The functions of Select Committees

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What are the main functions of Select Committees in the House of Commons?

Malcolm Bruce MP, Chair of the Select Committee on International Development, answers this question in the video above. 

He talks about the importance of having representatives of a range of political parties on a committee and explains how he thinks committees can help to shape government policy in a positive way.

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