Modernisation of the House of Commons,—Ordered, That a Select Committee of fifteen Members be appointed to consider how the practices and procedures of the House should be modernised, and to make recommendations thereon;

That the Committee shall seek to make a first report to the House before the summer adjournment with its initial conclusions on ways in which the procedure for examining legislative proposals could be improved;

That five be the Quorum of the Committee;

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House; to report from time to time; and to appoint specialist advisers;

That Mr Joe Ashton, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mr Huw Edwards, Sir Peter Emery, Mr Alastair Goodlad, Mr Mike Hall, Helen Jackson, Mr Peter L Pike, Mr Clive Soley, Rachel Squire, Dr Phyllis Starkey, Mr Andrew Stunell, Mrs Ann Taylor, Mr Paul Tyler and Mr Nicholas Winterton be members of the Committee;

That this Order be a Standing Order of the House until the end of the present Parliament.

  Mrs Ann Taylor was elected to the Chair.

  Mr Alastair Goodlad discharged; Mrs Gillian Shephard added.

  Sir Patrick Cormack discharged; Mr Richard Shepherd added.

  Mr Huw Edwards discharged; Mr David Drew added.

Mr Joe Ashton discharged; Mr Stephen Twigg added.

  Mrs Gillian Shephard discharged; Sir George Young added.

  Mrs Ann Taylor discharged; Margaret Beckett added.

  Margaret Beckett was elected to the Chair.

  Mr Mike Hall discharged; Mr Ivor Caplin added.

  Rachel Squire discharged; Mr Gordon Prentice added.

Dr Phyllis Starkey discharged; Lorna Fitzsimons added.