The Ecclesiastical Committee is a statutory
joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
A joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a Joint committee (legislative), legislative joint committee formed to examine a particular issue, whose members are drawn from both the House of Commons and House of Lords of the Parlia ...
, created by the
Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 to review
Church of England measures submitted to Parliament by the Legislative Committee of the
General Synod
The General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations. Anglican Communion
The General Synod of the Church of England, which was established in 1970 replacing the Church Assembly, is the legislative body of the Church ...
.
It comprises 30 members of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...
. The
Lord Speaker appoints 15 members from the
House of Lords
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, and the
Speaker of the House of Commons appoints 15
MPs to serve on the committee. Members are appointed to serve for the duration of a parliament.
Membership
the post-
election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative d ...
committee has not yet been formed.
See also
*
Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
A joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a Joint committee (legislative), legislative joint committee formed to examine a particular issue, whose members are drawn from both the House of Commons and House of Lords of the Parlia ...
*
Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom
References
External links
Ecclesiastical Committee website
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Eccl
Church of England ecclesiastical polity
1919 establishments in the United Kingdom