Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Lord Sewel Excerpts

Tuesday 29th May 2012 Lords Chamber

Moved By

[The Chairman of Committees]

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider Her Majesty’s Government’s assistance and promotion of the export of products and services by small and medium-sized enterprises, and to make recommendations, and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

B Cohen of Pimlico, L Cope of Berkeley (Chairman), B Drake, L Empey, L Grade of Yarmouth, L Haskel, L Haskins, B Kramer, L Mawson, L Mitchell, L Popat, L Storey;

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the European Union;

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

That the Committee do report by 28 February 2013;

That the Report of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House.

Motion agreed.