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    "content": "extent and in what manner can a parliamentary party enforce party discipline by de- whipping Members from committees of the House? Hon. Members, in the Third Edition of Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand, David McGee writes that permanent changes in replacing Members on select committees may be made by the House itself but, more commonly, they are made by the Business Committee. However, while the Business Committee formally appoints Members to committees, it is normally concerned with the party proportions rather than the individual Members proposed to serve on each committee, which is regarded as a matter for each party to determine according to its internal arrangements. Until 1972, replacing Members on select committees could only be effected by the House on a Motion with notice. The practice in New Zealand has since changed and making changes to committees is a largely administrative matter dealt with off the Floor of the House and formally effected by the Business Committee without question. The only instance where the Business Committee exercises its own judgment on a proposal, is where a party proposes to vary its proportions to a committee by replacing its Member with a Member of another party. In our context, the mandate of considering these proportions and proposing appointments is vested in the Committee on Selection. Hon. Members, in the House of Commons of the UK, the general rule is that a Member has to be notified before appointment to or discharged from a committee. Indeed, in the UK Standing Order NO.121 states--- Hon. Members I would like to pause and allow Members to come in."
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