Recent Developments in House of Commons Procedure

Boulton, Chris

doi:10.1093/parlij/23.1969sep.61

Parliamentary Affairs

1969

DOI: 10.1093/parlij/23.1969sep.61

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Recent Developments in House of Commons Procedure

Chris Boulton¹

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“…A very senior post of clerk of committees was created in the late 1960s, a reflection of their increased workload and significance. 112 In contrast to the frustrations of the 1950s described by Hutton, there was an increase in the use of expert specialist advisors from outside the House. Peter Laugharne identifies 1964 as the beginning of 'the epoch of expansion and consolidation' for such advice.…”

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Crossman and Beyond: House of Commons Select Committees in the 1960s

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Assessments of the work and impact of house of commons investigatory select committees during the 1960s usually centre on the success or otherwise of the new ‘specialist’ committees established in the second half of the decade. This article uses both quantitative and qualitative evidence to give a more rounded picture, including both new and existing committees. It concludes that 1960s select committees were more popular, active and influential than has previously been appreciated. It also argues that there has been an overvaluation of the role of the Labour cabinet minister, Richard Crossman, in promoting and establishing these committees, and that support for committee work on both front benches and back benches was rather more widespread and substantial than has been assumed. In particular, the article contends that Harold Wilson's role in advancing the work of select committees has been underestimated.

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