of existing Acts of Parliament on the same subject into one Act without amending the law, although they occasionally contain minor corrections and improvements.
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Chair, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
The Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills considers Bills which bring together a number of existing Acts of Parliament on the same subject into one Act without amending the law, although they occasionally contain minor corrections and improvements.
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Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee considers the policy effects of statutory instruments and other types of secondary legislation subject to procedure.
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Committee memberships held in the past
- Chair, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 5 Sep 2024 to 30 May 2024)
- Chair, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 5 Sep 2024 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (30 May 2024 to 5 Sep 2024)
- Chair, Arbitration Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (24 Jan 2024 to 27 Mar 2024)
- Chair, Arbitration Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (24 Jan 2024 to 27 Mar 2024)
- Chair, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (12 Dec 2022 to 20 Feb 2023)
- Chair, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (12 Dec 2022 to 20 Feb 2023)
- Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (17 Sep 2020 to 31 Dec 2023)
- Chair, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2020 to 30 May 2024)
- Chair, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2020 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, European Union Committee ( 4 Jun 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
- Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (22 May 2020 to 14 Jul 2020)
- Member, EU Services Sub-Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
- Member, Middle Level Bill Committee ( 4 Jun 2018 to 12 Jul 2018)
- Member, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (15 May 2018 to 23 Apr 2020)
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