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CHAMbER & COMMITTEES

Select committees
Select committees are established by the House to conduct Committee Office
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inquiries into matters of interest and to scrutinise the
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Government. The most well known type, the departmental
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select committee, examines “the expenditure, administration committees
and policy” of each department and their associated public
bodies. Committees mostly proceed by gathering written
evidence, questioning witnesses in public (oral evidence)
and making reports to the House. Most committees publish
a great deal of information on Parliament’s website. For
queries about a select committee report, contact the Clerk of
the relevant committee or the Committee Office.

The party composition of committees reflects that of
the House. To join a committee, you need to contact
your Whips’ Office. In March the House endorsed the
recommendation of the House of Commons Reform
Committee that parties should elect members of
departmental and similar committees by secret ballot.