Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills

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The Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills (commonly known as Consolidation Bills Committee) is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Committee was first established in 1894 with a remit to consider consolidation bills. [1] [2] The Committee, which also considers Statute Law Revision Bills and bills prepared by the Law Commission or Scottish Law Commission to repeal outdated laws, [3] is made up of 12 members of each House.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). [4]

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Membership

As of May 2022, the members of the committee are as follows: [5]

House of Commons     House of Lords
MPPartyConstituencyPeerParty
Duncan Baker Conservative North Norfolk Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (Chair) Crossbench
Simon Baynes Conservative Clwyd South Baroness Andrews Labour
Richard Burgon Labour Leeds East Viscount Bridgeman Conservative
Elliot Colburn Conservative Carshalton and Wallington Baroness D'Souza Crossbench
Maria Eagle Labour Garston and Halewood Lord Eames Crossbench
Simon Jupp Conservative East Devon Viscount Eccles Conservative
Christina Rees Labour Neath Viscount Hanworth Labour
Andy Slaughter Labour Hammersmith Baroness Mallalieu Labour
Jane Stevenson Conservative Wolverhampton North East   Lord Razzall Liberal Democrat
Julian Sturdy Conservative York Outer Lord Rowlands Labour
Owen Thompson  Scottish National  Midlothian Baroness Seccombe Conservative
Suzanne Webb Conservative Stourbridge Baroness Thomas of Winchester Liberal Democrat

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References

  1. Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills Archived 2007-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Joint Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. See Statute Law (Repeals) Act
  4. Factsheet: Parliamentary Stages of a Government Bill, p. 8.
  5. "Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) - Membership". UK Parliament.