Committee for Privileges and Conduct
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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.
Composition
The committee is presided over by the Chairman of Committees and consists of sixteen peers. Two members must be former holders of high judicial office.[1]
Current membership
As of the dissolution of Parliament on 30 March 2015, all committees of both the House of Lords and House of Commons ceased to function. New appointments will not be made until following the 2015 General Election.[2]
The members during the 2014-2015 session of Parliament were:[2]
- 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
See also
References
- ^ "Committee for Privileges - role". UK Parliament. n.d. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Privileges and Conduct (Committee for) - membership". UK Parliament. n.d. Retrieved 23 April 2015.