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Session 2008-09 Publications on the internet Liaison Committee Publications

Liaison Committee - First Report The work of committees in 2007-08 Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 March 2009.

Contents Terms of Reference Summary 1  Introduction Work of the Liaison Committee: an overview 2  Review of Committees' work The core tasks of select committees Task 1: Scrutiny of policy proposals Proposed European legislation Task 2: To identify and examine areas of emerging policy, or where existing policy is deficient, and make proposals Task 3: Scrutiny of draft bills Number of draft bills published Problems with the scrutiny process Other legislative scrutiny by committees Scrutiny of the Planning Bill Scrutiny of secondary legislation in draft The Government's Draft Legislative Programme Public Bill Committees Task 4: To examine specific output from the department Task 5: Scrutiny of expenditure plans and outturns Departmental Annual Reports Estimates Other scrutiny of expenditure 'Recreating financial scrutiny' Task 6: Scrutinising Public Service Agreements and targets Task 7: Monitoring the work of agencies and other public bodies Task 8: Scrutiny of major appointments Pre-appointment hearings Task 9: Implementation of legislation and major policy initiatives Post-legislative scrutiny Task 10: Debates in Westminster Hall and the Chamber Debates on departmental objectives and plans 3  Working practices Changes to committees Remits Membership issues Working with others Cooperation between committees Relations with government departments Relations with the devolved administrations Relations with the European Union Information gathering Seminars, conferences and informal meetings Visits and visitors Online forums Video conferencing Petitions Sources of advice and assistance Engaging with the public and the media Media coverage 4  Activity and resources Costs of select committees Resources for select committees 5  Conclusion Conclusions and recommendations Annex 1: List of Sessional Reports of Select Committees for 2007-08 Annex 2: Letter from the Chairman to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Annex 3: Places on select committees, 1979-80 to 2008-09 Annex 4: UK visits by select committees, session 2007-08 Formal Minutes Appendix 1: Letter from the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts Appendix 2: The work of the Scrutiny Unit in 2007-08 Appendix 3: National Audit Office Support for House of Commons Select Committees in 2008 List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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