Modernisation Committee

Rt Hon
Harriet Harman MP
(Chairman)

The Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons considers how the practices and procedures of the House should be modernised. The Committee was appointed on 13 July 2005.

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What's new

Regional Accountability Third Report, HC 282  The Chairman said on publication of the Report...    Government Response published 21 July as Cm 7376

First Specal Report, HC 597, Scrutiny of the Draft Legislative Programme: Government Response to the Committee's First Report

Debating departmental objectives and annual reports, HC 530.    Written Ministerial Statement response to the Committee's Report

Scrutiny of the Draft Legislative Programme, HC 81

Current inquiries

Recall and dissolution: memoranda

Recent inquiries

• Government Response to Committee's Report Revitalising the Chamber-the role of the back bench Member was published on 18 October 2007 as CM 7231.

• On 10 October 2007 Ms Harriet Harman was chosen as Chairman of the Committee; Committee announces plans for new inquiries.

• The Committee's Report on Revitalising the Chamber: the role of the back bench Member was published on Wednesday 20 June 2007. On publication of the Report the Chairman said....

• The Committee's Report on The Legislative Process was published on Thursday 7 September 2006. Press Notice No. 12 was issued on publication of the Report. The Report was debated in the House on 1 November 2006.

• The Legislative Process: Committee publishes a Consultation Paper as First Special Report, HC 810, on 16 January 2006 (Press Notice No. 3).

• Connecting Parliament with the Public follow up: oral evidence published

• Lord Puttnam CBE, Mr Andrew Lansley CBE, MP, Dame Patricia Hodgson DBE, and Ms Clare Ettinghausen; and Lord Adonis.

• Connecting Parliament with the Public Committee publishes Progress Paper prepared by the House of Commons Board of Management.

Formal Minutes by Session

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