Ministerial Committee
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A Ministerial Committee is a committee consisting of Ministers of government portfolio.
A Joint Ministerial Committee usually refers to committee consisting of ministers from different nations or international organisations.
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[edit] Australia
The term is used in both federal and state governments of Australia.
[edit] Examples
- Commonwealth Government
- Ministerial Committee Inquiry into The Portrayal of Violence in the Electronic Media, May 1996 - July 1996 [1]
- Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia's Ability (MCOIBAA) [2], later named "Science and Innovation Committee" but still referred to as a Ministerial committee [3]
- New South Wales
- Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into impotency treatment services [4]
- Northern Territory
- Ministerial Standing Committee on Crime Prevention [5]
- Western Australia
[edit] Joint Ministerial Committees
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- Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC) [8]
- Australia-Japan Ministerial Committee (AJMC) [9]
[edit] United Kingdom
The United Kingdom Government has established a number of Ministerial Committees. As of 24 July 2007 the committees and their chairpeople are as follows:[10]:
- CCC: Civil Contingincies Committee - Jacqui Smith
- CN: Constitution - Jack Straw
- CSI: Intelligence Services - Gordon Brown
- DA: Domestic Affairs - Jack Straw
- DA(CE): Communities and Equalities - Ed Miliband
- DA(FCY): Children, Young People and Families - Ed Balls
- DA(JC): Justice and Crime - Jack Straw
- DA(LGR): Local Government and the Regions - Harriet Harman
- DA(M): Migration - Jacqui Smith
- DA(PED): Public Engagement and the Delivery of Services - Ed Miliband
- ED: Economic Development - Alistair Darling
- ED(EE): Environment and Energy - Alistair Darling
- ED(HPR): Housing, Planning and Regeneration - Alistair Darling
- ED(OPG): Olympic and Paralympic Games - Alistair Darling
- ED(PRA): Panel for Regulatory Accountability - Andy Burnham
- ED(PSE): Productivity, Skills and Employment - Alistair Darling
- L: Legislation - Harriet Harman
- LC: Life Changes - Gordon Brown
- LC(SE): Social Exclusion - Ed Miliband
- LC(TE): Talent and Enterprise - Gordon Brown
- NSID: National Security, International Relations and Development - Gordon Brown
- NSID(EU): Europe - David Miliband
- NSID(OD): Overseas and Development - Gordon Brown
- NSID(OD)(T): Trade - Douglas Alexander
- NSID(PSR): Protective Security and Resilience - Jacqui Smith
- NSID(E): Tackling Extremism - Gordon Brown
- PSX: Public Services and Public Expenditure - Alistair Darling
- PSX(P): Public Sector Pay - Alistair Darling
- MISC 32: Influenza Pandemic Planning - Alan Johnson
- MISC 33: Post Office Network - John Hutton
[edit] Joint Ministerial Committee
A Joint Ministerial Committee exists in the UK and Canada as a committee of ministers and Devolved Administrations. It is not an executive body and cannot bind any of its participants.[11]
