Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons
The Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons (frequently shortened to Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was created early in the 1997–2001, 2001–2005, 2005–2010, and 2024– Parliaments. It ceased to exist at the end of the 2005–10 Parliament, and the Government chose not to propose its reappointment in the Parliament following the 2010 election.[1]
The Committee was first established on 4 June 1997 for the life of the Parliament (until 2001) with a remit to "consider how the practices and procedures of the House should be modernised, and to make recommendations thereon".[2] It was composed of 15 MPs and chaired by the Leader of the House of Commons. It was recreated on 16 July 2001 and 13 July 2005 on similar terms.[3][4]
Following the election of a Labour Government in July 2024, a new modernisation committee was created.[5]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Archived records from the 2005–2010 committee
- Link to the current committee
- Records for this Committee from the 1997–2001 Parliament
References
[edit]- ^ "Commons Debates". Daily Hansard - Debate. Vol. 511. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 15 June 2010. col. 786. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
and by abolishing the Modernisation Committee.
- ^ "Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons First Report". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 29 June 1997. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ "Standing Orders of the House of Commons - Public Business 2004". House of Commons publications. House of Commons. 14 July 2001. Modernisation of the House of Commons. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ "House of Commons Standing Orders - Public Business Session 2006–07". House of Commons publications. House of Commons. 13 July 2005. Modernisation of the House of Commons. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ Howes, Dan (29 August 2024). "The Modernisation Committee". Institute for Government. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.