House of Commons Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons Minutes of Proceedings Session 2003–04 Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 18 November 2004 The Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons The Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons is appointed by the House of Commons to consider how the practices and procedures of the House should be modernised. Current membership Mr Peter Hain MP (Labour, Neath) (Chairman) Ann Coffey MP (Labour, Stockport) Barbara Follett MP (Labour, Stevenage) Mr Oliver Heald MP (Conservative, North East Hertfordshire) Mr David Kidney MP (Labour, Stafford) Martin Linton MP (Labour, Battersea) Mr Patrick McLoughlin MP (Conservative, West Derbyshire) Anne Picking MP (Labour, East Lothian) Mr Peter Pike MP (Labour, Burnley) Joan Ruddock MP (Labour, Lewisham Deptford) Mr Martin Salter MP (Labour, Reading West) Mr Richard Shepherd MP (Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills) Mr Andrew Stunell MP (Liberal Democrat, Hazel Grove) Mr Paul Tyler MP (Liberal Democrat, North Cornwall) Sir Nicholas Winterton MP (Conservative, Macclesfield) The following Members were also members of the Committee during the Parliament. Mr Andrew Mitchell MP (Conservative, Sutton Coldfield) Mr David Cameron MP (Conservative, Witney) Mr Greg Knight MP (Conservative, East Yorkshire) Dr John Reid MP (Labour, Hamilton North & Bellshill) (Chairman) Caroline Flint MP (Labour, Don Valley) Mr Robin Cook MP (Labour, Livingston) (Chairman) Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons MP (Labour, Rochdale) Mr John M. Taylor (Conservative, Solihull) Powers The powers of the Committee are set out in an Appendix to the House of Commons Standing Orders. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk. Publication The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at http://www.parliament.uk/modcom. A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is at the back of this volume. Committee staff The current staff of the Committee are George Cubie and Tom Healey (Clerks), Susan Morrison (Committee Assistant) and Jane Cooper (Secretary). Contacts All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk, Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons, Journal Office, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA . The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 3318; the Committee's email address is modcom@parliament.uk Proceedings of the Committee