Public Bill Committees, Select Committees, Both

These apply detailed, clause by clause scrutiny to legislation.

• Public Bill Committees

• Select Committees

• Both

These reflect the composition of the House of Commons i.e. have the same % of MPs from each party as the whole house

• Public Bill Committees

• Select Committees

• Both

These can be involved in pre-legislative scrutiny.

• Public Bill Committees

• Select Committees

• Both

These occasionally consist of all members of the House of Commons (known as a Committee of the Whole House)

• Public Bill Committees

• Select Committees

• Both

These are permanent - they sit for the entire length of a parliament and will sit again in the next parliament.

• Public Bill Committees

• Select Committee

• Both

The Liaison Committee is one of these.

• Public Bill Committee

• Select Committee

These have a minimum of 16 members.

• Public Bill Committees

• Select Committees

• Both

The meetings for these committees take place in public.

• Public Bill Committees

• Select Committees

• Both

These examine the work of government departments, specifically that department's spending, policies and administration.

• Public Bill Committees

• Select Committees

• Both

These have a minimum of 11 members.

• Public Bill Committees

• Select Committees

• Both