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That Ms Diane Abbott and Laura Farris be discharged from the Justice Committee and Janet Daby and Edward Timpson be added.
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That Stuart C McDonald be discharged from the Justice Committee and Chris Stephens be added.
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That Janet Daby be discharged from the Justice Committee and Rachel Hopkins be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection).
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That Paul Maynard be discharged from the Justice Committee and Andy Carter and Dehenna Davison be added.
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