Lottery tickets were used to sort of members of parliaments onto departmental committees.

A parliamentary committee is a committee set up by the House of Representatives or the Senate for a specific substantive or procedural subject. The committees consult in so-called committee meetings.

House of Representatives

A committee meeting

Standing committees

A standing committee is a committee set up to monitor a policy area of a ministry. They are defined in the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives. Standing committees were established in 1953 to relieve the plenary of overly detailed discussions. In 1980 the House of Representatives had 30 permanent and 60 special committees.[1]

In the period from the 2023 Dutch general election, there are a total of fifteen standing committees. Except for the Ministry of General Affairs, there is a permanent committee for each ministry that deals with subjects in the field of that ministry. For some ministries, the portfolio is divided over several committees. In addition, there are standing committees without a ministry for European Affairs and Digital Affairs.

Committee[2][3] Chair Group
Interior Peter de Groot (acting) VVD
Kingdom Relations Wieke Paulusma (acting) D66
Foreign Affairs Raymond de Roon (acting) PVV
Defence Raymond de Roon PVV
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Chris Stoffer (acting) SGP
Finance Judith Tielen (acting) VVD
Infrastructure and Water Management Tjeerd de Groot (acting) D66
Justice and Security Michiel van Nispen (acting) SP
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Vacant
Education, Culture and Science Ingrid Michon VVD
Social Affairs and Employment Léon de Jong (acting) PVV
Health, Welfare and Sport Fleur Agema (acting) PVV
European Affairs Laura Bromet (acting) GL/PvdA
Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Joris Thijssen (acting) GL/PvdA
Digital Affairs Barbara Kathmann (acting) GL/PvdA

Contact groups

Contact group[2][3] Chair Group
Belgium Thierry Aartsen VVD
United States Ruben Brekelmans VVD
Germany Vacant
United Kingdom Vacant
France Vacant

Delegations

Delegation[2][3] Chair Group
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Caspar Veldkamp NSC
NATO Parliamentary Assembly Vacant
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Farah Karimi GL/PvdA
Benelux Parliament Hendrik-Jan Talsma CU
Interparliamentary Commission of the Dutch Language Union Vacant
Interparliamentary Union Vacant
Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean Vacant

Other permanent committees

Committee[2][3] Chair Group Description
Petitions Vacant Receives and reviews citizens' petitions[4]
Intelligence and Security Services Geert Wilders PVV Reviews confidential aspects of government policy[5]
Public Expenditure Vacant Reviews the legality, effectiveness and efficiency of public expenditure[6]
Presidium Martin Bosma PVV Responsible for the House of Representatives' day-to-day management[7]
Procedure Martin Bosma PVV Responsible for changes to the Rules of Procedure[8]
Credentials Ulysse Ellian VVD Reviews the conduct of elections and the admission of new members[9]
Art Vacant Responsible for the House of Representatives' art collection[10]

Temporary committees

A public hearing of a parliamentary inquiry committee

Temporary committees differ from general committees in that they have a precisely defined mission. As soon as that assignment has been carried out, i.e. as soon as the committee has issued a report and this has been discussed in the House of Representatives, the committee will cease to exist.

Senate

Standing committees

Committee[11] Chair Group
Interior Ilona Lagas BBB
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Cooperation Koen Petersen VVD
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Saskia Kluit GL/PvdA
European Affairs Bastiaan van Apeldoorn SP
Finance Pim van Ballekom VVD
Immigration & Asylum / JHA Council Alexander van Hattem PVV
Infrastructure, Water Management and Environment Erik Kemperman BBB
Justice and Security Boris Dittrich D66
Kingdom Relations Paul Rosenmöller GL/PvdA
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Gert-Jan Oplaat BBB
Education, Culture and Science Theo Rietkerk CDA
Social Affairs and Employment Mei Li Vos GL/PvdA
Health, Welfare and Sport Greet Prins CDA

Other committees

Committee[11] Chair Group Description
Petitions Gom van Strien PVV Receives and reviews citizens' petitions[12]
Credentials Reviews the admission of new members[13]

References

  1. ↑ Aerts, R.A.M.; van Baalen, C.; te Velde, H. (2015). In dit huis. twee eeuwen Tweede Kamer. Amsterdam. ISBN 978-90-8953-199-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Commissies". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Committees". House of Representatives. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Commissie voor de Verzoekschriften en de Burgerinitiatieven". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Commissie voor de Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdiensten". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rijksuitgaven". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Presidium". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Commissie voor de Werkwijze". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Commissie voor het Onderzoek van de Geloofsbrieven". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kunstcommissie". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Commissies". Eerste Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Commissie voor Verzoekschriften". Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Commissies voor de Geloofsbrieven". Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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