Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Report

Being an effective select committee member

This publication draws together the views and ideas of people with experience of interacting with select committees.

Hannah White
Read the report (PDF)
Select committee chairs

Who can tell you what makes the difference between being a really effective member of a select committee and simply making up the numbers?

This publication draws together the views and ideas of people with experience of interacting with select committees – MPs, ministers, civil servants, witnesses and external observers.

It presents their observations and advice on what works and the mistakes others have made. The material we present was gathered in the course of over 40 interviews and five workshops, conducted as part of an Institute for Government project on the impact of parliamentary committees on government.

Topic
Parliament and the constitution
Keywords
Select committees Parliamentary scrutiny Accountability
Legislature
House of Commons House of Lords
Publisher
Institute for Government

Related content

22 JAN 2015 Report

Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government

This briefing note looks at what we mean by scrutiny of government and where parliamentary scrutiny fits within the wider landscape.

21 MAY 2015 Report

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.