List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
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The British Parliament (that is, the Houses of Commons and Lords) has a number of Committees – small numbers of members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues; most are made up of members of the Commons.
Select Committees
The Commons has Select Committees responsible for overseeing the work departments and agencies, whilst the Lords has them for general issues, such as the Constitution or the economy. Both Houses have Select Committees for reviewing drafts of European directives (enacted as Statutory Instruments under the European Communities Act 1972). The Commons has Standing Committees that are tasked with the detailed analysis of individual Bills. Joint Committees are sometimes formed, from members of both the Commons and Lords.
Some of the current Committees are listed below (these lists are incomplete):
Commons
- Constitutional Affairs Committee (overseeing the operations of the DCA and other agencies that report to the Lord Chancellor)
- Culture, Media & Sport Committee (overseeing the operations of the DCMS)
- Defence Committee (overseeing the operations of the MOD)
- Education and Skills Committee (overseeing the operations of the DfES)
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (overseeing the operations of the DEFRA and associated bodies)
- Foreign Affairs Committee (overseeing the operations of the FCO)
- Health Committee (overseeing the operations of the DoH)
- Home Affairs Committee (overseeing the operations of the HO, the CPS, and other related bodies)
- International Development Committee (overseeing the operations of the DfID)
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
- Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Committee (overseeing the operations of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
- Public Accounts Committee
- Science and Technology Committee (overseeing the operations of the OST and Research Councils)
- Scottish Affairs Committee
- Trade and Industry Committee (overseeing the operations of the DTI)
- Transport Committee (overseeing the operations of the DfT)
- Treasury Committee (overseeing the operations of the Treasury and Customs and Excise)
- Welsh Affairs Committee
- Work and Pensions Committee (overseeing the operations of the DWP)
Lords
- Constitution Committee
- Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
- Economic Affairs Committee
- EU Select Committee
- Economic and Financial Affairs, Trade and International Relations (Sub-Committee A)
- Internal Market (Sub-Committee B)
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (Sub-Committee C)
- Environment and Agriculture (Sub-Committee D)
- Law and Institutions (Sub-Committee E)
- Home Affairs (Sub-Committee F)
- Social Policy and Consumer Affairs (Sub-Committee G)
- House Committee
- Liaison Committee
- Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
- Privileges Committee (also known as the "Committee for Privileges")
- Procedure Committee
- Science & Technology Select Committee
- Selection Committee
Joint
- Intelligence and Security Committee (overseeing the operations of MI5, SIS, and GCHQ)
Domestic Committees
The Domestic Committees are responsible for the day-to-day running of the Palace of Westminster, including the running of the bars and supervision of security measures.
- Accommodation and Works Committee
- Administration Committee
- Broadcasting Committee (which advises the Speaker and Commons Commission on the broadcasting of the House 's and its Committees' proceedings)
- Catering Committee
- Information Committee