types of committees Flashcards
select committee
most scrutinise the work of a government department and are named after that department.
number of committees change with the number of government departments
some select committees can scrutinise the work of any department but in a specific area
select committee example
a candidate for the bank of england deputy governor resigned in 2017 following criticism from the treasury select committee of her “incomplee answers” to them
select committee example
the enviromental audit committee interviewed enviroment secretary george eustice in the summer of 2022 following headlines about raw sewage being released into rivers and the sea around in the uk
liaison committees
a select committe made up off the chairs of all the select committees which comes together twice a year to scrutinise the prime minster
liaison committees example
in july 2022 prime minster johnson was scrutinised by the liason committee about “partygate” while dozens of minsters were announcing their resigination from his governement
public bill committee
these are comittees set up to scrutinise proposed legislation
public bill committee example
most ammendments made to bills are made by the party of the government these were 84% of amendments in 2018
backbench business committee
control the subjects parliament will debate for 35 half days each parliamentary session
MPs can apply to this committee for a debate to be held
backbench business committee example
in 2011 the committee scheduled a debate on holding a referendum on the UKs membership to the EU which while defeated saw 81 tories defend the whip
petitions committee
reviews the e petitions the house of commons website for government response and debate
petitions committee example
in 2017 a petition to prevent president trump from having a state visit to the UK gained nearly 2 million signatures and a 4 hour debate was held on this topic
