Finance Committee (House of Lords)

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The Finance Committee is a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It supports the House of Lords Commission on considering the expenditure on services based on the Estimate for the House of Lords. [1]

As of July 2024, the members of the committee are as follows: [2]

MemberParty
Lord Morse (Chair)Crossbench
Baroness Blake of Leeds Labour
Baroness Buscombe Conservative
Earl of Courtown Conservative
Baroness Goudie Labour
Lord Reay Conservative
Lord Redesdale Liberal Democrat
Lord Stoneham of Droxford Liberal Democrat
Lord Young of Old Windsor Crossbench

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References

  1. "Finance Committee (Lords)". UK Parliament.
  2. "Finance Committee – membership". UK Parliament.