A joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a legislative joint committee formed to examine a particular issue, whose members are drawn from both the House of Commons and House of Lords of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 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: