Committee
Constitution Committee
Select committee
Lords
What it does
The Constitution Committee examines all public bills for constitutional implications and investigates broad constitutional issues.
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Members
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The Rt Hon. the Lord Strathclyde CH
Conservative
Chair
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The Baroness Hamwee
Liberal Democrat
Member
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The Lord Bellamy KC
Conservative
Member
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The Lord Bichard KCB
Crossbench
Member
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The Lord Cryer
Labour
Member
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The Lord Griffiths of Burry Port
Labour
Member
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The Rt Hon. the Baroness Laing of Elderslie DBE
Conservative
Member
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The Rt Hon. the Lord Beith
Liberal Democrat
Member
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The Rt Hon. the Lord Burnett of Maldon KG
Crossbench
Member
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The Rt Hon. the Lord Jones of Penybont
Labour
Member
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The Rt Hon. the Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Labour
Member
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The Rt Hon. the Lord Waldegrave of North Hill
Conservative
Member
Recent outputs
- Correspondence Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, to Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, responding to the Minister's letter on the Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill 16 Jul 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes 6th meeting 1 July 2026 15 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Dame Antonia Romeo, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee regarding the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the permanent Civil Service 10 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Alex Norris MP, Minister for Border Security & Asylum to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee regarding the Immigration and Asylum Bill 10 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding to the Committee's letter on the Railways Bill 6 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding to the Committee's letter on the Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill 6 Jul 2026
- Report 3rd Report - Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill 1 Jul 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes 5th meeting 24 June 2026 1 Jul 2026
- Report 2nd Report - National Security (State Threats) Bill 25 Jun 2026
- Report 1st Report - Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill 24 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill regarding the Railways Bill 24 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes 4th meeting 17 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Government response to the Committee's policy letter on the Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration 18 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes 3rd meeting 10 June 2026 17 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, regarding the Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill 10 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes 2nd meeting 3 June 2026 10 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter from David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice to Baroness Laing of Elderslie, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the proposed establishment of a Business and Property Division of the High Court 10 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter from David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee regarding Government response to the SSRB Annual Report 2026/27 10 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Dame Antonia Romeo DCB, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service to Baroness Laing of Elderslie, Chair of the Constitution Committee regarding updating the Cabinet Manual 3 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes 1st meeting 21 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Stephen Doughty MP, Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories regarding the UK-Overseas Territories Joint Declaration 17 Apr 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding to the Committee's letter on the Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill 14 Apr 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding to the Committee's letter on Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill 14 Apr 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Nick Thomas-Symonds MP to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Sludgebusting: Simplifying Government Processes to Drive Delivery 8 Apr 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Chris Ward MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Office to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Intergovernmental Relations Engagement Dashboard 8 Apr 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords, regarding Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill 25 Mar 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, regarding the Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill 25 Mar 2026
- Government Response Letter from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding to the Committee's report on the English Devolution and Empowerment Bill 5 Mar 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Heidi Alexander MP, Secretary of State for Transport to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Common Frameworks 27 Feb 2026
- Correspondence Letter from David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor the Deputy Prime Minister & Secretary of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Court Modernisation 27 Feb 2026
Source: the official committee page.