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For the New Zealand role, see Chairman of Committees (New Zealand).
The Chairman of Committees is an officer of the House of Lords who presides over the House when it is in committee (i.e., considering a bill at committee stage) both in the Lords Chamber and in Grand Committee, which is when committee stage is taken away from the floor to free up debating time in the main Chamber. The Chairman also chairs various select committees of the House, and has a role in the Administration of the House. Like the Lord Speaker, the Chairman of Committees withdraws from political party membership. The current holder, Lord Brabazon of Tara, resigned the Conservative whip upon taking up his office. The Chairman is assisted by the Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees and several other Deputy Chairman of Committees. The Principal Deputy Chairman is Lord Roper. A panel of other Deputy Chairmen is appointed to assist them. In addition to taking the chair in Committee of the Whole and Grand Committee, members of the panel are appointed from time-to-time to serve with the Chairman of Committees on unopposed bill committees, which scrutinise private bills against which no petitions have been lodged.[1] As of 29 November 2010, the panel of Deputy Chairmen are as follows:
- Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative)
- Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour)
- Lord Brougham and Vaux (Conservative)
- Lord Colwyn (Conservative)
- Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Labour)
- Baroness Fookes (Conservative)
- Lord Geddes (Conservative)
- Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen (Labour)
- Baroness Gould of Potternewton (Labour)
- Baroness Harris of Richmond (Liberal Democrat)
- Lord Haskel (Labour)
- Baroness Hooper (Conservative)
- Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Labour)
- Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
- Baroness Morris of Bolton (Conservative)
- Baroness Pitkeathley (Labour)
- Viscount Simon (Labour)
- Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative)
- Viscount Ullswater (Conservative)
See also
References
- ^ Private Standing Order 121.
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