From: O’DONOVAN, Martin
Sent: 19 October 2010 17:00
Subject: UPDATE: VACANCIES AHEAD OF BALLOT NEXT TUESDAY
FAO Labour MPs
As colleagues will be aware we have a number of vacancies to various bodies that we need to fill in the coming days.
As agreed at last night’s PLP meeting the ballots for every vacancy where a ballot is required will take place next Tuesday (26 October) from 10am-5pm in the PLP Office.
We have four different categories of vacancies:
1. Select Committee vacancies
2. Parliamentary Committee vacancies
3. House of Commons Commission vacancy
4. Vacancies to serve on international Bodies (Council of Europe, NATO and OSCE)
In every case the deadline for nominations is next Monday (25 October) at 5pm. The deadline for agreeing proxy votes in 7pm on the same day.
1. Select Committees – expressions of interest
Following the announcement of the new shadow ministerial team we have a number of vacancies on Select Committees. Many thanks to everyone who has already expressed an interest.
We have the following vacancies – please email me with your expressions of interest:
BIS – four vacancies
CLG – two vacancies
Defence – three vacancies
Education – one vacancy
DECC – two vacancies
DEFRA – one vacancy
FCO – one vacancy
Health – one vacancy
DfID – two vacancies
Northern Ireland – one vacancy
Political and Constitutional Reform – two vacancies
Science and Technology – one vacancy
Transport – two vacancies
Welsh Affairs – two vacancies
DWP – three vacancies
Human Rights – one vacancy
Public Accounts – one vacancy
Public Administration – three vacancies
Environmental Audit – one vacancy
Finance and Services – two vacancies
Please note, the membership of all other House Committees remains unchanged, irrespective of frontbench duties. Please contact me or the Whips Office if you have any questions.
2. Parliamentary Committee vacancies
Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10am we open nominations for the SIX vacancies for backbench representatives on the re-established Parliamentary Committee. The Parliamentary Committee will act as a liaison committee between leadership and backbenches. The PLP Standing Orders make clear that “For the purposes of the election of Backbench members of the Parliamentary Committee… all members of the PLP shall be entitled to vote or to be a candidate… other than those holding [Shadow] Ministerial Office or Office as a Whip.”
With this ballot at least two votes must be cast for both women and men. As with other ballots the deadline for nominations is next Monday (25 October) at 5pm. The deadline for agreeing proxy votes in 7pm on the same day.
3. Backbench Labour member of the House of Commons Commission
We have a vacancy for one backbench Labour member on the House of Commons Commission.
As with other ballots the deadline for nominations to be sent through to me is next Monday (25 October) at 5pm. The deadline for agreeing proxy votes in 7pm on the same day.
4. Vacancies to serve on international bodies (Council of Europe, NATO, OSCE)
The PLP needs to elect its delegation to the Council of Europe, NATO and the OSCE. As agreed at Monday’s PLP meeting the ballots for these vacancies will run next Tuesday, along with the other ballots. With each of these three ballots we will ask that 31.5% of votes are cast for both women and men (4 in the case of Council of Europe, 2 in the case of NATO, 1 in the case of the OSCE).
We have 12 vacancies for Labour MPs on the Council of Europe.
We have 5 vacancies for Labour MPs on NATO.
We have 3 vacancies for Labour MPs on the OSCE.
For more information on the Council of Europe please visit http://assembly.coe.int/default.asp
For more information on the NATO parliamentary assembly please visit http://www.nato-pa.int/
For more information on the OSCE parliamentary assembly please visit http://www.oscepa.org/
As with other ballots the deadline for nominations is next Monday (25 October) at 5pm. The deadline for agreeing proxy votes in 7pm on the same day.
Best wishes
Martin O’Donovan
Director of Unit and PLP Secretary
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