How to find pre and post leg online

1. www.parliament.uk/get-involved
#GetParliament
How to find pre and
post-legislative
Scrutiny on
www.parliament.uk
Alasdair Mackenzie

2. www.parliament.uk/get-involved
#GetParliament
Pre-legislative scrutiny
Draft Bill Pages
• All of the draft Bills before Parliament
• There is a link to the Government Department
pages
• Any reports from Parliament will be linked on
these pages
http://www.parliament.uk/business/bills-and-
legislation/draft-bills/

3. www.parliament.uk/get-involved
#GetParliament
A-Z list of Select Committees
• The A-Z list can be filtered to show only House of Lords, House of
Commons, Joint Committees or Other committees
• There is also a list of former committees
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/
committees-a-z/

4. www.parliament.uk/get-involved
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Homepage of Each Select
Committee
• Each select committee looks after
its own pages
• Publications includes reports along
with oral and written evidence
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/
committees-a-z/commons-select/defence-
committee/

5. www.parliament.uk/get-involved
#GetParliament
Written Ministerial
Statements
• On the day they will be on the website
• After that they can be found in Hansard
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/
written-questions-answers-statements/written-
statements/

6. www.parliament.uk/get-involved
House of Commons Library
• The House of Commons library briefings offer impartial analysis
and statistical data
http://www.parliament.uk/commons-library
• Legislation briefings are on the bills pages
• Also a commons library blog for recent papers
http://commonslibraryblog.com/

7. www.parliament.uk/get-involved
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Link to the House of Commons
Library Standard Notes
• Pre-legislative scrutiny under the Coalition Government
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/briefing-
papers/SN05859/prelegislative-scrutiny-under-the-coalition-
government
• Post-legislative scrutiny
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/briefing-
papers/SN05232/postlegislative-scrutiny

8. www.parliament.uk/get-involved
#GetParliament
Where can I get information?
• Commons Enquiry Service
020 7219 4272 hcenquiries@parliament.uk
• Lords Enquiry Service
020 7219 3107 hlinfo@parliament.uk
• Parliament’s Outreach Service
020 7219 1650
parliamentaryoutreach@parliament.uk
• www.parliament.uk and @UKParliament

9. www.parliament.uk/get-involved
Parliament Explained Seminars
Seminars last one hour and take place at the Houses of
Parliament Westminster
• Parliamentary questions
• Select committees
• Primary legislation
• Delegated legislation
• Pre and post-legislative scrutiny
• Parliament and European select committees
• Debates and voting
• Basic introduction to Parliament