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<p>The Committee of Selection considers nominations for memberships of select committees,
including hybrid bill committees, and makes recommendations to the House. Nominations
are submitted by the usual channels and the choice of nominations is up to each party
or group.</p><p>Hybrid bill committees are unlike other select committees in that
they perform a quasi-judicial function. There is an expectation that the choice of
nominations will consider the importance of ensuring that the committee is perceived
as enabling parties to the proceedings to receive a fair adjudication. In addition,
Private Business Standing Order 96 provides that a member with an interest in the
outcome of a private bill may not serve on the committee on the bill. This is set
out in the footnote on page 11 of the <em>Guide to the Code of Conduct</em> (Twelfth
Edition: June 2022). Private Business Standing Orders apply to the private bill procedure
element of hybrid bills. The usual channels and the Committee of Selection are cognisant
of the requirement under Standing Order 96 when formulating nominations and recommending
final nominations to the House respectively.</p><p>The decision on the membership
of a select committee on a hybrid bill rests ultimately with the House, which is invited
to agree to the proposed membership by way of an appointment motion. There are no
plans to change the way in which members of select committees on hybrid bills are
appointed.</p>
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