Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills
The Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills is a joint select committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Committee was first established in 1894 with a remit to consider consolidation bills.[1] The Committee, which also considers Statute Law Revision Bills and bills prepared by the Law Commission or Scottish Law Commission to repeal outdated laws,[2] is made up of 12 of each House. Bills considered by the Committee originate in the Lords and are referred to it after second reading. After the Committee reports, the remaining stages in both Houses proceed formally (i.e., without debate).[3]
Membership
As of 16 May 2012, the members of the committee are as follows:
- Chair: Lord Carswell (Crossbench)
- Lord Campbell of Alloway (Conservative)
- Lord Christopher (Labour)
- Earl of Dundee (Conservative)
- Lord Eames (Crossbench)
- Lord Janner of Braunstone (Labour)
- Baroness Mallalieu (Labour)
- Lord Methuen (Liberal Democrat)
- Lord Razzall (Liberal Democrat)
- Lord Swinfen (Conservative)
- Lord Tombs (Crossbench)
- Robert Buckland (Conservative)
- Martin Caton (Labour)
- Jenny Chapman (Labour)
- Damian Collins (Conservative)
- Jim Dobbin (Labour Co-op)
- Stephen Dorrell (Conservative)
- Charlie Elphicke (Conservative)
- Paul Farrelly (Labour)
- Yvonne Fovargue (Labour)
- Jesse Norman (Conservative)
- Sir Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat)
- Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)