Ministerial committee

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.

Australia

The term is used in both federal and state governments of Australia.

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
  • Commercial Passenger Vessel Advisory Committee (CPVAC) [6]
  • Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law Reform [7]

Joint Ministerial Committees

• Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC) [8]
• Australia-Japan Ministerial Committee (AJMC) [9]

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom Government has established a number of Ministerial Committees. As of January 2008 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(BM): Borders and Migration - Jacqui Smith
  • DA(CE): Communities and Equalities - Liam Byrne
  • DA(FCY): Children, Young People and Families - Ed Balls
  • DA(HW): Health and Wellbeing - Liam Byrne
  • DA(JC): Justice and Crime - Jack Straw
  • DA(LGR): Local Government and the Regions - Harriet Harman
  • DA(PED): Public Engagement and the Delivery of Services - Liam Byrne
• 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 - Yvette Cooper
  • ED(PSE): Productivity, Skills and Employment - Alistair Darling
• L: Legislation - Harriet Harman
• LC: Life Chances - Gordon Brown
  • LC(SE): Social Exclusion - Liam Byrne
  • 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)(A): Africa - Douglas Alexander
  • 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 - Peter Mandelson

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]