17 July 2003
The Prime Minister today announced the re-appointment of the House of Lords Appointments Commission, which the Government set up as part of its programme for reform of the House of Lords.
He has also written to the Chairman of the Commission confirming its remit: to find people of distinction who would bring authority and expertise to the House of Lords and to vet all recommendations to the Lords.
The Commission’s membership is unchanged. The Chairman is Lord (Dennis) Stevenson of Coddenham, the Chairman of Pearson plc and HBOS plc and a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords.
The independent members are Mrs Angela Sarkis CBE, an independent management consultant and Governor of the BBC; Dame Deirdre Hine DBE, Chairman of the Commission for Health Improvement; and Mrs Felicity Huston, a tax consultant.
In addition, the Commission contains a member nominated by each of the three main political parties. The Labour Party member is the Right Honourable the Baroness (Brenda) Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde. The Conservative Party member is the Right Honourable the Lord (Douglas) Hurd of Westwell. The Liberal Democrat member is Lord (Navnit) Dholakia.
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