Select Committee · Constitution Committee

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution

Status: Closed Opened: 17 Oct 2024 Closed: 4 Jul 2025 1 report

Responsibility for specific areas of the constitution is spread broadly across government and roles are often overlapping. The Committee is conducting a short inquiry into where executive responsibility for the UK constitution as a whole lies within the new Government, with a focus on how responsible ministers are to work effectively together to ensure a … Show more

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
6th Report - Executive oversight and responsibility for the… 28 Jan 2025 0 Responded

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
4 Dec 2024 The Lord Sedwill GCMG · UK Government View ↗
28 Nov 2024 Rt Hon Michael Gove · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities View ↗
20 Nov 2024 Darren Tierney · Department for International Trade, Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · UK Government, Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP · UK Government View ↗
30 Oct 2024 Alex Thomas · Institute for Government View ↗

Who gave evidence

6 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alex Thomas · Programme Director Institute for Government 1
Darren Tierney · Director General, GTI Policy, Programmes, and UK … Department for International Trade 1
Rt Hon Michael Gove · Secretary of State Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 1
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Of… UK Government 1
Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister… UK Government 1
The Lord Sedwill GCMG · Former Cabinet Secretary and National Security Ad… UK Government 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
15 Jan 2025 To cttee Letter from Lord Sedwill GCMG to Baroness Drake, Chair of the Constitution Comm…

Meetings & visits

4 items
DateTypeDetail
11 Dec 2024 Formal meeting (private meeting) Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 2, Palace of Westminster
11 Dec 2024 Formal meeting (private meeting) Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 1, Palace of Westminster
13 Nov 2024 Formal meeting (private meeting) Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 2, Palace of Westminster
6 Nov 2024 Formal meeting (private meeting) Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 1, Palace of Westminster