9 May 2006
The Prime Minister today announced the re-appointment of the House of Lords Appointments Commission until the end of the year, pending further discussions on House of Lords reform.
The Chairman is Lord (Dennis) Stevenson of Coddenham, the Chairman of 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; and Mrs Felicity Huston, a tax consultant and Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.
In addition, there are also three party-political members who are each nominated by one 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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