Committees

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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6 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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Role of the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers
Opened 18 February 2022
Revision of the Cabinet Manual
Report:
Published
On 8 July 2021
Govt. response:
Published
On 16 May 2022
Opened 25 March 2021
Future Governance of the UK
Report:
Published
On 20 January 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 2 September 2022
Opened 19 March 2021
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
Report:
Published
On 16 October 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 23 December 2020
Opened 16 September 2020
Constitutional implications of COVID‑19
Report:
Published
On 10 June 2021
Govt. response:
Published
On 16 September 2021
Opened 13 May 2020
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Report:
Published
On 4 September 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 December 2020
Opened 25 July 2019

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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Judicial Review and Courts Bill Report published
The Constitution Committee has published its 12th report of the session on the Judicial Review and Courts Bill
18 February 2022
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Constitution Committee calls for evidence on the role of the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers
Constitution Committee launch inquiry into the role of the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officer
18 February 2022
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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

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
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HL Paper 142
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Response to this report
Government response to the Committee's report on Respect and Cooperation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st Century report, 30 August 2022
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Letter from the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, to Baroness Drake, Chair, on the government response to the Senior Salaries Review Body's Annual Report 2022/23, 19 July 2022
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Correspondence
Government response to the Committee's report on Respect and Cooperation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st Century report, 30 August 2022
Inquiry Future Governance of the UK
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Government Response

Contact us

  • Email: constitution@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5960 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8286 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Constitution Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW