Central government

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on central government. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
02.02.2012	Honours
	This Note sets out the current operation of the Honours system and summarises the results of earlier reviews.
25.01.2012	Lobbying
	This note sets out issues relating to lobbying in the UK, including the announcement of the Government's consultation paper on a statutory register. It includes background to the Public Administration Select Committee's inquiry and the main findings of their report as well as the Government response. It also includes details of the 1991 Select Committee on Members' Interests report and the relevant work of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
15.12.2011	Special advisers
	This Standard Note summarises developments regarding Special Advisers since 2000.
24.11.2011	The Public Bodies Bill [HL] : Commons and remaining stages
	This standard note covers the Commons stages of the Public Bodies Bill [HL]
16.11.2011	Impeachment
	This Note looks at the history of impeachment.

Research Papers

Date	Description
14.06.2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL]
	The Public Bodies [HL] Bill is largely enabling legislation. It would allow ministers, by order, to abolish, merge or transfer the functions of the public bodies listed in the appropriate schedules to the Act. It is the main legislative vehicle for taking forward the Government's review of public bodies, the results of which were published in October 2010.
15.06.2009	The Departmental Select Committee System
	On 25 June 1979 the House of Commons agreed to establish a new system of departmental select committees to scrutinise the expenditure, administration and policy of government departments. This paper briefly sets out the historical background to the departmental select committees system before charting their development over the last 30 years, considering evaluations made of the system and recent proposals for reform.
16.05.2008	Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] 2007-08
	Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill (HL) 2007-08. (Bill 103 of 2007-08). House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/46.
23.04.2008	Parliamentary Involvement in Public Appointments
09.03.2007	The Statistics and Registration Service Bill, Committee Stage Report
	The Statistics and Registration Service Bill, Committee Stage Report. House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/25

Select Committee Reports

Date	Description
13.09.2011	The performance of the Ministry of Defence 2009-10.
	Government response. Defence Select Committee; Ministry of Defence report [Commons]
19.07.2011	Ministry of Defence main estimates 2011-12.
	Defence Select Committee report [Commons]
18.07.2011	Home Office - work of the Permanent Secretary.
	Home Affairs Select Committee report [Commons]
14.07.2011	Role of the FCO in UK government.
	Government response. Foreign and Commonwealth Office report [Commons]
06.07.2011	Pre-appointment hearing for the post of Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman.
	Public Administration Select Committee report [Commons]

Lords Library Notes

Date	Description
17.01.2011	Debate on 20th January 2011: constitutional and parliamentary effect of coalition government. LLN 2011/002
	Debate on 20th January 2011: constitutional and parliamentary effect of coalition government. House of Lords Library Note 2011/002

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
15.12.2010	RENEWED COMPACT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR
	That this House welcomes the publication of the renewed Compact, between the Government and the voluntary sector; notes that it outlines the principles of good partnership working between ...
16.11.2010	WORK EXPERIENCE POSITIONS AT THE HOME OFFICE
	That this House recognises the importance of work experience placements for young people, but believes that those undertaking work experience should not be offered jobs which would ...
14.07.2010	COST OF WRITTEN QUESTIONS
	That this House notes the continuing cost to the public purse of hon. Members tabling substantial numbers of written questions; understands the principle behind limiting the number ...
08.07.2010	GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE COST OF CONFERENCES
	That this House notes that the Departmentfor Work and Pensions spent 115 million on management conferences and external meetings between 2000 and 2010; further notes that most departments ...
07.07.2010	PLACE-BASED BUDGETS
	That this House recognises that there needs to be an urgent and fundamental reform of the relationship between central and local government; commends the work of the Local Government ...