Departmental select committees. House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/35. This paper has been superseded by Research Paper 09/55
Departmental select committees (346 KB , PDF)
The House of Commons will debate a motion to approve the First Report of the Modernisation Select Committee for 2001-02, Select Committees, on 14 May 2002, along with a number of other motions relating to select committees. Part I of this paper provides background to the Committee’s proposals, concentrating in particular on reports of the Liaison Committee and outside bodies such as the Hansard Society and the Norton Commission. Part II of the paper gives brief historical background to the development of select committees and a review of the current system, including recent changes to standing orders. It also gives an evaluation of the select committee system. This paper does not analyse the
Motions, although they are included in the Appendix.
This paper has been superseded by Research Paper 09/55.
Departmental select committees (346 KB , PDF)
This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out results of the by-elections held in the 2019 Parliament. Full details are presented in the associated PDF but an overview of the recent by-election results are shown below.
A list of Opposition Day debates since 1992 with information on debates and divisions on Opposition Day motions.
This list notes the titles and sponsoring Member of successful Commons and Lords private Members' bills (PMBs) since the 1983 general election.
