Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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A joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a 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 Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a type of Parliamentary committee of the United Kingdom.

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Permanent joint select committees

Three permanent joint select committees meet regularly: [1]

Two committees meet as required to scrutinize bills that seek to consolidate existing statutes or to simplify the language of tax laws: [1]

Temporary joint select committees

Temporary Joint Select committees are formed to consider either a specific topic or a proposed law (Bill) that requires particular scrutiny. [2]

Former committees have considered the following specific topics: [3]

Other joint committees

There are two statutory committees whose membership is formed from both the Commons and the Lords:

In addition, a joint committee advises on the security of the Parliamentary Estate:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Joint Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Joint Select Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Former Joint Select Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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