PROPOSED SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

EDM number 1845 in 2001-02, proposed by Tony Wright on 31/10/2002.

That this House welcomes the proposal to establish a new select committee covering the work of the Lord Chancellor's Department and associated legal offices; believes that this closes a gap in the scrutiny of government; notes that, while its stated remit is clear, the proposed name unlike that of other departmental select committees is imprecise and ambiguous; believes 'Justice and Constitutional Affairs Committee' could be misleading to members of the public wishing to make representations; and asks the Government to undertake consultation before putting a revised motion to establish such a committee before the House.

This motion has been signed by a total of 48 MPs.