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Aaron SpeerClerk of the Select Committee on Sexual Violence in Conflict16 July 2015
Parliament Explained:House of Lords procedure for select committees
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Different types of select committee
Domestic
• Investigative• Legislative
Policy committees
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Liaison Committee
Joint sessional
committees
Human Rights
National Security Strategy
Sessional committees
Communications
Constitution
Economic Affairs
Science & Technology
EU committees
EU Select Committee
Energy and Environment
Sub-Committee
External Affairs Sub-Committee
Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
Home Affairs Sub-
Committee
Internal Market Sub-Committee
Justice Sub-Committee
Ad hoc committees
Built Environment
Equality Act 2010 (post-
leg)
Sexual Violence in
Conflict
Social Mobility
Pre-leg committee
Investigative committees(cross-cutting andnon-departmental)
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Select committees on delegated legislation (legislative committees)
• Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee– appropriate use of powers– draft Legislative Reform Orders
• Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments– looks at technicalities of all Statutory
Instruments• Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
– policy merit– appropriateness/gold plating
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Characteristics of Lords committees
“Cross-cutting” rather than departmental
Complement the Commons
Distinctive style
Consensual
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Membership (unelected)
Usually 12 Members on each committee
General political balance (4 Lab, 4 Cons, 2 X-B and 2 LD). Government does not have a
majority
About 170 Members currently involved –
rotation rule = 3 sessions
Selected by Committee of Selection, on
nomination of Chief Whips and Convenor
of the Crossbenchers
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The process of committee work
Investigation and
exploratory work;
seminars
Call for Evidence
Oral/written
evidence collected;
visits
Deliberation Report
Where time is tight some of these steps may be dispensed with or semi-combined, especially by
legislative committees.
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Outcomes
Committees report to the House, but have a wider audience
Government response and debate
Impact
Evaluation and “follow-up”
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Engaging with the work of select committees
Talk to committee
staff
Go and see a committee sitting, or watch a webcast
Subscribe to web alerts & follow us on
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A useful tool…
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/lordscommitteebulletin/
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Session 2014-15: what we said
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Session 2014-15: what we did
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Session 2014-15: where we went
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