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
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Report - Executive oversight and responsibility for the… | — | 28 Jan 2025 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence 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
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Lord Sedwill GCMG to Baroness Drake, Chair of the Constitution Comm… |
Meetings & visits
| Date | Type | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |