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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. Generally, at least two members must be former holders of high judicial office.[1] When deliberating on claimed or abeyant peerages, membership of at least three sitting judges is required, who enjoy the same voting and speaking rights as ordinary members.[2][1]

Membership

As of February 2018, the membership of the committee is as follows:[3]

Member Party
Lord McFall of Alcluith (Chair) style="background:Template:Independent/meta/color" | Non-affiliated
Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Earl Cathcart style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Lord Dear style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Lord Eames style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Lord Hope of Craighead style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Lord Irvine of Lairg style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Baroness Jay of Paddington style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord McAvoy style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord Mackay of Clashfern style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Lord Newby style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal Democrat
Baroness Smith of Basildon style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord Stoneham of Droxford style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal Democrat
Lord Taylor of Holbeach style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Viscount Ullswater style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Committee for Privileges - role". UK Parliament.
  2. ^ "Select Committee on Privileges First Report: Appendix 4 (6)". UK Parliament. 2000.
  3. ^ "Committee for Privileges membership". UK Parliament.