Consider the contribution of select committees to the House of Commons' scrutiny of government in the United Kingdom?
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Consider the contribution of select committees to the House of Commons' scrutiny of government in the United Kingdom? The question requires a discussion on the contribution of Select Committee to the House of Common in the United Kingdom. Select Committee is one of the way to control over the executives policy making. As it is stated by Erskine May, that the select committee "......is a group of members who are specially named and ppointed by the House to consider, inquire into and deal with particular matters of Bills". There are two categories of Select Committee, where one is concerned with the internal matters of the House and the other would be concerned with the scrutiny and investigation of subject areas and issues of wider-public concern. The Select Committee is also regarded as the most important parliamentary Reform of the century as per Norman St. John - Steras whilst being a form...

