The Liaison Committee is a committee of the
British House of Commons
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, the lower house of the
United Kingdom Parliament
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. The committee consists of the chairs of the 32 Commons
select committees
Select or SELECT may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Select'' (album), an album by Kim Wilde
* ''Select'' (magazine), a British music magazine
* ''MTV Select'', a television program
* ''Select Live'', New Zealand's C4 music program ...
and the chair of the
Joint Committee on Human Rights
The Joint Committee on Human Rights is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to consider human rights issues in the United Kingdom.
Membership
As at November 2022, the members of the committee ...
.
The role of the committee is to consider general matters relating to the work of select committees. It advises the
House of Commons Commission
The House of Commons Commission is the overall supervisory body of the House of Commons Administration in the United Kingdom. The Commission is a corporate body established by the House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978 (c.36). The Commission c ...
on select committees as well as choosing select committee reports for debate in the chamber.
Since 2002, the
Prime Minister
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has appeared annually before the Liaison Committee in order to give evidence on matters of public policy. The Liaison Committee is the only Commons committee that questions the prime minister and generally meets twice a year.
Membership
As of 25 May 2022, the members of the committee are as follows:
See also
*
List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
The parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom are committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Each consists of a small number of Members of Parliament from the House of Commons, or peers from the House of Lords, or a mix of both, ap ...
References
External links
Liaison Committee websiteRecords for this Committee are kept at the Parliamentary Archives
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Select Committees of the British House of Commons