Using the setting of the spectacular Grand Committee Room in the Palace of Westminster, the Select Committee Experience will give students the opportunity to explore the role of select committees in Parliament.
The experience begins with a specially tailored tour of the Palace of Westminster. It focuses on the evolution, structure and function of the select committee system and includes a visit to a select committee room.
Because the Palace is the home of our working Parliament we cannot always show you everything; your visit might include:
- The House of Commons or House of Lords chambers
- Westminster Hall, the last remaining part of the original Palace
- Central Lobby at the very heart of the Parliamentary Estate.
Building on the context set by the tour, students will explore their opinions about select committees using primary sources to prepare their arguments for a debate on the motion:
‘Select committees are an effective and efficient way of scrutinising the government’
This session assumes some knowledge about the structure and function of Parliament and students should be prepared to interact with groups of young people from other organisations.
Open to: A-level Government and Politics students
Places per session: 60 (to include students and teachers)
Dates: Fridays, September-December 2013
Duration: 2 hours
Start times: 09:30, 12:00 (limited availability at this time), 2:30
How to book
Online applications for this experience are currently closed. Our bookings team are informing those who have already applied as to the result of their application.
There are still limited spaces available during the autumn term on certain days, please call the bookings team on 0207 219 4496 who can advise on what availability remains.
Topical reading
A recent article assessing the impact of parliamentary select committees in the House of Commons.