Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

The Role of Parliament in the UK Constitution: Authorising the Use of Military Force inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 10 Jan 2019 Closed: 10 Jan 2019 1 report

The decision to use military force, whether alone or as part on an international coalition is taken by the Government as an exercise of the royal prerogative power. Parliament has no legal role in authorising the use of military force, however since 2003 Parliament has been asked on a number of occasions to approve the …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
20th Report - The Role of Parliament in the UK Constitution… HC 1891 6 Aug 2019 0 Responded

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
20 May 2019 Session View ↗
30 Apr 2019 Session View ↗
26 Mar 2019 Session View ↗
12 Mar 2019 Session View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
23 Jul 2019 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Mark Lancaster MP to Chair regarding follow-up evidence, dat…