Committee for Privileges

Committee for Privileges

The Committee for Privileges is a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The committee's remit is to make recommendations to the House on complaints of breach of parliamentary privilege.

The committee also considers petitions to claim any peerage. When considering Claims of Peerage, the committee must sit with at least three Lords of Appeal present.

Membership

The committee is presided over by the Chairman of Committees. The current members of the committee are:
*Lord Brabazon of Tara (Chairman)
*Baroness Amos
*Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
*Lord Cope of Berkeley
*Lord Eames
*Lord Graham of Edmonton
*Lord Grocott
*Lord Howe of Aberavon
*Lord MacKay of Clashfern
*Lord Marsh
*Lord Shutt of Greetland
*Lord Strabolgi
*Lord Strathclyde
*Lord Williamson of Horton
*Lord WoolfAs well as any four Lords of Appeal.

ee also

*List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
*Peerage law


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