House of Lords Select Committee Procedure and Roles
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The document discusses the procedures and characteristics of select committees in the House of Lords. It notes that there are different types of committees, including legislative, investigative, and policy committees. Lords committees are generally "cross-cutting" rather than departmental, and complement the work of Commons committees. Committees have about 12 members each and do not have an outright government majority. Their powers depend on cooperation, though they investigate issues, take oral and written evidence, and produce reports and recommendations.
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House of Lords Select Committee Procedure and Roles
- 1. © House of Lords 2014 Judith Brooke 19 June 2014 House of Lords procedure for Select Committees
- 2. © House of Lords 2014 Different types of Select Committee Domestic • Legislative • Investigative Policy committees
- 3. © House of Lords 2014 Characteristics of Lords committees “Cross-cutting” rather than departmental Complement the Commons Most committees are outward-facing and engage with interested parties Distinctive style
- 4. © House of Lords 2014 Membership Usually 12 members on each committee General political balance 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;
- 5. © House of Lords 2014 Committee powers Despite the terminology – “witnesses”; “evidence”; “submission” – they are political, not judicial bodies Powers of committees in practice depend on cooperation by outside bodies, and Government
- 6. © House of Lords 2014 Sessional committees European Union Science & Technology Economic Affairs Constitution Communications Joint Committee on Human Rights
- 7. © House of Lords 2014 Other select Committees • Ad hoc Select Committees: growth area in Lords – Affordable Childcare – Arctic – Digital skills • Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee – Extradition Law and Practice • Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Joint Committees – Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill – last session
- 8. © House of Lords 2014 Select Committees on Delegated Powers • Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments • Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee – policy merit – appropriateness /gold plating • Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee – appropriate use of powers – draft legislation reform orders
- 9. © House of Lords 2014 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, especially by legislative committees.
- 10. © House of Lords 2014 Outcomes Committees report to the House, but have a wider audience Government response & debate Impact Evaluation and follow-up
- 11. © House of Lords 2014 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 Twitter
Editor's Notes
- concerned with the administration of the House A Select Committee is a body of members of the House who have been selected to sit on that body and to which a task or function has been given or committed Committees can be either Domestic – concerned with the administration of the House Legislative – which considers primary and secondary legislation, and draft legislation, or investigative – which consider matters of public policy within a particular area. Select Committees are mostly investigative.
- Eg S&Ts Consensual less formal than in the House
- House of expertise Eg S&T – L Winston, L Krebs, Rees, Perry Committees have the power to co-opt other members of the House with relevant expertise for a particular inquiry.
- Shape policy. S&T open access
- Talk to us throughout. Clerk, Policy Analyst and CA