Event

Prospects for the House of Commons modernisation committee

This event hosted by UK think tank the Constitution Unit discusses the new House of Commons Modernisation Committee.

The House of Commons has established a new Modernisation Committee with a remit ‘to consider reforms to House of Commons procedures, standards, and working practices’. This reflects a Labour manifesto commitment, and echoes the Modernisation Committee appointed in 1997 under the last Labour government.

As the committee gets up and running this autumn, it faces a number of important questions. How should it approach its work, what issues might it address, and what lessons can it learn from past efforts to reform the Commons? We will discuss these questions with an expert panel.

Speakers

Greg Power – former special adviser to two Leaders of the House of Commons, and Founder and Board Chair of Global Partners Governance

Dr Sue Griffiths – Clerk to the previous House of Commons Modernisation Committee 2007–08, and Managing Director of Social Development Direct

Dr Tom Fleming – Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics, Constitution Unit

Professor Meg Russell – Director of the Constitution Unit (Chair)