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Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Chairman of Committees is an officer of the House of Lords whose main role is to preside over the House when it is in committee (i.e., considering a bill at committee stage), either in the Lords Chamber or in Grand Committee, which is when committee stage is taken away from the floor to free up debating time in the main Chamber. The Chairman also chairs various select committees of the House, and has a role in the Administration of the House. Like the Lord Speaker, the Chairman of Committees withdraws from political party membership. The current incumbent, Lord Laming, was appointed on 7 September 2015 following the resignation of Lord Sewel due to a scandal. Prior to his appoitment Lord Laming had been serving as Convenor of the Crossbench peers. The Chairman is assisted by the Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees and a panel of Deputy Chairmen of Committees. The Principal Deputy Chairman is Lord Boswell of Aynho. In addition to taking the chair in Committee of the Whole House and Grand Committee, Deputy Chairmen are appointed from time-to-time to serve with the Chairman of Committees on unopposed bill committees, which scrutinise private bills against which no petitions have been lodged. Deputy Chairmen are, by practice, Deputy Speakers.As of 14 February 2013, the panel of Deputy Chairmen were: Baroness Andrews (Labour) Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) Lord Bates (Conservative) Lord Bichard (Crossbench) Lord Brougham and Vaux (Conservative) Lord Colwyn (Conservative) Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Labour) Baroness Fookes (Conservative) Lord Geddes (Conservative) Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen (Labour) Baroness Harris of Richmond (Liberal Democrat) Lord Haskel (Labour) Baroness Hooper (Conservative) Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Labour) Baroness Morris of Bolton (Conservative) Baroness Pitkeathley (Labour) Viscount Simon (Labour) Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative) Viscount Ullswater (Conservative)↑ ↑ ↑"@en }

• Chairman_of_Committees_(House_of_Lords) abstract "The Chairman of Committees is an officer of the House of Lords whose main role is to preside over the House when it is in committee (i.e., considering a bill at committee stage), either in the Lords Chamber or in Grand Committee, which is when committee stage is taken away from the floor to free up debating time in the main Chamber. The Chairman also chairs various select committees of the House, and has a role in the Administration of the House. Like the Lord Speaker, the Chairman of Committees withdraws from political party membership. The current incumbent, Lord Laming, was appointed on 7 September 2015 following the resignation of Lord Sewel due to a scandal. Prior to his appoitment Lord Laming had been serving as Convenor of the Crossbench peers. The Chairman is assisted by the Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees and a panel of Deputy Chairmen of Committees. The Principal Deputy Chairman is Lord Boswell of Aynho. In addition to taking the chair in Committee of the Whole House and Grand Committee, Deputy Chairmen are appointed from time-to-time to serve with the Chairman of Committees on unopposed bill committees, which scrutinise private bills against which no petitions have been lodged. Deputy Chairmen are, by practice, Deputy Speakers.As of 14 February 2013, the panel of Deputy Chairmen were: Baroness Andrews (Labour) Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) Lord Bates (Conservative) Lord Bichard (Crossbench) Lord Brougham and Vaux (Conservative) Lord Colwyn (Conservative) Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Labour) Baroness Fookes (Conservative) Lord Geddes (Conservative) Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen (Labour) Baroness Harris of Richmond (Liberal Democrat) Lord Haskel (Labour) Baroness Hooper (Conservative) Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Labour) Baroness Morris of Bolton (Conservative) Baroness Pitkeathley (Labour) Viscount Simon (Labour) Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative) Viscount Ullswater (Conservative)↑ ↑ ↑".