This article needs to be updated.(June 2020) |
The parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom are committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Each consists of a small number of Members of Parliament from the House of Commons, or peers from the House of Lords, or a mix of both, appointed to deal with particular areas or issues; most are made up of members of the Commons. The majority of parliamentary committees are select committees. The remit of these committees vary depending on whether they are committees of the House of Commons or the House of Lords.
Select committees in the Commons are designed to oversee the work of departments and agencies, examine topical issues affecting the country or individual regions or nations, and review and advise on the procedures, workings and rules of the House.
Committee | Chair | Responsibility | ||
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Name | Since | |||
Environmental Audit Select Committee | Philip Dunne | 2020 | Examines the contribution of government policies to environmental protection and sustainable development | |
European Scrutiny Committee | Bill Cash | 2010 | Examines key EU documents, as well as deciding which documents should be debated on the floor of the Commons | |
Liaison Committee | Bernard Jenkin | 2020 | Examines the work of select committees in general, as well as hearing annual evidence from the Prime Minister | |
Public Accounts Select Committee | Meg Hillier | 2015 | Examines government and parliamentary expenditure to ensure honesty and fairness | |
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee | Jackie Doyle-Price | 2024 | Examines the work and administration of the Civil Service, as well as reports from the Parliamentary Ombudsman | |
Arms Export Controls Committee | Mark Garnier | 2020 | Composed of members of the Business, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development committees, examines exports of arms from the UK | |
Regulatory Reform Committee | Stephen McPartland | 2017 | Examines draft legislative reform orders as proposed under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, as well as regulation in general | |
Select Committee on Statutory Instruments | Jessica Morden | 2017 | Examines all statutory instruments laid before the Commons | |
Women and Equalities Committee | Caroline Nokes | 2020 | Examines the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office | |
Petitions | Cat Smith | 2023 | Oversees petitions submitted to Parliament |
Committee | Chair | Responsibility | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Since | |||
Administration Committee | Charles Walker | 2020 | Examines the services offered to members of the Commons, as well as services offered to the public | |
Backbench Business Committee | Ian Mearns | 2015 | Determines business to be debated at certain times set aside for backbenchers | |
Finance Committee | Sharon Hodgson | 2023 | Examines the budget and expenditure of the House of Commons, including the administration budget | |
Committee on Standards | Harriet Harman | 2023 | Oversees Parliamentary standards and members' interests and conduct | |
Committee of Privileges | 2022 | Considers specific matters relating to privileges referred to it by the House | ||
Procedure Committee | Karen Bradley | 2020 | Examines the practice and procedures of the Commons in dealing with public business | |
Committee of Selection | Bill Wiggin | 2017 | Recommends the appointment of members to parliamentary committees |
The House of Lords appoint Sessional select committees to examine and explore general issues such as the constitution or the economy; the European Union Committee scrutinises EU action via its sub-committees; each session Special Inquiry committees are appointed to examine specific issues.
Joint Committees are committees formed to examine a particular issue, whose membership is from both the Commons and the Lords.
Occasionally, committees will be discharged. This occurs when existing committees are no longer required or have their responsibilities transferred to a different committee, effectively rendering the original committee void. It is more common, however, for committees to be discharged as a result of the abolition of government departments, for example the abolition of the Department of Education and Skills in June 2007 resulted in the abolition of the Education and Skills Select Committee shortly afterwards. [2]
All five domestic committees were abolished in 2005 and replaced by a single committee – the Administration Committee.
The House of Commons set up eight regional select committees in November 2008, whose members were first appointed on 3 March 2009. The committees were formed of five Labour members, as opposed to the nine members from various parties as was agreed in the original motion, due to the refusal of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to nominate any members as a sign of their opposition to setting up the committees. [5] The resolution that formed the committees expired at the end of the 2005/10 Parliament. The succeeding coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats chose not to renew it. [6]
This article needs to be updated.(June 2020) |
The parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom are committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Each consists of a small number of Members of Parliament from the House of Commons, or peers from the House of Lords, or a mix of both, appointed to deal with particular areas or issues; most are made up of members of the Commons. The majority of parliamentary committees are select committees. The remit of these committees vary depending on whether they are committees of the House of Commons or the House of Lords.
Select committees in the Commons are designed to oversee the work of departments and agencies, examine topical issues affecting the country or individual regions or nations, and review and advise on the procedures, workings and rules of the House.
Committee | Chair | Responsibility | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Since | |||
Environmental Audit Select Committee | Philip Dunne | 2020 | Examines the contribution of government policies to environmental protection and sustainable development | |
European Scrutiny Committee | Bill Cash | 2010 | Examines key EU documents, as well as deciding which documents should be debated on the floor of the Commons | |
Liaison Committee | Bernard Jenkin | 2020 | Examines the work of select committees in general, as well as hearing annual evidence from the Prime Minister | |
Public Accounts Select Committee | Meg Hillier | 2015 | Examines government and parliamentary expenditure to ensure honesty and fairness | |
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee | Jackie Doyle-Price | 2024 | Examines the work and administration of the Civil Service, as well as reports from the Parliamentary Ombudsman | |
Arms Export Controls Committee | Mark Garnier | 2020 | Composed of members of the Business, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development committees, examines exports of arms from the UK | |
Regulatory Reform Committee | Stephen McPartland | 2017 | Examines draft legislative reform orders as proposed under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, as well as regulation in general | |
Select Committee on Statutory Instruments | Jessica Morden | 2017 | Examines all statutory instruments laid before the Commons | |
Women and Equalities Committee | Caroline Nokes | 2020 | Examines the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office | |
Petitions | Cat Smith | 2023 | Oversees petitions submitted to Parliament |
Committee | Chair | Responsibility | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Since | |||
Administration Committee | Charles Walker | 2020 | Examines the services offered to members of the Commons, as well as services offered to the public | |
Backbench Business Committee | Ian Mearns | 2015 | Determines business to be debated at certain times set aside for backbenchers | |
Finance Committee | Sharon Hodgson | 2023 | Examines the budget and expenditure of the House of Commons, including the administration budget | |
Committee on Standards | Harriet Harman | 2023 | Oversees Parliamentary standards and members' interests and conduct | |
Committee of Privileges | 2022 | Considers specific matters relating to privileges referred to it by the House | ||
Procedure Committee | Karen Bradley | 2020 | Examines the practice and procedures of the Commons in dealing with public business | |
Committee of Selection | Bill Wiggin | 2017 | Recommends the appointment of members to parliamentary committees |
The House of Lords appoint Sessional select committees to examine and explore general issues such as the constitution or the economy; the European Union Committee scrutinises EU action via its sub-committees; each session Special Inquiry committees are appointed to examine specific issues.
Joint Committees are committees formed to examine a particular issue, whose membership is from both the Commons and the Lords.
Occasionally, committees will be discharged. This occurs when existing committees are no longer required or have their responsibilities transferred to a different committee, effectively rendering the original committee void. It is more common, however, for committees to be discharged as a result of the abolition of government departments, for example the abolition of the Department of Education and Skills in June 2007 resulted in the abolition of the Education and Skills Select Committee shortly afterwards. [2]
All five domestic committees were abolished in 2005 and replaced by a single committee – the Administration Committee.
The House of Commons set up eight regional select committees in November 2008, whose members were first appointed on 3 March 2009. The committees were formed of five Labour members, as opposed to the nine members from various parties as was agreed in the original motion, due to the refusal of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to nominate any members as a sign of their opposition to setting up the committees. [5] The resolution that formed the committees expired at the end of the 2005/10 Parliament. The succeeding coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats chose not to renew it. [6]