HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

Domestic committees
Administration and Works Committee
11.64 This committee is appointed to consider administrative services,
security, works and accommodation, including works relating to security,
within the strategic framework and financial limits approved by the House
Committee. It decides on requests to make television programmes about
the House. The chairman is the Chairman of Committees.
House Committee
11.65 This committee is appointed to set the policy framework for the
administration of the House and to provide non-executive guidance to
the Management Board; to approve the House’s strategic, business and
financial plans; to agree the annual Estimates and Supplementary
Estimates; to supervise the arrangements relating to Members’ expenses;
and to approve the House of Lords Annual Report. 1 The Lord Speaker
chairs the committee. The Chairman of Committees is a member, and
speaks for the committee in the House when presenting its reports and
answering questions on administrative matters. 2
Information Committee
11.66 This committee is appointed to consider information and
communications services, including the Library and the Parliamentary
Archives, within the strategic framework and financial limits approved by
the House Committee. The chairman is nominated by the Committee of
Selection.
Liaison Committee
11.67 This committee advises the House on the resources required for
committee work and on allocation of resources between committees. It
reviews the committee work of the House; it considers requests for ad
hoc committees for particular inquiries; it seeks to ensure effective coordination
between the two Houses; and it considers the availability of
members of the House to serve on committees. The committee consists
1 House Committee 1st Rpt 2007–08.
2 Report of the Select Committee on the Speakership of the House of Lords, HL Paper 92
2005–06.
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