I have today appointed a Leader’s Group, chaired by Baroness Shephard of Northwold, to consider governance arrangements in the House of Lords. Baroness Doocey, Lord Kirkham, Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall, Baroness Taylor of Bolton and Lord Turnbull have agreed to serve on the group.
The group will consider how to ensure that domestic committee decision-making in the House of Lords is effective, transparent and accountable. In particular, it will examine domestic committee decision-making structures, including which decisions go to which committee, or are referred between committees, and which decisions are remitted to the House; and consider what arrangements are necessary to uphold the interests of the House of Lords as an equal partner when making decisions alongside, or sharing services with, the House of Commons.
I expect that the group will report by the Christmas recess.
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