Select committees have the power to call in members of Parliament, civil servants and experts for questioning and to demand information from the Government. Their findings are published in a report and the Government is expected to respond to any recommendations that are made. In the House of Lords, select committee reports usually get a debate in the Chamber or in Grand Committee which takes place in another room in the House of Lords. As we heard last time, a government minister or spokesperson has to answer the points raised. In a moment, we’ll hear about the impact of a recent select committee inquiry in the House of Commons, but first, let’s look at select committees in the Lords. Lord Whitty: "Could I perhaps open and allow you to expand on my specific questions. We had the Prime Minister's comments last week which moved things on, we had the debate in the Commons which may or may not have moved things on. Could you perhaps start by telling us how you see the sequence of events before Article 50 ..." Lord Price: "This is as you say extremely complicated. In my mind are five dimensions that we are operating on ...." , Thursday 13 October 2016 MEERA: Select committee investigations in the House of Lords, look into public policy, proposed laws and government activity.
Select committees have the power to call in members of Parliament, civil servants and experts for questioning and to demand information from the Government. Their findings are published in a report and the Government is expected to respond to any recommendations that are made. In the House of Lords, select committee reports usually get a debate in the Chamber or in Grand Committee which takes place in another room in the House of Lords. As we heard last time, a government minister or spokesperson has to answer the points raised. In a moment, we’ll hear about the impact of a recent select committee inquiry in the House of Commons, but first, let’s look at select committees in the Lords. Lord Whitty: "Could I perhaps open and allow you to expand on my specific questions. We had the Prime Minister's comments last week which moved things on, we had the debate in the Commons which may or may not have moved things on. Could you perhaps start by telling us how you see the sequence of events before Article 50 ..." Lord Price: "This is as you say extremely complicated. In my mind are five dimensions that we are operating on ...." , Thursday 13 October 2016 MEERA: Select committee investigations in the House of Lords, look into public policy, proposed laws and government activity.
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