The Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons (frequently shortened to Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee) was a temporary select committee of the House of Commons

British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

 in the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...

 that was created early in the 1997, 2001, and 2005 Parliaments. It was abolished when the Government chose not to re-constitute it following the 2010 election.

The Committee was first established on 4 June 1997 for the life of the Parliament with a remit to "consider how the practices and procedures of the House should be modernised, and to make recommendations thereon". It is composed of 15 MPs and chaired by the Leader of the House of Commons

Leader of the House of Commons

The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons...

. It was recreated on 16 July 2001 and 13 July 2005 on similar terms.

External links

• Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons