Administration Committee
The Administration Committee considers the services provided for Members, their staff and visitors by the House of Commons Service and makes recommendations to the House…
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 11 members
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House of Commons committees 40
Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee gives opportunities to backbench Members of Parliament to bring forward debates of their choice. It was the first business committee of…
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 7 members
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
The Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee scrutinises the policy, spending and administration of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade…
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 11 members
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
The Sub-Committee was established to scrutinise key elements of the UK Government’s economic security regime, and consider whether more needs to be done to ensure that…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Committee of Privileges
The Committee of Privileges is appointed to consider specific matters relating to privileges referred to it by the House. The scope of any inquiry comprises all matters…
No meeting scheduled yet · 7 members
Committee of Selection
The Committee of Selection comprises nine Members. It was established by motions agreed by the House on Wednesday 15 January 2020. It is established to nominate Members…
No meeting scheduled yet · 9 members
Committee on Standards
The Committee on Standards cannot take on complaints about Members of Parliament. Such complaints should be directed to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.…
No meeting scheduled yet · 14 members
Defence Committee
The Defence Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public…
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 11 members
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Welcome to the cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. It is our responsibility to scrutinise the work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Education Committee
The Education Committee scrutinises the work of the Department for Education, covering children’s social care, schools, colleges, the early years and higher education.…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee scrutinises the policy, spending and administration of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and its public bodies…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) scrutinises the work of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It looks at issues from…
No meeting scheduled yet · 10 members
Environmental Audit Committee
Our remit is to consider the extent to which the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental…
No meeting scheduled yet · 16 members
Finance Committee (Commons)
Next meeting: 27 Oct 2026 · 11 members
Foreign Affairs Committee
The Foreign Affairs Committee examines the expenditure, administration and policy of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and other bodies associated…
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 11 members
Health and Social Care Committee
Welcome to the cross-party Health and Social Care Committee. It is our responsibility to scrutinise the work of the Department of Health and Social Care and its…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Home Affairs Committee
The Home Affairs Committee is a cross-party committee of MPs responsible for scrutinising the work of the Home Office and its associated bodies. It examines government…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee scrutinises the policy, administration and spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
International Development Committee
The International Development Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to scrutinise the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in respect of aid…
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 11 members
Justice Committee
The Justice Committee examines the policies and spending of the Ministry of Justice (and associated public bodies). This includes courts, legal aid, prisons, probation…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Liaison Committee (Commons)
The Liaison Committee is made up of Select Committee Chairs. It considers the overall work of select committees, promotes effective scrutiny of Government and chooses…
Next meeting: 20 Oct 2026 · 30 members
Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees
The Sub-Committee was appointed by the main Committee on 23 June 2026. It launched its inquiry on select committee core tasks on 15 September. Core tasks for…
Next meeting: 12 Nov 2026 · 6 members
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
When a Government Department lays a National Policy Statement before the House, Standing Order No. 152H requires the National Policy Statements sub-Committee of the…
No meeting scheduled yet · 7 members
Members Estimate Committee
No meeting scheduled yet · 7 members
Modernisation Committee
The Modernisation Committee is a cross-party committee of MPs that considers reforms to House of Commons procedures, standards, and working practices. Read summaries of…
Next meeting: 20 Oct 2026 · 14 members
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
The Committee examines the expenditure, administration and policy of the Northern Ireland Office and its associated public bodies. Follow us on social media: Bluesky |…
No meeting scheduled yet · 13 members
Panel of Chairs
No meeting scheduled yet · 30 members
Petitions Committee
The Petitions Committee considers e-petitions submitted on Parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons, engaging the…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Procedure Committee
The Procedure Committee considers the practice and procedure of the House in the conduct of its public business. It is appointed under Standing Order No. 147. It can…
No meeting scheduled yet · 16 members
Public Accounts Committee
The Public Accounts Committee examines the value for money of Government projects, programmes and service delivery. Drawing on the work of the National Audit Office the…
Next meeting: 12 Oct 2026 · 16 members
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) is appointed by the House of Commons to examine: constitutional issues; the quality and standards…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
The Science and Technology Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Office for Science and…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Scottish Affairs Committee
The Scottish Affairs Committee scrutinises the expenditure, administration and policies of the Scotland Office, and its associated bodies. The Committee also examines…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Speaker's Conference (2024)
The Speaker’s Conference was established on 14 October 2024 and will consider the factors influencing the threat level against candidates and MPs and the effectiveness…
No meeting scheduled yet · 15 members
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
The Select Committee on Statutory Instruments, SCSI, considers statutory instruments that are subject to Commons procedure only, and determines whether they should be…
No meeting scheduled yet · 7 members
Transport Committee
The Transport Committee is nominated by the House of Commons to scrutinise the Department for Transport. Its formal remit is to hold Ministers and Departments to…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Treasury Committee
The Treasury Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of HM Treasury, HM Revenue & Customs, and associated…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Welsh Affairs Committee
The Welsh Affairs Committee is responsible for scrutinising the expenditure, administration and policies of the Wales Office, and the policies of the UK Government as a…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Women and Equalities Committee
The Women and Equalities Committee examines the work of the Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO). It holds Government to account on equality law and policy…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
Work and Pensions Committee
The Work and Pensions Committee looks into the policies and spending of the Department for Work and Pensions, including benefits for people in and out of work, state…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
House of Lords committees 30
Built Environment Committee
The Built Environment Committee was appointed to consider matters relating to the built environment, including policies relating to housing, planning, transport and…
Next meeting: 20 Oct 2026 · 12 members
Childhood Vaccinations Committee
The Childhood Vaccinations Committee was appointed to consider childhood vaccination rates in England. Follow the committee on LinkedIn
Next meeting: 19 Oct 2026 · 12 members
Committee of Selection (Lords)
No meeting scheduled yet · 10 members
Communications and Digital Committee
The Communications and Digital Committee considers the media, digital and the creative industries Follow the Committee on LinkedIn .
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 13 members
Conduct Committee
The committee reviews and oversees the Codes of Conduct and the work of the House of Lords Commissioner for Standards
Next meeting: 21 Oct 2026 · 9 members
Constitution Committee
The Constitution Committee examines all public bills for constitutional implications and investigates broad constitutional issues. Follow the Committee on LinkedIn or X…
Next meeting: 14 Oct 2026 · 12 members
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee scrutinises proposals in bills to delegate legislative power from Parliament to another body and also examines…
Next meeting: 14 Oct 2026 · 10 members
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee was appointed to consider the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Please note that the Committee is unable to consider or assist with…
Next meeting: 15 Oct 2026 · 13 members
Economic Affairs Committee
The Economic Affairs Committee is a House of Lords permanent investigative committee charged with considering economic affairs. Follow the Committee on LinkedIn or X…
Next meeting: 20 Oct 2026 · 14 members
Environment and Climate Change Committee
The Environment and Climate Change Committee was appointed to consider the environment and climate change. Follow the Committee on LinkedIn or X (formerly Twitter).
Next meeting: 14 Oct 2026 · 13 members
European Affairs Committee
The European Affairs Committee was appointed to consider matters relating to the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union and the European Economic Area…
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 13 members
Finance Committee (Lords)
The committee is appointed to support the House of Lords Commission by considering expenditure on services provided from the Estimate for the House of Lords
No meeting scheduled yet · 10 members
Financial Services Regulation Committee
The Financial Services Regulation Committee was appointed to consider the regulation of financial services. Follow the Committee on LinkedIn .
Next meeting: 14 Oct 2026 · 13 members
House of Lords Commission
The House of Lords Commission provides high-level strategic and political direction for the House of Lords Administration
Next meeting: 28 Apr 2027 · 12 members
Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
The Hybrid Instruments Committee decides whether an opposed hybrid instrument should have its merits enquired into by a Select Committee set up for that purpose
No meeting scheduled yet · 5 members
Industry and Regulators Committee
The Industry and Regulators Committee was appointed to consider matters relating to industry, including the policies of His Majesty’s Government to promote industrial…
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 11 members
International Agreements Committee
The Committee scrutinises all treaties subject to ratification that are laid before Parliament under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and considers…
Next meeting: 12 Oct 2026 · 12 members
International Relations and Defence Committee
The International Relations and Defence Committee is appointed to consider the United Kingdom’s international relations and defence policy Follow the Committee on…
Next meeting: 14 Oct 2026 · 13 members
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee was appointed to consider justice and home affairs, including the domestic criminal justice system, and international cooperation…
Next meeting: 13 Oct 2026 · 12 members
Liaison Committee (Lords)
The Liaison Committee advises the House on the resources required for select committee work and allocate resources between select committees; reviews the select…
No meeting scheduled yet · 11 members
National Resilience Committee
The National Resilience Committee was appointed to consider national resilience, including the role of local resilience. Follow the committee on LinkedIn
Next meeting: 15 Oct 2026 · 12 members
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
The Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee was appointed to consider matters related to the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and the Windsor…
Next meeting: 14 Oct 2026 · 12 members
Numeracy for Life Committee
The Numeracy for Life Committee was appointed to consider numeracy in England. Follow the committee on LinkedIn
Next meeting: 15 Oct 2026 · 12 members
Procedure and Privileges Committee
The Procedure and Privileges Committee considers the procedure and privileges of the House of Lords.
Next meeting: 4 Nov 2026 · 24 members
Public Services Committee
The Public Services Committee was appointed to consider public services, including health and education. Follow the Committee on LinkedIn or X (formerly Twitter).
Next meeting: 11 Nov 2026 · 12 members
Retirement and Participation Committee
The House of Lords Retirement and Participation Committee was appointed by the House on 18 December 2025. It will consider and report to the House on: The impact of a…
No meeting scheduled yet · 12 members
Science and Technology Committee
The Science and Technology Committee is appointed to consider science and technology. It does this principally through undertaking inquiries. Follow the Committee on…
No meeting scheduled yet · 14 members
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee considers the policy effects of statutory instruments and other types of secondary legislation subject to procedure.…
Next meeting: 20 Oct 2026 · 10 members
Services Committee
The committee is appointed to support the House of Lords Commission by agreeing day-to-day policy on member-facing services and providing advice on strategic policy…
No meeting scheduled yet · 10 members
Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence
The Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence is appointed by the Procedure and Privileges Committee to advise the Clerk of the Parliaments on the operation of the leave of…
No meeting scheduled yet · 5 members
Joint committees (both Houses) 3
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
The Joint Committee on Human Rights consists of twelve members, appointed from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, to examine matters relating to human…
Next meeting: 14 Oct 2026 · 11 members
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy scrutinises the structures for Government decision-making on national security, particularly the role of the…
Next meeting: 12 Oct 2026 · 22 members
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments is appointed to consider statutory instruments made in exercise of powers granted by Act of Parliament. Consideration of SIs
No meeting scheduled yet · 13 members
Source: Committees API · Updated 4 Oct 2026. Only select committees are shown.