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Liaison Committee (Commons)

The Liaison Committee is made up of Select Committee Chairs. It considers the overall work of select committees, promotes effective scrutiny of Government and chooses committee reports for debates. It questions the Prime Minister about policy, usually three times a year. Follow us on social media: Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | X | YouTube Sign up to the weekly cross-committee newsletter, ‘Committee Corridor . Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements Liaison sub-Committee on Select Committee Core Tasks

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Next meetings

20 Oct 2026, 17:30
Formal meeting (private meeting)

Many sessions are open to the public and shown live on Parliament’s site.

Who is on it

MemberPartyRole
Dame Meg HillierLabourChair
Alberto CostaConservativeMember
Alex SobelLabourMember
Bill EstersonLabourMember
Bob BlackmanConservativeMember
Cat SmithLabourMember
Dame Caroline DinenageConservativeMember
Dame Chi OnwurahLabourMember
Debbie AbrahamsLabourMember
Helen HayesLabourMember
Jamie StoneLiberal DemocratMember
Jessica MordenLabourMember
Layla MoranLiberal DemocratMember
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourMember
Mr Toby PerkinsLabourMember
Ms Abena Oppong-AsareLabourMember
Nick SmithLabourMember
Patricia FergusonLabourMember
Rt Hon Alistair CarmichaelLiberal DemocratMember
Rt Hon Dame Karen BradleyConservativeMember
Rt Hon Emily ThornberryLabourMember
Rt Hon Liam ByrneLabourMember
Rt Hon Steve BarclayConservativeMember
Ruth CadburyLabourMember
Ruth JonesLabourMember
Sarah ChampionLabourMember
Simon HoareConservativeMember
Sir Bernard JenkinConservativeMember
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-BrownConservativeMember
Tonia AntoniazziLabourMember

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Source: Committees API · Updated 4 Oct 2026