Standing committee

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A standing committee is a subunit of a political or deliberative body established in a permanent fashion to aid the parent assembly in accomplishing its duties. A standing committee is usually granted jurisdiction over a particular area of legislation by the parent body. It was reformed by Jack Straw, standing committees may now bring in evidence to a committee room

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In the People's Republic of China, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is the supreme decision-making body.