A joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formed to examine a particular issue, whose members are drawn from both the House of Commons and House of Lords.
It is a type of Parliamentary committee of the United Kingdom.
Three permanent joint select committees meet regularly:[1] Two committees meet as required to scrutinize bills that seek to consolidate existing statutes or to simplify the language of tax laws:[1] Temporary Joint Select committees are formed to consider either a specific topic or a proposed law (Bill) that requires particular scrutiny.
[2] Former committees have considered the following specific topics:[3] There are two statutory committees whose membership is formed from both the Commons and the Lords: In addition, a joint committee advises on the security of the Parliamentary Estate: