division_name: Business of the House (Finance (No. 3) Bill) &#8212; Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)
motion: <p class="italic" pid="b.585.7/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Motion made, and Question put,</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House concurs with the Lords Message of <phrase class="date" code="2011-06-07" pwmotiontext="yes">7 June</phrase>, that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider the draft House of Lords Reform Bill presented to both Houses on <phrase class="date" code="2011-05-17" pwmotiontext="yes">17 May</phrase> (Cm 8077).</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/3" pwmotiontext="yes">That a Select Committee of thirteen Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Cm 8077).</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/4" pwmotiontext="yes">That the Committee should report on the draft Bill by <phrase class="date" code="2012-02-29" pwmotiontext="yes">29 February 2012</phrase>.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/5" pwmotiontext="yes">That the Committee shall have power&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(i) to send for persons, papers and records;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/7" pwmotiontext="yes">(ii) to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(iii) to report from time to time;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/9" pwmotiontext="yes">(iv) to appoint specialist advisers;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/10" pwmotiontext="yes">(v) to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/11" pwmotiontext="yes">That Gavin Barwell, Mr Tom Clarke, Ann Coffey, Bill Esterson, Oliver Heald, Tristram Hunt, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Dr William McCrea, Dr Daniel Poulter, Laura Sandys, John Stevenson, John Thurso and Malcolm Wicks be members of the Committee.<i>&#8212;(Bill Wiggin.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.585.7/12" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.585.7/13" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 140, Noes 7.</p>