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Constitution Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Constitution Committee examines all public bills for constitutional implications and investigates broad constitutional issues.

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These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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5 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Report:
Published
On 4 September 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 December 2020
Opened 25 July 2019
Constitutional implications of COVID‑19
Report:
Published
On 10 June 2021
Govt. response:
Published
On 16 September 2021
Opened 13 May 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
Report:
Published
On 16 October 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 23 December 2020
Opened 16 September 2020
Future Governance of the UK
Report:
Published
On 20 January 2022
Govt. response:
Due by
On 20 March 2022
Opened 19 March 2021
Revision of the Cabinet Manual
Report:
Published
On 8 July 2021
Govt. response:
Overdue
Since 8 September 2021
Opened 25 March 2021

Non-inquiry work

Legislative scrutiny
Legislative scrutiny focuses on a particular piece of legislation, sometimes in draft form. The committee might consider it in private, or may take evidence.
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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Calling for respect and co-operation to build a stronger Union for the 21st century
The Constitution committee publishes its report calling for respect and co-operation to build a stronger Union for the 21st century.
20 January 2022
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Report published on the Revision of the Cabinet Manual
The Committee publishes short report on its inquiry into the Revision of the Cabinet Manual
8 July 2021
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Report published on the use and scrutiny of emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Constitution Committee publishes its third and final report for its inquiry into the constitutional implications of COVID-19.
10 June 2021

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (private meeting)
26 January 2022 - 10am to midday
Virtual meeting
Formal meeting (private meeting)
2 February 2022 - 10am to midday
To be confirmed
Formal meeting (private meeting)
9 February 2022 - 10am to midday
To be confirmed

Latest publications

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10th Report - Respect and Co-operation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st century
Inquiry Future Governance of the UK
Committees Constitution Committee
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HL Paper 142
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Letter from Baroness Taylor of Bolton to Lord Callanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility), on the Subsidy Control Bill, 19 January 2022
Work Subsidy Control Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
Committees Constitution Committee
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Correspondence
Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, to Baroness Taylor of Bolton on the Review of Intergovernmental Relations, Dunlop Review, Machinery of Government, and the Shared Prosperity Fund, 18 January 2022
Inquiry Future Governance of the UK
Committees Constitution Committee
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Correspondence

Contact us

  • Email: constitution@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8042 (committee staff) | 020 7219 5986 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Constitution Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW