Liaison Committee
Review of House of Lords investigative and scrutiny committee activity in 2023–24

1st Report of Session 2024-25 - published 13 September 2024 - HL Paper 7

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction

Figure 1: Investigative and scrutiny committees as of March 2024

Figure 2: Committee statistics

Committee Chairs’ Forum

Liaison Committee

Committee staffing

Chapter 2: Permanent (Sessional) Committees

Introduction

Built Environment Committee

Communications and Digital Committee

Constitution Committee

Economic Affairs Committee

Finance Bill Sub-Committee

Environment and Climate Change Committee

European Affairs Committee

Interparliamentary cooperation

Sub-Committee on the Windsor Framework

Financial Services Regulation Committee

Industry and Regulators Committee

International Agreements Committee

International Relations and Defence Committee

Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Public Services Committee

Science and Technology Committee

Chapter 3: Special Inquiry Committees

Introduction

AI in Weapon Systems Committee

Education of 11–16 year olds Committee

Horticultural Sector Committee

Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee

Liaison Committee special inquiry follow-up

Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee

Chapter 4: Secondary Legislation Committees

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Chapter 5: Joint Committees

Joint Committee on Human Rights

Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy

Chapter 6: Communicating more widely

Communications within Parliament

External communications

Some highlights of committee media coverage over the period include:

Volume of Committee media coverage increased over the period compared to the 2022/23 financial year.

Figure 3: Volume of positive media coverage

Digital and social media highlights

Chapter 7: Interparliamentary engagement

Appendix 1: Activity indicators by financial year

Appendix 2: List of investigative Select Committee reports published in 2022/23, including date of Government response

Appendix 3: Acronyms





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