- SCRUTINISE THE POLICY/ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT
- The Liaison Committee scrutinises the PM twice a year – only meets for 4 hours every 6 months – Johnson failed to attend 3 consecutive times in 2019.
- Foreign Affairs Com (2016) inquired into Cameron’s actions in Libya in 2011 and said that they were ill-conceived.
- MAKE RECCOMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT
- The Home Affairs Committee issued a report on the ‘Detention of Terrorist Suspects’ in 2006 which rejected the proposed 90-day detention period without trial for terrorist suspects – they recommended a maximum 28-day detention period instead and proposals were accepted.
- 40% of Departmental Select Committee recommendations are accepted.
- QUESTION MINISTERS AND REQUEST GOVERNMENT PAPERS
- Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty called in by Health + SC Committee to investigate the management of the first wave of COVID-19.
- Ministers are often very skilled at avoiding answering questions or giving a different answer to the question set.
- Sec of State for International Trade Liz Truss refused to appear the Int Trade Committee in 2019.