Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills

The Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills (commonly known as Consolidation Bills Committee) is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Committee was first established in 1894 with a remit to consider consolidation bills.^[1][2] The Committee, which also considers Statute Law Revision Bills and bills prepared by the Law Commission or Scottish Law Commission to repeal outdated laws,^[3] is made up of 12 members of each House. Bills considered by the Committee originate in the Lords and are referred to it after second reading. After the Committee reports, the remaining stages in both Houses proceed formally (i.e., without debate).^[4]

Membership

As of May 2022, the members of the committee are as follows:^[5]

House of Commons					House of Lords
MP	Party		Constituency		Peer	Party
Duncan Baker		Conservative	North Norfolk		Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (Chair)		Crossbench
Simon Baynes		Conservative	Clwyd South		Baroness Andrews		Labour
Richard Burgon		Labour	Leeds East		Viscount Bridgeman		Conservative
Elliot Colburn		Conservative	Carshalton and Wallington		Baroness D'Souza		Crossbench
Maria Eagle		Labour	Garston and Halewood		Lord Eames		Crossbench
Simon Jupp		Conservative	East Devon		Viscount Eccles		Conservative
Christina Rees		Labour	Neath		Viscount Hanworth		Labour
Andy Slaughter		Labour	Hammersmith		Baroness Mallalieu		Labour
Jane Stevenson		Conservative	Wolverhampton North East		Lord Razzall		Liberal Democrat
Julian Sturdy		Conservative	York Outer		Lord Rowlands		Labour
Owen Thompson		Scottish National	Midlothian		Baroness Seccombe		Conservative
Suzanne Webb		Conservative	Stourbridge		Baroness Thomas of Winchester		Liberal Democrat

See also

• Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom