Procedures Committee, 26 Jun 2007

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Official Report 94KB pdf

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Committee Merger

Agenda item 5 is the proposed merger of the Procedures Committee with the Standards and Public Appointments Committee. Jennifer Smart may want to say something about the background to the proposal in paper PR/S3/07/1/4, which the clerks have produced.

The paper, which includes a copy of a letter from the Parliamentary Bureau, is self-explanatory. It is for members to consider the proposed merger that is outlined in paragraph 8.

Obviously, to facilitate matters, the parties have ensured that the committees have the same membership. Do members have any views on the proposals in the paper?

The idea seems to be perfectly sensible. We support it.

I suggest that we agree to the recommendations in paragraph 11 of the paper.

Members seem to be happy to go with the proposals. Do members agree that, to start the process, I should liaise with the clerks to prepare a draft report for consideration at the committee's next meeting, which will be after the recess?

Members indicated agreement.

Do members agree that the draft report should be considered in private? That is the normal practice.

Members indicated agreement.

I would have gone through the background to the proposal, but members have read the paper, so we can take it as read that they know about it.

There is no other business. I think that we have beaten the record that was set last week by the Standards and Public Appointments Committee—the meeting has lasted only six or seven minutes. I thank everybody and hope that you have an enjoyable recess.

Meeting closed at 14:23.