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.
View previous Constitution Committee website3 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Report:
Published
On 4 September 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 8 December 2020
Opened 25 July 2019
Constitutional implications of COVID‑19
Opened 13 May 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
Report:
Published
On 16 October 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 13 January 2021
Opened 16 September 2020
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

Committee urges post-legislative scrutiny of EU future relationship bill
The Constitution Committee publishes its report on the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill
29 December 2020

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill Report published
The Constitution Committee publishes its report on the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill
3 December 2020

UK Internal Market Bill violates the rule of law and threatens to undermine devolution arrangements, says Committee
The Committee publishes its report on the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
16 October 2020
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- Email: constitution@parliament.uk
- Phone: 020 7219 5960 (committee staff) | 020 7219 5986 (Press Officer)
- Address: Constitution Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW