UK Parliament — House of Commons

Order ID:191

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Order numbers:

86A, 99, 130, 152

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Date Title Text
2022 — 30th November 152 Select committees related to government departments (1)

Select committees shall be appointed to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the principal government departments as set out in paragraph (2) of this order and associated public bodies.
(2)

The committees appointed under paragraph (1) of this order, the principal departments of government with which they are concerned and the maximum numbers of each committee shall be as follows:
Name of Committee Principal government departments concerned Maximum members
1 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 11
2 Defence Ministry of Defence 11
3 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 11
4 Education Department for Education 11
5 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 11
6 Foreign Affairs Foreign and Commonwealth Office 11
7 Health and Social Care Department of Health and Social Care 11
8 Home Affairs Home Office 11
9 International Development Department for International Development 11
10 International Trade Department for International Trade 11
11 Justice Ministry of Justice (including the work of staff provided for the administrative work of courts and tribunals, but excluding consideration of individual cases and appointments, and excluding the work of the Scotland and Wales Offices and of the Advocate General for Scotland); and administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office, the Treasury Solicitor's Department, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office (but excluding individual cases and appointments and advice given within government by Law Officers) 11
12 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 11
13 Northern Ireland Affairs Northern Ireland Office; administration and expenditure of the Crown Solicitor's Office (but excluding individual cases and advice given by the Crown Solicitor); and other matters within the responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (but excluding the expenditure, administration and policy of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Northern Ireland and the drafting of legislation by the Office of the Legislative Counsel) 13
14 Science and Technology Government Office for Science 11
15 Scottish Affairs Scotland Office (including (i) relations with the Scottish Parliament and (ii) administration and expenditure of the offices of the Advocate General for Scotland (but excluding individual cases and advice given within government by the Advocate General)) 11
16 Transport Department for Transport 11
17 Treasury Treasury, HM Revenue & Customs 11
18 Welsh Affairs Wales Office (including relations with the National Assembly for Wales) 11
19 Women and Equalities Government Equalities Office 11
20 Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions 11
(3)

Each select committee appointed under this order shall have the power to appoint a sub-committee.
(4)

Select committees appointed under this order shall have power-
(a)

to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
(b)

to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference; and
(c)

to report from time to time the evidence taken before sub-committees, and the formal minutes of sub-committees;

and the sub-committees appointed under this order shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, to report from time to time their formal minutes, and shall have a quorum of three.
(5)

Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to a committee appointed under this order shall continue to be members of that committee for the remainder of the Parliament.

First appearance

1979 — 25th June 86A Select committees related to government departments

Select committees shall be appointed to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the principal government departments set out in paragraph (2) of this Order and associated public bodies, and similar matters within the responsibilities of the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The committees appointed under paragraph 1 of this Order, the principal departments of government with which they are concerned, the maximum numbers of each committee and the quorum in each case shall be as follows:
Name of committee Principal government departments concerned Maximum numbers of Members Quorum
1. Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 9 3
2. Defence Ministry of Defence 10 3
3. Education, Science and Arts Department of Education and Science 9 3
4. Employment Department of Employment 9 3
5. Energy Department of Energy 10 3
6. Environment Department of the Environment 10 3
7. Foreign Affairs Foreign and Commonwealth Office 11 3
8. Home Affairs Home Office 11 3
9. Industry and Trade Department of Industry, Department of Trade 11 3
10. Social Services Department of Health and Social Security 9 3
11. Transport Department of Transport 10 3
12. Treasury and Civil Service Treasury, Civil Service Department, Board of Inland Revenue, Board of Customs and Excise 11 3

There shall in addition be a select committee to examine the reports of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and of the Health Services Commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales which are laid before this House, and matters in connection therewith: and the committee shall consist of eight members of whom the quorum shall be three.

The Foreign Affairs Committee, the Home Affairs Committee and the Treasury and Civil Service Committee shall each have the power to appoint one sub-committee.

There may be a sub-committee, drawn from the membership of two or more of the Energy, Environment, Industry and Trade, Transport and Treasury and Civil Service Committees, set up from time to time to consider any matter affecting two or more nationalised industries.

Select committees appointed under this Order shall have power-
(a)

to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
(b)

to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference; and
(c)

to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before sub-committees;

and the sub-committees appointed under this Order shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to adjourn from place to place, and shall have a quorum of three.

Unless the House otherwise orders, all Members nominated to a committee appointed under this Order shall continue to be members of that committee for the remainder of the Parliament.