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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
A parliamentary committee that investigates particular issues or areas of government work, gathers evidence and publishes findings.
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Paper 1
Revise: Parliamentary FunctionsSelect committees scrutinise government work. Many focus on a particular government department. For example, the Health and Social Care Committee scrutinises matters including the NHS.
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A parliamentary committee that investigates an area of government work, gathers evidence and publishes findings and recommendations.
Distinguish select committees, which investigate government work, from bill committees, which examine proposed legislation.
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Select committees investigate government work. For example, the Health and Social Care Committee scrutinises the NHS and the work of the relevant government department. Committees can call ministers, civil servants and experts to give evidence, then question them about decisions and performance.
