Good Evidence: How do select committees use evidence to support their work?

This report examines the role and use of evidence by MPs and officials in supporting select committees, based on a 12-month Parliamentary Academic Fellowship between August 2021 and July 2022 that draws on 50 interviews with MPs and officials. The report summarises key findings relevant for the Select Committee Team (SCT), and provides suggestions to enhance evidence use by committees. The report has 11 sections, which examine interpretations of evidence (Section 2), the processes used to gather evidence(Sections 3-5), trends and challenges (Sections 6-10), and a concluding section with cross-cutting themes and suggestions for improvements (Section 11).