Committee for Privileges and Conduct
The Committee for Privileges and Conduct is a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The committee considers issues relating to the privileges of the House of Lords and its members, as well as having oversight for its members' conduct. The Committee for Privileges and Conduct is made up of sixteen members of the House, two of which must be former holders of high judicial office.
Membership
The committee is presided over by the Chairman of Committees. As of 16 May 2013, the members of the committee are as follows:
- Lord Sewel (Chairman)
- Lord Bassam of Brighton
- Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
- Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood
- Lord Eames
- Lord Hope of Craighead
- Lord Irvine of Lairg
- Lord Lamming
- Lord Mackay of Clashfern
- Lord Newby
- Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
- Baroness Scotland of Asthal
- Baroness Stowell of Beeston
- Lord Taylor of Holbeach
- Viscount Ullswater
- Lord Wallace of Tankerness