The New Select Committees: A Study of the 1979 Reforms. Edited by Gavin Drewry. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985. Pp. xiv + 410. $29.95.)

Abstract

Part 1 Committees and reform: history and rationale of the 1979 reforms, Priscilla Baines select committees in the House of Lords, St John N.Bates. Part 2 The new select committees: the Agriculture Committee, Philip Giddings the Defence Committee R.L.Borthwick the Education, Science and Arts Committee, Michael Rush the Employment Committee, Nevil Johnson the Energy Committee, Martin Burch the Environment Committee, William Reiners the Foreign Affairs Committee, C.Y.Carstairs the Home Affairs Committee, Gavin Drewry the Industry and Trade Committee, J.M.Lee and Donald Shell the Scottish Affairs Committee, H.M.Drucker and J.G.Kellas the Social Services Committee, Michael Rush the Transport Committee, Gabriele Ganz the Treasury and Civil Service Committee, Ann Robinson the Welsh Affairs Committee, J.Barry Jones. Part 3 Assessment of the 1979 reforms: the financial work of the new select committees, Ann Robinson resources and operations of select committees - a survey of the statistics, Geoffrey Lock scenes from committee life - the new committees in action, Gavin Drewry what has been achieved?, Philip Giddings the 1979 reforms - new labels on old bottles?, Gavin Drewry the committees since 1983, Gavin Drewry. Appendix: standing orders of the House of Commons.