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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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Reports, special reports and government responses

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8th Report - Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Work Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
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HL Paper 100
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3rd Report - COVID-19 and the use and scrutiny of emergency powers
Inquiry Constitutional implications of COVID‑19
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HL Paper 15
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Response to this report
Government response to the Committee's report on COVID-19 and the use and scrutiny of emergency powers
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5th Report - Telecommunications (Security) Bill
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HL Paper 27
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Response to this report
Government response to the Committee's report on the Telecommunications (Security) Bill
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Oral evidence transcripts

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1 December 2021
Inquiry Future Governance of the UK
Witnesses Local Government Association, and Local Government Association
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28 October 2021
Inquiry Future Governance of the UK
Witnesses Professor James Mitchell (Professor of Public Policy at The University of Edinburgh), and Professor Jim Gallagher (Visiting Professor at School of Law, University of Glasgow)
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27 October 2021
Inquiry Future Governance of the UK
Witnesses Social Democratic and Labour Party
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Written evidence

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FGU0055 - Future Governance of the UK
Witnesses Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, and Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place
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FGU0054 - Future Governance of the UK
Witnesses Local Government Information Unit
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FGU0053 - Future Governance of the UK
Witnesses Professor Michael Keating (Professor of Politics at University of Aberdeen)
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Other publications

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

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