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A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. Select Committees exist, obviously, in the British Parliament, as well as in other parliaments based on the Westminster model, such as those in Australia and New Zealand. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...
The Westminster System - also called Parliamentary System is a democratic system of government modelled after that of the United Kingdom system, as used in the Palace of Westminster, the location of the British parliament. ...
A parliamentary system, or parliamentarism, is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ...
The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...
In the United Kingdom, Committees can be appointed, as most are, from the House of Commons, like the Foreign Affairs Committee, from the Lords, like the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, or as a "Joint Committee" drawn from both, such as the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform (note that the Intelligence and Security Committee, though containing members from both houses, is a unique committee of parliamentarians appointed by the Prime Minister and reporting to him, not Parliament). The Commons Select Committees are generally responsible for overseeing the work departments and agencies, whereas those of the Lords look at general issues, such as the constitution or the economy; both Houses have their own Committees to review drafts of European Union directives. British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ...
The Foreign Affairs Committee is one of many Select Committees of the British House of Commons, which scrutinises the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. ...
This article is about the British House of Lords. ...
A Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a Select Committee consisting of members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. ...
The Intelligence and Security Committee is a unique committee, as it is not a committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
A European Union Directive is the (mutally binding) collective decision made by the member states, acting through their national Government Ministers in the Council of the European Union and the Parliament. ...
There are also Standing Committees of the Commons (and sometimes Joint Standing Committees) that are tasked with the detailed analysis of individual Bills. Standing Committees of the British House of Commons consider Acts of Parliament. ...
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
In July 2005 the Administration Select Committee was instituted, replacing the five Domestic Committees which had been responsible for the consideration of services provided for the House in the Palace of Westminster from 1991 to 2005. The running of the bars and supervision of security measures were areas examined, for example. The Palace of Westminster, known also as the Houses of Parliament, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their sittings. ...
In Hong Kong, the Legislative Council may appoint one or more select committees from among its members for in-depth consideration of matters or bills referred by the council. Select committees may summon persons concerned to testify or give evidence. A select committee reports to the council and dissolved as soon as it has completed consideration of the matter or bill referred to it. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
See also The British Parliament (that is, the Houses of Commons and Lords) has a number of Committees – small numbers of members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues; most are made up of members of the Commons. ...
The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ...
A select or special committee of the United States Congress is a Congressional committee appointed to perform a special function that is beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee. ...
External link - Select Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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