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Aaron SpeerClerk of the Select Committee on Sexual Violence in Conflict19 February 2016
Understanding Parliament – UK Parliament select committees: what they do and why they need you
House of Lords select committees
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Different types of select committee
Domestic
Policy committees
• Investigative• Legislative
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Liaison Committee
Joint sessional committees
Human Rights
National Security Strategy
Sessional committees
Communications
Constitution
Economic Affairs
Science & Technolog
y
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-Committe
e
Ad hoc committees
Built Environment
Equality Act 2010 (post-leg)
Sexual Violence in
Conflict
Social Mobility
Draft IP Bill (Pre-
leg)Investigative committees(cross-cutting andnon-departmental)
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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;
visitsDeliberation Report
Where time is tight some of these steps may be dispensed with or
semi-combined.
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Examples of public engagement with Lords select committees• HIV and AIDS in the UK Committee (2010-11)• Adoption Legislation Committee (post-leg) (2012-
13)• Draft Deregulation Bill Committee (pre-leg)
(2013)• Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee (2013-14)• Equality Act 2010 and Disability Committee
(post-leg) (2015-16)• Social Mobility Committee (2015-16)• Science and Technology Committee (sessional)• Joint Committee on Human Rights (sessional)• Communications Committee (sessional)
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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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How to engage 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 Twitter
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Finding out more about select committees
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