The Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee was a select committee of the

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in the

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from 2010 to 2015.

Remit

The committee was created in response to changes to the machinery of government intended to give the

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, responsibility for political and constitutional reform. The functions given to the Deputy Prime Minister were as follows: * Introducing fixed-term Parliaments * Legislating to hold a referendum on the

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for the House of Commons and to create fewer and more equal sized constituencies, see

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* Supporting people with disabilities in becoming MPs * Introducing a power for people to recall their MPs * Developing proposals for a wholly or mainly elected second chamber * Speeding up implementation of individual voter registration * Considering the "

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" * Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists * Reforming party funding * Supporting all postal primaries In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister had ministerial responsibility for the Boundary Commissions, the

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, and the

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.House of Commons Debates 2 June 2010 vol 510 cc22–3ws
/ref> All these matters were within the remit of the committee.

Membership

As of 30 March 2015, the membership of the committee was as follows: Source
Political and Constitutional Reform Committee

Changes

Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.

References

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External links

Political and Constitutional Reform Committee

Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives
Defunct Select Committees of the British House of Commons 2010 establishments in the United Kingdom Reform in the United Kingdom Politics of the United Kingdom Constitution of the United Kingdom 2015 disestablishments in the United Kingdom

Remit

Membership

Changes

See also

References

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