Select committees
We work with parliamentary committees in all the UK’s legislatures to help them hold government to account.
Key reports
Select committees under scrutiny
The research in this report examines the relationship between select committee inquiries and their impact on government during the last parliament.
Select committees under scrutiny: Case studies from the 2010-15 parliament
This paper is published to accompany our report, Select Committees Under Scrutiny: The impact of parliamentary committee inquiries on government.
Being an effective select committee member
This publication draws together the views and ideas of people with experience of interacting with select committees.
Our analysis
Election of select committee chairs and members in the House of Commons
This explainer sets how select committee chairs and members are elected.
It is inappropriate for the government to interfere in parliamentary scrutiny
Parliamentary scrutiny will lose credibility if the government continues to interfere in the membership of parliamentary committees.
The Liaison Committee: function matters more than form
The Liaison Committee's role in questioning the prime minister means it has a unique accountability role which must not be undermined or lost.
My advice to new select committee chairs
Seven MPs will take the helm of a select committee for the first time. Hannah White offers them five pieces of advice on how to make an impact.