Committees

Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords

Inquiry

Following the appointment of the Rt Hon Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton to the role of Foreign Secretary on 13 November 2023, the Procedure Committee is undertaking an inquiry to explore options for MPs to effectively scrutinise Secretaries of State in the House of Lords and the work of their departments.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about this inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Thursday 14 December 2023.

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Past events

Monday 18 December 2023
2:30pm Private
4:00pm Public
Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords - Oral evidence 18 December 2023
4:00pm
  • The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP (Leader at House of Commons)
  • Alex Burghart MP (Parliamentary Secretary at Cabinet Office)
3:00pm
  • Lucy Powell MP (Shadow Leader at House of Commons)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: proccom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3351 (General enquiries) / 0207 219 0969 / CommonsPressOffice@parliament.uk (Media enquiries) / 18001 020 7219 3351 (text relay)
  • Address: Procedure Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA