title: House of Lords Commission
text: # House of Lords Commission
  
  The House of Lords Commission is a select committee of the House of Lords which provides strategic and political direction for the House of Lords Administration. Its remit also includes approving the annual Estimate, overseeing financial support arrangements for peers, and delegate various functions to the Services, Finance, and Audit committees.
  
  The House of Lords Commission replaced the House Committee.
  
  ## Membership
  
  As of April 2023, the membership of the committee is as follows:
  
  | Member | Party |
  | - | - |
  | Lord McFall of Alcluith (Chair) | Lord Speaker |
  | Lord Gardiner of Kimble | Non-affiliated |
  | Lord German | Liberal Democrat |
  | Lord Hill of Oareford | Conservative |
  | Earl of Kinnoull | Crossbench |
  | Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | Labour |
  | Lord Newby | Liberal Democrat |
  | Baroness Smith of Basildon | Labour |
  | Lord True | Conservative |
  | Lord Vaux of Harrowden | Crossbench |
  
  The committee also includes external members who are not peers or members of Parliament, currently Mathew Duncan and Nora Senior.
  
  