Select Committees
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- Are select committees effective in scrutinising the executive?
- NO
- A government with a majority in the Commons will also have a majority in the committees.
- Ministers and civil servants may not provide much information when questioned, and access to documents may be denied.
- They have no power to propose policy - governmentscan ignore recommendations made by select committees.
- Some members do not attend regularly; some may be overly abrasive when questioning witnesses.
- YES
- Select committees scrutinise the policies and actions of government, conducting detailed examinations of controversial issues.
- They question ministers, civil servants and outside experts, and can request access to government papers.
- Many select committee recommendations are accepted by the government.
- The election of chairs and members by mPs has enhanced the independeneof select committees.
- NO
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