UK Engagement with Space Committee

Membership Motions

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Built Environment

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Cameron of Dillington, Lord Gascoigne, Lord Porter of Spalding and Viscount Younger of Leckie be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Baroness Eaton, Lord Greenhalgh, Lord Mair and Lord Moylan; and that Lord Gascoigne be appointed Chair of the Select Committee.

Commission

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Baroness Pitkeathley be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall.

Communications and Digital

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Viscount Colville of Culross, Baroness Fleet, Lord Holmes of Richmond, Baroness Keeley, Lord Mitchell and Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Hall of Birkenhead, Baroness Harding of Winscombe, Lord Kamall, Baroness Primarolo, Baroness Stowell of Beeston and Lord Young of Norwood Green; and that Baroness Keeley be appointed Chair of the Select Committee.

Conduct

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the Earl of Devon, Baroness Grender and Baroness Stowell of Beeston be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Garnier, Baroness Kidron and Lord Scriven; and that, with effect from Thursday 20 March, Lord Etherton be appointed Chair of the Select Committee in place of Baroness Manningham-Buller.

Constitution

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Bellamy, Lord Griffiths of Burry Port, Baroness Hamwee, Baroness Laing of Elderslie, Lord Murphy of Torfaen and Lord Waldegrave of North Hill be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Baroness Drake, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Baroness Finn, Baroness Goldie, Lord Keen of Elie and Lord Thomas of Gresford; and that Lord Strathclyde be appointed Chair of the Select Committee.

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Viscount Goschen, Lord Hall of Birkenhead, Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath and Lord Rowlands be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Carlile of Berriew, Lord Cunningham of Felling, Lord McLoughlin and Lord Rooker; and that Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath be appointed Chair of the Select Committee.

Deputy Chairmen

That Baroness Wilcox of Newport be appointed to the panel of members to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees for this session.

Economic Affairs

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Agnew of Oulton, Lord Liddle, Lord Petitgas and Lord Wood of Anfield be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Bridges of Headley, Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach, Lord Layard and Lord Rooker; and that Lord Wood of Anfield be appointed Chair of the Select Committee.

Environment and Climate Change

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Ashcombe, Lord Krebs, Lord Layard, Lord Lennie, Lord Mancroft and Lord Rooker be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Baroness Bakewell, Baroness Bray of Coln, Lord Frost, Lord Giddens, Lord Grantchester and Lord Ravensdale.

European Affairs

That the orders of reference for the European Affairs Committee agreed by the House on 29 July 2024 be substituted with the following orders of reference, in light of the establishment of the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee: “To consider matters relating to the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union and the European Economic Area, including the implementation and governance structures of any agreements between the United Kingdom and the European Union save for the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework; to consider all European Union documents (except matters falling within the scope of the Protocol/Windsor Framework) deposited in the House by a minister; and to support the House as appropriate in interparliamentary cooperation with the European Parliament and the Member States of the European Union.”

European Affairs

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Frost, Baroness Suttie, Lord Whitty and Baroness Winterton of Doncaster be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Adonis, Baroness Blackstone, Baroness Lawlor and Baroness Scott of Needham Market.

Finance

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall be appointed a member of the Select Committee.

Industry and Regulators

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Baroness Drake, Baroness Harding of Winscombe, Lord Teverson, Lord Udny-Lister and Baroness Valentine be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Agnew of Oulton, Lord Altrincham, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Cromwell.

International Agreements

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Baroness Lawlor, Lord McDonald of Salford, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara and Baroness Verma be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Etherton, Lord Grimstone of Boscobel, Baroness Kingsmill and Lord Udny-Lister.

International Relations and Defence

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Baroness Blackstone and Lord Darroch of Kew be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Robertson of Port Ellen and Lord Wood of Anfield.

Justice and Home Affairs

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Baroness Bertin be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Lord McInnes of Kilwinning and Lord Sandhurst.

Liaison

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Baroness Fookes, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon and Lord Smith of Hindhead be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Bach, Lord Blencathra and Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

National Security Strategy

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Boateng, Lord Hutton of Furness, Baroness Kidron, Lord Sedwill and Lord Watts be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Butler of Brockwell, Baroness Crawley, Lord Dannatt, Lord Snape and Viscount Stansgate.

Northern Ireland Scrutiny

That a committee be appointed to consider matters related to the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework, including scrutiny of: (i) EU legislation falling within the scope of the Protocol/Windsor Framework; (ii) relevant domestic UK legislation and policy; (iii) the Northern Ireland-related work of the governance bodies established under the UK–EU Withdrawal Agreement and the Windsor Framework; (iv) the work of the bodies established by the UK Government to oversee and implement the Protocol/Windsor Framework; (v) the Protocol/Windsor Framework’s political and socio-economic impact on Northern Ireland; and (vi) its impact on UK-Irish bilateral relations; as well as conducting interparliamentary dialogue, including with the Northern Ireland Assembly and its Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee, and the Irish Oireachtas; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Carlile of Berriew, L. (Chair), Dodds of Duncairn, L., Empey, L., Foster of Aghadrumsee, B., Goudie, B., Hain, L., Lexden, L., McInnes of Kilwinning, L., O’Loan, B., Ritchie of Downpatrick, B., Thomas of Gresford, L., Willis of Knaresborough, L.

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

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the reports of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

That the evidence taken by the Windsor Framework Sub-Committee in the last Parliament be referred to the Committee;

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

Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

That Lord Mair be appointed to the Board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), in place of Baroness Brown of Cambridge.

Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission

That Lord Gardiner of Kimble and Lord Macpherson of Earl’s Court be appointed as members of the Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission.

Procedure and Privileges

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Goddard of Stockport, Viscount Goschen, Lord Jones, Lord Mancroft and Baroness Morgan of Drefelin be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Baroness Humphreys, Baroness Pitkeathley, Baroness Sanderson of Welton, Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury and Baroness Taylor of Bolton; and that Lord Bradley be appointed an alternate member of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Collins of Highbury and Lord Goddard of Stockport.

Public Services

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Bradley, Baroness Cass, Baroness Coffey, Baroness Pidgeon and Baroness Wyld be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Bach, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, Lord Porter of Spalding, Baroness Stedman-Scott and Lord Willis of Knaresborough.

Science and Technology

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Mair, Lord Ranger of Northwood, Lord Stern of Brentford and Baroness Walmsley be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Lord Rees of Ludlow, Lord Strasburger and Lord Wei; and that Lord Mair be appointed Chair of the Select Committee.

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Bethell, Lord Kempsell, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard and Lord Watson of Invergowrie be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord De Mauley, Lord Hunt of Wirral, Lord Powell of Bayswater and Lord Rowlands; and that Lord Watson of Invergowrie be appointed Chair of the Select Committee.

Selection

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Jones.

Services

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord McLoughlin and Baroness Wilcox of Newport be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Howard of Rising and Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall; and that Lord McLoughlin be appointed Chair of the Select Committee.

Statutory Instruments

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, Lord Brady of Altrincham and Lord Kakkar be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Beith, Lord Chartres and Lord Haselhurst.

Autism Act 2009

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider the Autism Act 2009, and to make recommendations; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Addington, L., Browning, B., Crisp, L., Elliott of Mickle Fell, L., Goudie, B., Hodgson of Abinger, B., Hope of Craighead, L., Pitkeathley, B., Ritchie of Downpatrick, B., Rock, B. (Chair), Scriven, L., Wigley, L.

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

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee do report by 30 November 2025;

That the report of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House; and

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

Home-based Working

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider the effects and future development of home-based working in the UK, and to make recommendations; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Farmer, L., Fink, L., Featherstone, B., Freeman of Steventon, B., Fuller, L., Manzoor, B., Monks, L., Nye, B., Parker of Minsmere, L., Scott of Needham Market, B. (Chair), Stevenson of Balmacara, L., Watkins of Tavistock, B.

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

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee do report by 30 November 2025;

That the report of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House; and

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

Social Mobility Policy

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider how educational and work opportunities could be better integrated to improve social mobility in the UK, and to make recommendations; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Blower, B., Evans of Rainow, L., Garden of Frognal, B., Hampton, L., Harlech, L., Hussein-Ece, B., Johnson of Marylebone, L., Lincoln, Bp., Manningham-Buller, B. (Chair), Ravensdale, L., Ramsey of Wall Heath, B., Shephard of Northwold, B., Watts, L.

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

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee do report by 30 November 2025;

That the report of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House; and

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

UK Engagement with Space

That a Select Committee be appointed to consider UK policies relating to space, and both the opportunities and challenges related to the UK’s engagement with space, and to make recommendations; and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

Ashton of Upholland, B. (Chair), Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B., Booth-Smith, L., Clement-Jones, L., Cromwell, L., Donaghy, B., Mobarik, B., Shamash, L., Stansgate, V., Stowell of Beeston, B., Tarassenko, L., Vaizey of Didcot, L.

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

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to meet outside Westminster;

That the Committee do report by 30 November 2025;

That the report of the Committee be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House; and

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

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.