UK Engagement with Space Committee

Lord Gardiner of Kimble Excerpts

Thursday 30th January 2025 Lords Chamber

Moved by

[The Senior Deputy Speaker]

Built Environment

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That the evidence taken by the Committee be published, if the Committee so wishes.

[The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble)]

My Lords, these 32 Motions give effect to the rotation rule, which is applied each January, following the recent meeting of the Committee of Selection to secure a regular turnover of Select Committee memberships and to establish the membership of the 2025 special inquiry committees. There are also Motions to appoint members to the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee, following the decision of the House to establish such a committee, and to amend the terms of reference of the European Affairs Committee to reflect the establishment of this new committee.

The Committee of Selection has considered that it was in the best interests of the House that the current chair of the Conduct Committee, the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, lead the debate on the most recent report of the committee, which reviews and makes recommendations for changes to the Code of Conduct. It is therefore proposed that she remain on the committee until the debate has been held, which will be no later than Thursday 20 March, at which point the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, will join the committee as the new chair.

I take this opportunity to thank the noble Lords who are rotating off committees for their committed service, and to welcome those noble Lords who will join the hard-working committees of the House. I beg to move.

Motions agreed.