Select Comitees

Question 1

What is a select committee?

Question 2

What is the Public Accounts Committee? (PAC)

Question 3

How does the PAC examine public finances?

Question 4

Explain why the PAC is very powerful.

Question 6

How did the PAC rise to even greater prominence between 2010-15?

Question 7

How many members are there in the PAC?

Question 8

Explain in detail the PAC’s investigation into the effectiveness of cancer care by the NHS.

Question 9

Explain the PAC’s investigation into gambling regulation.

Question 10

How does the PAC evoke a government response?

Question 11

What are departmental select committees?
How many are there?

Question 12

State 5 features of departmental select committees.

Question 13

How do departmental select committees evoke a response from government?

Question 14

What are the roles of DSCs?

Question 15

Explain in detail the DSC’s investigation into the impact of the Covid - 19 pandemic on the aviation industry and its employees.

Question 16

Explain in detail the DSC’s investigation into the causes and issues surrounding the wind rush scandal.

Question 17

What was the Wind rush scandal?

Question 18

How have the DSCs started to extend their work?

Question 19

What is the liaison committee?
What is its main function?

Question 20

How is the lack of power of the liaison committee exemplified?

Question 21

What is the Backbench select committee?
What is it made up of, when and it’s role?

Question 22

How are debates initiated in the backbench business committee?

Question 23

Explain the debate on special educational needs provision and funding. (Led by David Davis).

Question 24

Explain the debate about Hillsborough Football disaster.

Question 25

What weakness do all HoC select committees suffer from?

Question 26

What’s a limitation of the PAC?

Question 27

What a limitation of the DSC?

Question 28

What’s a limitation of the Backbench business committee?