Committees

Liaison Committee (Lords)

Lords Select Committee

The Liaison Committee advises the House on the resources required for select committee work and allocate resources between select committees; reviews the select committee work of the House; considers requests for Special Inquiry Committees and reports to the House with recommendations to ensure effective co-ordination between the two Houses and to consider the availability of members to serve on committees

Reports, special reports and government responses

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4th Report - Review of House of Lords investigative and scrutiny committee activity in 2024-25
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HL Paper 136
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3rd Report - New committee activity in 2025
Work Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2025 (Non-inquiry session)
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HL Paper 56
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2nd Report - A Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
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HL Paper 26
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Correspondence

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Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, to Janet Daby MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families), Department for Education, on the Select Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014 Committee
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Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, to Baroness Twycross, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Gambling), Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on the Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry
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Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, to the Rt Hon Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the Select Committee on Land Use in England
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Oral evidence transcripts

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28 March 2023
Inquiry Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities - follow-up
Witnesses Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
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20 March 2023
Inquiry Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities - follow-up
Witnesses Association of School and College Leaders Council, and Headlands School, and Teach First
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20 March 2023
Inquiry Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities - follow-up
Witnesses Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group, Rockpoint Leisure, and Institute of Licensing, and Blackpool Borough Council
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Written evidence

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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) (RST0007)
Inquiry Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities - follow-up
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Department for Education (RST0006)
Inquiry Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities - follow-up
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Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England (RST0005)
Inquiry Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities - follow-up
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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.
7 published
Minutes and decisions
After each meeting, domestic committees may publish the decisions that were taken and a record of the discussion.
31 published
Agendas and papers
Before each meeting, domestic committees may publish the list of matters to be discussed and supporting documents.
103 published
Declarations of interest
Members of the House of Lords must declare relevant interests in committee work.
13 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
2 published
Other documents
Other documents connected to the committee's work.
6 published
Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

Contact us

  • Email: hlliaisoncmttee@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6678 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8659 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Liaison Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW