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Liaison Committee (Lords)

The Liaison Committee advises the House on the resources required for select committee work and allocate resources between select committees; reviews the select committee work of the House; considers requests for Special Inquiry Committees and reports to the House with recommendations to ensure effective co-ordination between the two Houses and to consider the availability of members to serve on committees

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Many sessions are open to the public and shown live on Parliament’s site.

Who is on it

MemberPartyRole
The Lord Ponsonby of ShulbredeNon-affiliatedChair
The Baroness Alexander of Cleveden FRSELabourMember
The Baroness Fookes DBEConservativeMember
The Baroness Gill CBELabourMember
The Earl of KinnoullCrossbenchMember
The Lord Collins of HighburyLabourMember
The Lord HamptonCrossbenchMember
The Lord Smith of Hindhead CBEConservativeMember
The Lord Storey CBELiberal DemocratMember
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Garden of FrognalLiberal DemocratMember
The Rt Hon. the Earl Howe GBEConservativeMember

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Source: Committees API · Updated 4 Oct 2026