Committee for Privileges and Conduct

The Committee for Privileges and Conduct is a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The committee's remit is to make recommendations to the House on complaints of breach of parliamentary privilege.

The committee also considers petitions to claim any peerage. When considering Claims of Peerage, the committee must sit with at least three Lords of Appeal present.

Membership

The committee is presided over by the Chairman of Committees. The current members of the committee areas follows:

• Lord Brabazon of Tara (Chairman)
• Baroness Anelay of St Johns
• Lord Bassam of Brighton
• Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
• Baroness D'Souza
• Lord Eames
• Lord Graham of Edmonton
• Lord Howe of Aberavon
• Lord Irvine of Lairg
• Lord Mackay of Clashfern
• Lord McNally
• Baroness Manningham-Buller
• Lord Scott of Foscote
• Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
• Lord Shutt of Greetland
• Lord Strathclyde

See also

• List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
• Peerage law

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