Committees

Liaison Committee (Commons)

Commons Select Committee

The Liaison Committee is made up of Select Committee Chairs. It considers the overall work of select committees, promotes effective scrutiny of Government and chooses committee reports for debates. It questions the Prime Minister about policy, usually three times a year.

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please visit committees before 2020, inquiries before 2020 or publications before 2020.

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.
Regular evidence sessions
Some committees take evidence from certain officeholders or organisations on a regular basis outside the structure of an inquiry.

Latest news

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Boris Johnson to appear before Liaison Committee
Select Committee Chairs to question the Prime Minister on a range of issues
8 September 2020
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Questioning of Prime Minister to focus on Government's handling of coronavirus pandemic
Liaison Committee to question PM on Wednesday 27 May
26 May 2020
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Boris Johnson to face questioning by Select Committee Chairs on coronavirus
Prime Minister will face Select Committee Chairs on Wednesday 27 May 2020
22 May 2020

Latest publications

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Formal Minutes 2019-21
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Letter from the Chair to the Leader of the House relating to the use of hybrid proceedings in the Chamber, 16 October 2020
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Correspondence
Letter from the Prime Minister: follow-up to his appearance on 16 September 2020
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Correspondence

Useful information

Guidance for Select Committees
Core tasks - Liaison Committee
Liaison Committee Guidance on the Use of Electronic Devices in Select Committees
Liaison Committee guidelines for overseas travel

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