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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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For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.

Reports and government responses

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8th Report - Agriculture Bill
Work Agriculture Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
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HL Paper 80
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7th Report - Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill
Work Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
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Government Response
Government response to the Corporate Insolvency & Governance Bill [HL] report
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HL Paper 76
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6th Report - Brexit legislation: constitutional issues
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HL Paper 71
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Oral evidence transcripts

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1 July 2020
Inquiry Constitutional implications of COVID-19
Witnesses James Sandbach (Director of Policy and External Affairs at Law Works), Carol Storer OBE (Interim Director at Legal Action Group), and Cris McCurley (Parter at Ben Hoare Bell LLP)
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24 June 2020
Inquiry Constitutional implications of COVID-19
Witnesses Dr Hannah White (Deputy Director at Institute for Government), Sir David Natzler (Former Clerk at House of Commons), and Professor Meg Russell (Director at Constitution Unit)
Committees Constitution Committee
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24 June 2020
Inquiry Constitutional implications of COVID-19
Witnesses The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Basildon (Shadow Leader at House of Lords), and The Rt Hon. the Lord Newby OBE (Leader at Liberal Democrat Peers)
Committees Constitution Committee
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Written evidence

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Constitutional implications of COVID-19
Witnesses Transform Justice Penelope Gibbs (Transform Justice at Transform Justice)
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Written Evidence
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Witnesses Robert Blackburn (Professor of Constitutional Law at King's College London)
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Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Witnesses Asif Hameed (Lecturer in Law at University of Southampton)
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Other publications

Government Response
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
2 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
3 published

Contact us

  • Email: constitution@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5960 (committee staff) | 020 7219 5986 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Constitution Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW