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Privileges Committee
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Privileges Committee
@HoCPrivileges
The Committee of Privileges is a cross-party committee appointed to consider matters relating to privileges referred to it by the House of Commons.
- The following MPs have been appointed to the Committee of Privileges and its business can now begin. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/289/…
- Parliament has been dissolved and this account will not be active until after the General Election. Contact us at [email protected].
- Head to Parliament Live to view the Committee’s session on 22 March 2023 with Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP in full. parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/b9…
- Following some misleading news reports, a spokesperson for the Committee has issued the following statement regarding the Committee’s report on procedures for its current inquiry
- Our evidence session has just begun. Watch live below👇📢Tomorrow we will be taking further evidence as part of our ongoing inquiry into select committee powers and contempts. 🔍We will be asking peers, current and former select committee chairs, and the Leader of the House. 👇Details: committees.parliament.uk/event/6342/for…
- 📢Tomorrow we will be taking further evidence as part of our ongoing inquiry into select committee powers and contempts. 🔍We will be asking peers, current and former select committee chairs, and the Leader of the House. 👇Details: committees.parliament.uk/event/6342/for…
- 📢Tomorrow we will be questioning legal and constitutional experts on our proposals to clarify and strenghten select committee powers. 📖We published preliminary proposals in a report earlier this year. 📺Watch the session live from 9:15am. committees.parliament.uk/committee/289/…
- 📖Earlier this year we published preliminary proposals to clarify and strengthen the powers of select committees. 🗓️As part of our consultation next Tuesday we are taking evidence from legal and constitutional experts. 👇Details and witness below. committees.parliament.uk/committee/289/…
- Privileges Committee reposted
If you missed last night's fascinating debate on select committee powers with @RhonddaBryant, @AlexanderHorne1, Élise Hurtubise-Loranger & @BYMYong - the recording of the event is now available on our YouTube Channel - Earlier this year we published preliminary proposals to strengthen select committee powers and to ensure fair treatment of witnesses before committees. Our Chair @RhonddaBryant will be speaking to our report as part of a panel on Thursday. For more details see thread below 👇📢Online seminar: Select Committee Powers – a debate ⏰16th September, 7.30-8.30pm @HoCPrivileges recently published a report recommending the strengthening of select cttee powers - in this seminar our panel will discuss the report and the cttee's recommendations.
- Privileges Committee reposted📢Online seminar: Select Committee Powers – a debate ⏰16th September, 7.30-8.30pm @HoCPrivileges recently published a report recommending the strengthening of select cttee powers - in this seminar our panel will discuss the report and the cttee's recommendations.
- We recently published the initial responses to our consultation on select committee powers and contempts. You can read them here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/289/… We are still accepting responses. To submit please email [email protected]
