Committee of Selection

1st Report of Session 2017-19

Rotation rule and the length of the current session

Ordered to be printed 20 June 2019

Published by the Authority of the House of Lords

HL Paper 388 Committee of Selection The Committee of Selection is appointed by the House of Lords in each session to select and propose to the House the names of the members to form each select committee of the House (except the Committee of Selection itself and any committee otherwise provided for by statute or by order of the House) or any other body not being a select committee referred to it by the Senior Deputy Speaker, and the panel of Deputy Chairmen of Committees.

Membership The Members of the Committee of Selection are: Lord Craig of Radley Lord Plant of Highfield Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Baroness Smith of Basildon Lord Hope of Craighead Lord Stoneham of Droxford Lord McAvoy Lord Taylor of Holbeach Lord McFall of Alcluith (Chairman) Lord Newby

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Contact details All correspondence should be addressed to the Committee of Selection, Committee Office, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW. Rotation rule and the length of the current session

1. A rotation rule operates in the case of most select committees of the House in order to secure a regular turnover of membership. Operation of the rule is such that members who have served for three successive sessions (or parts of sessions) may not be reappointed in the following two sessions.1 2. The Companion to the Standing Orders (para 11.14) states that “The rule is based on the duration of a session being approximately 12 months. In the event of a significant variation from this term the Committee of Selection may consider making ad hoc adjustments”. The current session began on 21 June 2017 and has therefore lasted for 24 months so far. As a result, a number of current committee members will have served for terms of almost four years, which is significantly in excess of the usual term length. 3. Accordingly, the Committee of Selection has agreed that the rotation rule should be applied on 1 July 2019, so as to ensure a degree of turnover in committee membership. A number of motions will be moved in the House on 1 July, in order to rotate off committees those members whose terms have expired, and to replace them with new members. 4. The end date of the current session is not yet known. The service of any newly appointed select committee member between now and the end of this session would usually count as ‘a session’ for the purposes of the rotation rule. Should the session end in the near future there is, therefore, the potential for particularly short periods of service to be taken as counting towards the rotation rule for a number of members. 5. In view of this, the Committee has agreed that, for newly appointed members of committees, service in the remainder of this session will not be counted towards the rotation rule, unless the session extends beyond 1 January 2020. Adopting this date as a cut-off point ensures that new members will be entitled to a minimum term of six calendar months before their service becomes reckonable for the purposes of rotation. 6. The remaining sections of this report, which is presented for the information of the House, provide details of anticipated changes in committee membership (including, where indicated, those resulting from member resignations) and composite lists of the membership of each committee affected by these changes.

1 The rule applies to the European Union Committee as a whole, so that no member may serve for more than three sessions across all of its sub-committees. The European Union Committee applies the rule directly to its sub-committees. 2 Rotation rule and the length of the current session

Appendix 1: PROPOSED CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES

The following nominations were agreed by the Committee of Selection on 17 June 2019:

Communications Committee

Baroness Bull in place of Baroness Kidron. Baroness Grender in place of Baroness Benjamin. Lord McInnes of Kilwinning in place of Lord Goodlad, resigned. Lord Storey in place of Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury. The Bishop of Worcester in place of the Bishop of Chelmsford Consolidation Bills, Joint Committee on

Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony in place of Lord Carswell (Chairman), resigned. Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony to be appointed as Chairman. Constitution Committee

Lord Faulks in place of Lord Hunt of Wirral. Baroness Fookes in place of Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market. Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield in place of Lord Judge. Lord Howarth of Newport in place of Lord Morgan. Lord True in place of Lord Norton of Louth. Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Baroness Browning in place of Lord Flight. Lord Goddard of Stockport in place of Lord Thomas of Gresford. Lord Haselhurst in place of Lord Moynihan. Baroness Meacher in place of Lord Lisvane. 1 Labour nomination to be confirmed in place of Lord Jones. 1 Liberal Democrat nomination to be confirmed in place of Lord Tyler. Economic Affairs Committee

Viscount Chandos in place of Lord Layard. Lord Cunningham of Felling in place of Lord Livermore, resigned. Lord Fox in place of Lord Sharkey. Lord Livingston of Parkhead in place of Lord Lamont of Lerwick. Lord Skidelsky in place of Lord Kerr of Kinlochard. Lord Stern of Brentford in place of Lord Turnbull. Rotation rule and the length of the current session 3

European Union Committee

Lord Cavendish of Furness in place of Baroness Noakes. Baroness Couttie in place of the Earl of Lindsay. Baroness Donaghy in place of Lord Whitty. Lord Faulkner of Worcester in place of Lord Liddle. Baroness Hamwee in place of Baroness Suttie. Lord Kerr of Kinlochard in place of Lord Cromwell. Baroness Primarolo in place of Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top. Lord Wood of Anfield in place of Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws. 1 Labour nomination to be confirmed in place of Lord Soley 1 Liberal Democrat nomination to be confirmed in place of Baroness Falkner of Margravine Human Rights, Joint Committee on

Lord Brabazon of Tara in place of Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, resigned. Baroness Ludford in place of Baroness Hamwee. Baroness Massey of Darwen in place of Baroness Prosser. Lord Morris of Handsworth in place of Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon. Lord Singh of Wimbledon in place of Lord Woolf. International Relations Committee

Lord Alton of Liverpool in place of Baroness Coussins, resigned. Baroness Blackstone in place of Baroness Hilton of Eggardon, resigned. Baroness Fall in place of Lord Howell of Guildford (chairman), resigned. Lord Mendelsohn in place of Lord Wood of Anfield, resigned. Baroness Rawlings in place of Lord Jopling, resigned. Baroness Anelay of St Johns to be appointed as Chairman. Liaison Committee

Lord Bradley in place of Lord Foulkes of Cumnock. Lord Tyler in place of Baroness Garden of Frognal. National Security Strategy, Joint Committee on

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger in place of Lord Trimble. Baroness Neville-Jones in place of Lord Hamilton of Epsom. Procedure Committee

Lord Bew in place of Lord Powell of Bayswater. Lord Eames in place of Lord Rowe-Beddoe. 4 Rotation rule and the length of the current session

Baroness Falkner of Margravine in place of Baroness Humphreys. Lord Mancroft in place of Lord Brabazon of Tara. Viscount Ullswater in place of Lord True.

Alternate Members

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff in place of Baroness Meacher. Lord Turnbull in place of Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood. Science and Technology Committee

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist in place of Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, resigned. Lord Browne of Ladyton in place of Lord Hunt of Chesterton. Baroness Hilton of Eggardon in place of Baroness Morgan of Huyton. Lord Hollick in place of Lord Maxton. Baroness Manningham-Buller in place of Lord Oxburgh, resigned. in place of Baroness Neville-Jones. Baroness Sheehan in place of Lord Fox. Baroness Walmsley in place of Lord Vallance of Tummel. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville in place of Lord Goddard of Stockport. Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts in place of Lord Trefgarne (Chairman). The Earl of Lindsay in place of Baroness Finn, resigned. Lord Lisvane in place of Lord Janvrin. Baroness Watkins of Tavistock in place of Baroness O’Loan. 1 Labour nomination to be confirmed in place of Lord Haskel. Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to be appointed as Chairman. Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee

Lord McColl of Dulwich in place of Lord Goodlad, resigned. Statutory Instruments, Joint Committee on

Lord Armstrong of Ilminster in place of Baroness Meacher. Lord Colgrain in place of Lord Lexden. Lord Haskel in place of Lord Rowlands. Rotation rule and the length of the current session 5

Appendix 2: UPDATED MEMBERSHIP LIST FOR EACH COMMITTEE SUBJECT TO MEMBERSHIP CHANGES PROPOSED FOR 1 JULY

Communications Committee

Member Party affiliation Lord Allen of Kensington Labour Lord Bethell Conservative Baroness Bull Crossbench Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen Conservative Viscount Colville of Culross Crossbench Lord Gilbert of Panteg (Chairman) Conservative Lord Gordon of Strathblane Labour Baroness Grender Liberal Democrat Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall Labour Lord McInnes of Kilwinning Conservative Lord Storey Liberal Democrat Baroness Quin Labour The Bishop of Worcester Bishop Consolidation Bills, Joint Committee on (Lords Members)

Member Party affiliation Baroness Andrews Labour Lord Armstrong of Ilminster Crossbench Conservative Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony (Chairman) Crossbench Lord Eames Crossbench Conservative Labour Baroness Mallalieu Labour Lord Plant of Highfield Labour Lord Razzall Liberal Democrat Baroness Seccombe Conservative Baroness Thomas of Winchester Liberal Democrat 6 Rotation rule and the length of the current session

Constitution Committee

Member Party affiliation Lord Beith Liberal Democrat Baroness Corston Labour Baroness Drake Labour Lord Dunlop Conservative Lord Faulks Conservative Baroness Fookes Conservative Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield Crossbench Lord Howarth of Newport Labour Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Chairman) Labour Lord True Conservative Lord Pannick Crossbench Lord Wallace of Tankerness Liberal Democrat Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Member Party affiliation Baroness Andrews Labour Lord Blencathra (Chairman) Conservative Baroness Browning Conservative Lord Goddard Liberal Democrat Lord Haselhurst Conservative Baroness Meacher Crossbench Lord Rowlands Labour Lord Thurlow Crossbench To be confirmed Labour To be confirmed Liberal Democrat Economic Affairs Committee

Member Party affiliation Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted Liberal Democrat Lord Burns Crossbench Labour Lord Cunningham of Felling Labour Lord Darling of Roulanish Labour Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Chairman) Conservative Lord Fox Liberal Democrat Baroness Harding of Winscombe Conservative Rotation rule and the length of the current session 7

Member Party affiliation Baroness Kingsmill Labour Lord Livingston of Parkhead Conservative Lord Skidelsky Crossbench Lord Stern of Brentford Crossbench Lord Tugendhat Conservative European Union Committee

Member Party affiliation Lord Boswell of Aynho (Chairman) ---- Baroness Brown of Cambridge Crossbench Lord Cavendish of Furness Conservative Baroness Couttie Conservative Baroness Donaghy Labour Lord Faulkner of Worcester Labour Baroness Hamwee Liberal Democrat Lord Jay of Ewelme Crossbench Lord Kerr of Kinlochard Crossbench The Earl of Kinnoull Crossbench Baroness Neville-Rolfe Conservative Baroness Primarolo Labour Lord Polak Conservative Lord Ricketts Crossbench Lord Teverson Liberal Democrat Baroness Verma Conservative Lord Wood of Anfield Labour To be confirmed Labour To be confirmed Liberal Democrat Human Rights, Joint Committee on (Lords Members)

Member Party affiliation Lord Brabazon of Tara Conservative Baroness Ludford Liberal Democrat Baroness Massey of Darwen Labour Lord Morris of Handsworth Labour Lord Singh of Wimbledon Crossbench Lord Trimble Conservative 8 Rotation rule and the length of the current session

International Relations Committee

Member Party affiliation Lord Alton of Liverpool Crossbench Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Chairman) Conservative Baroness Blackstone Labour Baroness Fall Conservative Lord Grocott Labour Lord Hannay of Chiswick Crossbench Baroness Helic Conservative Lord Mendelsohn Labour Lord Purvis of Tweed Liberal Democrat Baroness Rawlings Conservative Lord Reid of Cardowan Labour Baroness Smith of Newnham Liberal Democrat Liaison Committee

Member Party affiliation Lord Bradley Labour Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Conservative Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town Labour Lord Hope of Craighead Crossbench Lord Lang of Monkton Conservative Lord Low of Dalston Crossbench Lord McFall of Alcluith (Chairman) --- Lord Newby Liberal Democrat Lord Smith of Hindhead Conservative L ord Tyler Liberal Democrat Lord Williams of Elvel Labour National Security Strategy, Joint Committee on (Lords Members)

Member Party affiliation Lord Brennan Labour Lord Campbell of Pittenweem Liberal Democrat Lord Harris of Haringey Labour Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill Labour Baroness Henig Labour Baroness Hodgson of Abinger Conservative Lord King of Bridgwater Conservative Rotation rule and the length of the current session 9

Member Party affiliation Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho Crossbench Baroness Neville-Jones Conservative Lord Powell of Bayswater Crossbench Procedure Committee

Member Party affiliation Lord Bew Crossbench Lord Eames Crossbench Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Conservative Baroness Falkner of Margravine Liberal Democrat Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Labour Lord Fowler --- Lord Geddes Conservative Lord Hope of Craighead Crossbench Lord Mancroft Conservative Lord McAvoy Labour Lord McFall of Alcluith (Chairman) --- Lord Morris of Aberavon Labour Lord Newby Liberal Democrat Baroness Smith of Basildon Labour Lord Stoneham of Droxford Liberal Democrat Lord Taylor of Holbeach Conservative Baroness Thomas of Winchester Liberal Democrat Viscount Ullswater Conservative Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Labour Alternate Members

Baroness Browning Conservative Baroness Finlay of Llandaff Crossbench Lord Turnbull Crossbench Science and Technology Committee

Member Party affiliation Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist Conservative Lord Borwick Conservative Lord Browne of Ladyton Labour Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach Conservative 10 Rotation rule and the length of the current session

Member Party affiliation Baroness Hilton of Eggardon Labour Lord Hollick Labour Lord Kakkar Crossbench Lord Mair Crossbench Baroness Manningham-Buller Crossbench Lord Patel (Chairman) Crossbench Viscount Ridley Conservative Baroness Sheehan Liberal Democrat Baroness Young of Old Scone Labour Baroness Walmsley Liberal Democrat Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Member Party affiliation Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville Liberal Democrat Lord Chartres Crossbench Lord Cunningham of Felling Labour Lord Faulkner of Worcester Labour Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Chairman) Conservative Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope Liberal Democrat Lord Lisvane Crossbench The Earl of Lindsay Conservative Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury Conservative Baroness Watkins of Tavistock Crossbench To be confirmed Labour Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee

Member Party affiliation Lord Fellowes Crossbench Lord Geddes Conservative Baroness Gould of Potternewton Labour Lord McColl of Dulwich Conservative Lord McFall of Alcluith (Chairman) --- Lord Naseby Conservative Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank Liberal Democrat Labour Rotation rule and the length of the current session 11

Statutory Instruments, Joint Committee on (Lords Members)

Member Party affiliation Lord Armstrong of Ilminster Crossbench Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist Conservative Lord Colgrain Conservative Lord Morris of Handsworth Labour Lord Rowe-Beddoe Crossbench Baroness Scott of Needham Market Liberal Democrat Lord Haskel Labour