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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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23rd Report - Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
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22nd Report - COVID-19 and the Courts
Inquiry Constitutional implications of COVID‑19
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HL Paper 257
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21st Report - European Union (Future Relationship) Bill
Work European Union (Future Relationship) Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
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HL Paper 205
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Response to this report
Government response to the Committee's report on the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill
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Oral evidence transcripts

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26 April 2021
Inquiry Revision of the Cabinet Manual
Witnesses Lord Sedwill (former Cabinet Secretary at Cabinet Office), and Lord O'Donnell (former Cabinet Secretary at Cabinet Office)
Committees Constitution Committee
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17 March 2021
Work Annual Evidence Session with the President and Deputy President of the Supreme Court (Regular evidence sessions)
Witnesses Lord Reed of Allermuir (President at The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom), and Lord Hodge (Deputy President at The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom)
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13 January 2021
Inquiry Constitutional implications of COVID‑19
Witnesses Lord True, and Lord Bethell
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Written evidence

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RCM0001 - Revision of the Cabinet Manual
Witnesses Professor Matthew Flinders (Professor of Politics at The University of Sheffield)
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RCM0002 - Revision of the Cabinet Manual
Witnesses Dr Andrew Blick (Reader in Politics and Contemporary History and Head of Department of Political Economy at King's College London)
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RCM0003 - Revision of the Cabinet Manual
Witnesses Associate Professor Grant Duncan (Associate Professor at Massey University)
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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.
31 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