Do committees make a difference? : an examination of the viscosity of legislative committees in the British House of Commons

Public bill committees in the British House of Commons play a crucial role in the scrutiny of government legislation. The reform of the bill committee system in 2006 and the introduction of oral evidence taking as a standard procedure significantly raised the profile of this stage of the legislative...

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Main Author: Thompson, Louise
Other Authors: Norton, Philip; Leston-Bandeira, Cristina Coutinho
Published: University of Hull 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.587024