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The Joint Committee on the Draft Parliamentary Buildings Bill is a joint select committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The committee was established in 2018 with a remit to consider the Draft Parliamentary Buildings Bill. They are due to report on 28 March 2019.
As of 17 March 2019, the members of the committee are as follows:
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rt. Hon. Dame Caroline Spelman PC DBE MP (Chair) | Conservative | Meriden | |
| Rt. Hon. Baron Blunkett PC | Labour | N/A | |
| Rt. Hon. Baron Brabazon of Tara PC DL | Conservative | N/A | |
| Baroness Byford DBE DL | Conservative | N/A | |
| Neil Gray MP | SNP | Airdrie and Shotts | |
| Meg Hillier MP | Labour | Hackney South and Shoreditch | |
| Rt. Hon. David Jones MP | Conservative | Clwyd West | |
| Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Leigh MP | Conservative | Gainsborough | |
| Rt. Hon. Baroness Prashar CBE PC | Crossbench | N/A | |
| Rt. Hon. Baron Stunell OBE PC | Liberal Democrats | N/A | |
| Rt. Hon. Mark Tami PC MP | Labour | Alyn and Deeside | |
| Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe | Labour | N/A | |
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