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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.
Departmental select committees are designed to oversee and examine the work of individual government departments and any related departmental bodies and agencies.
Topical select committees examine topical issues of importance.
Internal select committees have responsibility with respect to the day-to-day running of Parliament.[1]
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.
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]
Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee - abolished in 2001, with the environment portion of the committee's remit being transferred to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee and the remainder being transferred to the new Transport, Local Government and the Regions Select Committee following changes to several government departments following the 2001 general election.
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]
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^"Political and Constitutional Reform Committee". UK Parliament.
^"Public Administration Select Committee (PASC)". UK Parliament.
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information 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 Committee meetings take place in committee rooms at the Palace of Westminster right and Portcullis House left Contents 1 House of Commons 1 1 Select committees 1 1 1 General committees 1 2 Others 2 House of Lords 2 1 Sessional 2 2 Special Inquiry 2019 21 Session 2 3 Legislative 2 4 Internal 2 5 Domestic 3 Joint house committees 4 Former committees 4 1 Commons 4 1 1 Departmental 4 1 2 Domestic 4 1 3 Internal 4 1 4 Legislative 4 1 5 Regional 4 2 Lords 4 2 1 Topical 4 2 2 Internal 4 2 3 Domestic 4 3 Joint 5 References 6 External linksHouse of Commons edit nbsp Select committees edit nbsp A committee of the House of Commons meets in Portcullis House c 2010Main article Select committee United Kingdom 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 Departmental select committees are designed to oversee and examine the work of individual government departments and any related departmental bodies and agencies Topical select committees examine topical issues of importance Internal select committees have responsibility with respect to the day to day running of Parliament 1 Departmental select committees Committee Chair ResponsibilityName SinceBusiness and Trade Select Committee Liam Byrne 2023 Department for Business and Trade and related bodiesCulture Media and Sport Committee Caroline Dinenage 2023 Department for Culture Media and SportDefence Select Committee Jeremy Quin 2024 Ministry of DefenceEducation Select Committee Robin Walker 2022 Department for Education and related bodiesEnvironment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Robert Goodwill 2022 Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and associated bodiesForeign Affairs Select Committee Alicia Kearns 2022 Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and associated bodiesHealth and Social Care Select Committee Steve Brine 2022 Department of Health and Social Care and related bodiesHome Affairs Select Committee Diana Johnson 2021 Home Office and related bodiesInternational Development Select Committee Sarah Champion 2020 Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and associated bodiesEnergy Security and Net Zero Select Committee Angus MacNeil 2023 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and related bodiesJustice Select Committee Bob Neill 2015 Ministry of Justice related agencies including the Crown Prosecution Service and other agencies that report to the Lord ChancellorLevelling Up Housing and Communities Committee Clive Betts 2010 Department for Levelling Up Housing and CommunitiesNorthern Ireland Affairs Committee Robert Buckland 2023 The work of the devolved government and the Northern Ireland OfficeScience Innovation and Technology Committee Greg Clark 2020 Government Office for Science Department for Science Innovation and Technology and related bodiesScottish Affairs Committee Pete Wishart 2015 The work of the devolved government and the Scotland OfficeTransport Select Committee Iain Stewart 2022 Department for TransportTreasury Select Committee Harriett Baldwin 2022 Treasury and HM Revenue and CustomsWelsh Affairs Select Committee Stephen Crabb 2020 The Wales Office and UK Government policies which impact WalesWork and Pensions Select Committee Stephen Timms 2020 Department for Work and PensionsTopical select committees Committee Chair ResponsibilityName SinceEnvironmental Audit Select Committee Philip Dunne 2020 Examines the contribution of government policies to environmental protection and sustainable developmentEuropean Scrutiny Committee Bill Cash 2010 Examines key EU documents as well as deciding which documents should be debated on the floor of the CommonsLiaison Committee Bernard Jenkin 2020 Examines the work of select committees in general as well as hearing annual evidence from the Prime MinisterPublic Accounts Select Committee Meg Hillier 2015 Examines government and parliamentary expenditure to ensure honesty and fairnessPublic Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee William Wragg 2020 Examines the work and administration of the Civil Service as well as reports from the Parliamentary OmbudsmanArms 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 UKRegulatory 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 generalSelect Committee on Statutory Instruments Jessica Morden 2017 Examines all statutory instruments laid before the CommonsWomen and Equalities Committee Caroline Nokes 2020 Examines the expenditure administration and policy of the Government Equalities OfficePetitions Cat Smith 2023 Oversees petitions submitted to ParliamentInternal select committees Committee Chair ResponsibilityName SinceAdministration Committee Charles Walker 2020 Examines the services offered to members of the Commons as well as services offered to the publicBackbench Business Committee Ian Mearns 2015 Determines business to be debated at certain times set aside for backbenchersFinance Committee Sharon Hodgson 2023 Examines the budget and expenditure of the House of Commons including the administration budgetCommittee on Standards Harriet Harman 2023 Oversees Parliamentary standards and members interests and conductCommittee of Privileges 2022 Considers specific matters relating to privileges referred to it by the HouseProcedure Committee Karen Bradley 2020 Examines the practice and procedures of the Commons in dealing with public businessCommittee of Selection Bill Wiggin 2017 Recommends the appointment of members to parliamentary committeesGeneral committees edit Public bill committees formerly known as Standing Committees on Bills Delegated Legislation Committees European Committees Northern Ireland Grand Committee Regional Affairs Committee Scottish Grand Committee Welsh Grand CommitteeOthers edit Advisory Committee on Works of Art House of Commons Commission Administration Estimate Audit Committee Members Estimate Committee Members Estimate Audit Committee Public Accounts Commission Speaker s Committee on the Electoral Commission Speaker s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityHouse of Lords edit nbsp nbsp Lords select committee c 2013The 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 Sessional edit Communications and Digital Committee Constitution Committee International Agreements Committee International Relations and Defence Committee Science and Technology Committee Economic Affairs Committee Finance Bill Sub Committee European Affairs Committee Windsor Framework Sub Committee European Union Committee Environment Sub Committee Goods Sub Committee Security amp Justice Sub Committee Services Sub CommitteeSpecial Inquiry 2019 21 Session edit Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Select Committee Food Poverty Health amp the Environment Select Committee Social and Economic Impact of Gambling Select Committee Democracy amp Digital Technologies Select CommitteeLegislative edit Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Select Committee DPRRC Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee SLSC Hybrid Instruments CommitteeInternal edit House of Lords Commission Finance Committee Liaison Committee Conduct Committee Procedure and Privileges Committee Committee of SelectionDomestic edit Services CommitteeJoint house committees editMain article Joint Committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Joint Committees are committees formed to examine a particular issue whose membership is from both the Commons and the Lords Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills Ecclesiastical Committee Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy Joint Committee on Human Rights Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills Joint Committee on the Palace of WestminsterFormer committees editOccasionally 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 Commons edit Departmental edit Agriculture Select Committee dissolved in 2001 and replaced by the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee following the replacement of the Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries with the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Business and Enterprise Select Committee dissolved 30 September 2009 and replaced by the Business Innovation and Skills Select Committee following the replacement of the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform with the Department for Business Innovation and Skills Constitutional Affairs Select Committee dissolved 25 July 2007 and replaced by the Justice Select Committee following the replacement of the Department for Constitutional Affairs with the Ministry of Justice 2 Education and Employment Select Committee split in 2001 into the Education and Skills Select Committee and the Work and Pensions Select Committee following the splitting of the Department for Education and Employment into two distinct departments Education and Skills Select Committee dissolved 25 July 2007 and replaced with the Children Schools and Families Select Committee and the Innovation Universities Science and Skills Select Committee following the replacement of the Department of Education and Skills with the Department for Children Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills 2 Energy and Climate Change Select Committee abolished after the Department for Energy and Climate Change was merged into the new Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy in July 2016 Environment Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee abolished in 2001 with the environment portion of the committee s remit being transferred to the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee and the remainder being transferred to the new Transport Local Government and the Regions Select Committee following changes to several government departments following the 2001 general election Innovation Universities Science and Skills Select Committee dissolved 30 September 2009 following the abolition of the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills Technically replaced by the Science and Technology Select Committee Lord Chancellor s Department Committee abolished in 2003 following the merging of the Lord Chancellor s Department into the Department for Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister abolished in 2006 and replaced with the Communities and Local Government Select Committee following the abolition of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister which was replaced by the Department for Communities and Local Government Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee created in 2010 to scrutinise the work of Nick Clegg the Deputy Prime Minister who had responsibility for political and constitutional reform in the coalition government On 3 June 2015 it was merged with the Public Administration Select Committee to form the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee 3 Public Administration Select Committee merged with the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee on 3 June 2015 to form the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee 4 Science and Technology Committee abolished in 2007 following the creation of the Innovation Universities Science and Skills Select Committee Social Security Select Committee abolished in 2001 and replaced with the Work and Pensions Select Committee following the replacement of the Department of Social Security with the Department for Work and Pensions Trade and Industry Select Committee dissolved 25 July 2007 and replaced with the Business and Enterprise Select Committee following the replacement of the Department of Trade and Industry with the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2 Transport Local Government and the Regions Select Committee abolished after less than one year and replaced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Select Committee and the Transport Select CommitteeDomestic edit All five domestic committees were abolished in 2005 and replaced by a single committee the Administration Committee Accommodation and Works Committee Administration Committee Broadcasting Committee Catering Committee Information CommitteeInternal edit Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons examined how Commons practices and procedures could be modernised Legislative edit Legislative grand committeesRegional edit 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 East of England Regional Select Committee East Midlands Regional Select Committee North East Regional Select Committee North West Regional Select Committee South East Regional Select Committee South West Regional Select Committee West Midlands Regional Select Committee Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select CommitteeLords edit Topical edit Barnett Formula Select Committee House of Lords Select Committee on Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England Intergovernmental Organisations Select Committee Select Committee on RegulatorsInternal edit House Committee replaced by House of Lords Commission Privileges and Conduct Committee split into Conduct Committee and Procedure and Privileges Committee Domestic edit Administration and Works Committee replaced by Services Committee Information Committee replaced by Services Committee Refreshment Committee replaced by Services Committee House of Lords Offices CommitteeJoint edit Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform Joint Committee of Tax SimplificationReferences edit Select Committee chair election results Retrieved 26 June 2015 a b c d House of Commons Hansard Debates for 25 July 2007 pt 0018 publications parliament uk Political and Constitutional Reform Committee UK Parliament Public Administration Select Committee PASC UK Parliament House of Commons Hansard Debates for 03 Mar 2009 pt 0013 publications parliament uk House of Commons Hansard Debates for 27 May 2010 pt 0001 publications parliament uk External links editCommittees of the UK Parliament Former Select Committees Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom amp oldid 1218645490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
