Liaison Committee

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The Liaison Committee is a powerful UK House of Commons body composed of select committee chairs that regularly questions the Prime Minister and coordinates the work of parliamentary committees.

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Liaison Committee canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
aim to enhance parliamentary scrutiny of the executive ⓘ
to improve effectiveness of select committees ⓘ
broadcastBy UK Parliament live and recorded services ⓘ
canMake recommendations on committee remits ⓘ
recommendations on committee resources ⓘ
recommendations on committee structures ⓘ
category House of Commons committee ⓘ
Parliamentary committee of the United Kingdom ⓘ
composedOf chairs of select committees ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
governingDocument Standing Orders of the House of Commons ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver House of Commons select committees (coordination only) ⓘ
hasPower to call ministers to give evidence ⓘ
to make recommendations to the House ⓘ
to publish reports ⓘ
hasRole advises the House of Commons on select committee matters ⓘ
allocates topics for committee work in certain cases ⓘ
considers overall select committee strategy ⓘ
coordinates work of select committees ⓘ
questions the Prime Minister ⓘ
recommends changes to the select committee system ⓘ
hasSubordinateBody Backbench Business Committee (historically recommended creation) ⓘ
house House of Commons ⓘ
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Palace of Westminster ⓘ
meetingType evidence sessions ⓘ
meetsWith Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
membershipBasis ex officio membership for select committee chairs ⓘ
oversees avoidance of overlap between committee inquiries ⓘ
coordination of committee inquiries ⓘ
partOf committee system of the House of Commons ⓘ
publicAccess meetings usually held in public ⓘ
questions Prime Minister on cross‑cutting issues ⓘ
Prime Minister on domestic policy ⓘ
Prime Minister on foreign policy ⓘ
reportsTo House of Commons ⓘ
sessionFrequency regular sessions with the Prime Minister ⓘ
typeOfBody cross‑cutting committee ⓘ
liaison body for select committees ⓘ
usesProcedure select committee procedure ⓘ

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