Russell Brand answered questions on drugs policy when he gave evidence to the Home Affairs Committee in April 2012
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Departmental select committees were created in 1979 to scrutinise the expenditure, administration and policy of government departments — an example of Parliament being strengthened against the executive. However, their effectiveness has been debated.
The most significant criticism is that they cannot compel the government to follow their recommendations — they are ‘watchdogs without teeth’. McNaughton writes:
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