Business and Trade Committee

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The Business and Trade Committee is a select committee of the UK House of Commons that scrutinises the work, policies, and spending of the government department responsible for business and trade.

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instanceOf select committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
aimsTo hold the government to account on business and trade matters
improve government policy on business and trade
appointingBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
canConduct evidence sessions
inquiries
canPublish reports
canQuestion government ministers
industry representatives
senior civil servants
canRequest written evidence
canSummon witnesses
country United Kingdom
followsOnFrom Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityFrom House of Commons resolutions
hasChair Member of Parliament
hasJurisdictionOver business policy in the United Kingdom
trade policy in the United Kingdom
hasNumberOfMembers 11
hasTypeOfMembership cross-party
hasWebsite https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/1641/business-and-trade-committee/
isComposedOf Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom
isPartOf Parliament of the United Kingdom committee structure
languageOfWork English
legalFramework Standing Orders of the House of Commons NERFINISHED
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
meetsAt Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED
oversightArea business regulation
competition policy
consumer protection policy
corporate governance
export promotion policy
industrial strategy
investment policy
trade agreements
partOf select committee system of the House of Commons
replaced Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee NERFINISHED
reportsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
scrutinises Department for Business and Trade NERFINISHED
administration of the Department for Business and Trade
policies of the Department for Business and Trade
spending of the Department for Business and Trade
sectorFocus business
commerce
industry
small and medium-sized enterprises
trade
uses evidence-based scrutiny

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House of Commons committees hasNotableExample Business and Trade Committee