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{{Short description|Committee of the House of Commons}}
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{{update|date=June 2024}}
The '''Liaison Committee''' is a committee of the [[British House of Commons]], the lower house of the [[United Kingdom Parliament]]. The committee consists of the chairs of the 32 Commons [[Select committee (United Kingdom)|select committees]] and the chair of the [[Joint Committee on Human Rights]].
The role of the committee is to consider general matters relating to the work of select committees. It advises the [[House of Commons Commission]] on select committees as well as choosing select committee reports for debate in the chamber.
Since 2002, the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] has appeared annually before the Liaison Committee in order to give evidence on matters of public policy. The Liaison Committee is the only Commons committee that questions the prime minister and generally meets twice a year.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sabbagh|first=Dan|date=2020-05-26|title=Boris Johnson to face minimal questions on Cummings' conduct|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/26/boris-johnson-to-face-minimal-questions-on-cummings-conduct|access-date=2020-05-27|issn=0261-3077|quote=The liaison body is the only Commons committee that has the power to question the prime minister and used to meet twice a year before Johnson became prime minister last July.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-05-27|title=Johnson to face senior MPs amid Cummings row|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-52814815|access-date=2020-05-27|quote=It marks the first time he has appeared before the Commons Liaison Committee - the only committee that gets to question the PM - since taking office.}}</ref>
==Membership==
As of 6 February 2024, the members of the committee are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/liaison-committee/membership/|title=Liaison Committee Membership|website=[[UK Parliament]]|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! class="unsortable" | &nbsp;
! valign="top" | Member
! valign="top" | Party
! valign="top" | Constituency
! valign="top" | Committee
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Sir [[Bernard Jenkin]] (Chair)
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Harwich and North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|Harwich and North Essex]]
| Jenkin serves on three additional committees but does not serve as a chairperson on any except the Liaison Committee.
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Harriett Baldwin]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[West Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Worcestershire]]
| [[Treasury Select Committee|Treasury]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Clive Betts]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Sheffield South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield South East]]
| [[Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee|Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Karen Bradley]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Staffordshire Moorlands (UK Parliament constituency)|Staffordshire Moorlands]]
| [[Procedure Committee|Procedure]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Steve Brine]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Winchester]]
| [[Health and Social Care Select Committee|Health and Social Care]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Sir Robert Buckland]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[South Swindon (UK Parliament constituency)|South Swindon]]
| [[Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee|Northern Irish Affairs]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Liam Byrne]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Hodge Hill]]
| [[Business and Trade Select Committee|Business and Trade]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Sir [[William Cash]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Stone (UK Parliament constituency)|Stone]]
| [[European Scrutiny Committee|European Scrutiny]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Sarah Champion]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency)|Rotherham]]
| [[International Development Committee|International Development]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[Joanna Cherry]]
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
| [[Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South West]]
| [[Joint Committee on Human Rights|Human Rights (Joint)]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Greg Clark]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Tunbridge Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Tunbridge Wells]]
| [[Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee|Science, Innovation and Technology]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Stephen Crabb]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire]]
| [[Welsh Affairs Select Committee|Welsh Affairs]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Dame [[Caroline Dinenage]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Gosport (UK Parliament constituency)|Gosport]]
| [[Culture, Media and Sport Committee|Culture, Media and Sport]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Philip Dunne (Ludlow MP)|Philip Dunne]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Ludlow]]
| [[Environmental Audit Select Committee|Environmental Audit]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Sir [[Robert Goodwill]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Scarborough and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)|Scarborough and Whitby]]
| [[Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee|Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Meg Hillier]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Co-operative Party|Co-op]]
| [[Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency)|Hackney South and Shoreditch]]
| [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|Public Accounts]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Sharon Hodgson]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Washington and Sunderland West (UK Parliament constituency)|Washington and Sunderland West]]
| [[Finance Committee (House of Commons)|Finance]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Dame [[Diana Johnson]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston upon Hull North]]
| [[Home Affairs Select Committee|Home Affairs]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Andrew Jones (British politician)|Andrew Jones]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Harrogate and Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrogate and Knaresborough]]
| [[European Statutory Instruments Committee|European Statutory Instruments]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Alicia Kearns]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)|Rutland and Melton]]
| [[Foreign Affairs Select Committee|Foreign Affairs]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| [[Angus MacNeil]]
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]]
| [[Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee|Energy Security and Net Zero]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Ian Mearns]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead]]
| [[Backbench Business Committee|Backbench Business]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Jessica Morden]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Newport East (UK Parliament constituency)|Newport East]]
| [[Select Committee on Statutory Instruments|Statutory Instruments]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Sir [[Bob Neill]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Bromley and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromley and Chislehurst]]
| [[Justice Select Committee|Justice]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Caroline Nokes]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Romsey and Southampton North (UK Parliament constituency)|Romsey and Southampton North]]
| [[Women and Equalities Committee|Women and Equalities]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Sir [[Jeremy Quin]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)|Horsham]]
| [[Defence Select Committee|Defence]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Cat Smith]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Lancaster and Fleetwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancaster and Fleetwood]]
| [[Petitions Committee|Petitions]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Iain Stewart (politician)|Iain Stewart]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Milton Keynes South (UK Parliament constituency)|Milton Keynes South]]
| [[Transport Select Committee|Transport]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Stephen Timms]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[East Ham (UK Parliament constituency)|East Ham]]
| [[Work and Pensions Select Committee|Work and Pensions]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Robin Walker]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)|Worcester]]
| [[Education Select Committee|Education]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Sir [[Charles Walker (British politician)|Charles Walker]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Broxbourne (UK Parliament constituency)|Broxbourne]]
| [[Administration Committee|Administration]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Bill Wiggin]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]]
| [[Committee of Selection (House of Commons)|Selection]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[Pete Wishart]]
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
| [[Perth and North Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth and North Perthshire]]
| [[Scottish Affairs Select Committee|Scottish Affairs]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[William Wragg]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)|Hazel Grove]]
| [[Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee|Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs]]
|}
==See also==
*[[List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/103/liaison-committee-commons Liaison Committee website]
*[https://archives.parliament.uk/collections/getrecord/GB61_HC_CL_CO_DH Records for this Committee are kept at the Parliamentary Archives]
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