Parliament may also appoint ad hoc Select Committees to deal with other matters, such as to study the details of bills that are before Parliament.

It is also responsible for reviewing the work of the select committees, coordinating their work with those of the House of Commons, and considering requests to appoint ad hoc select committees.

Standing Select Committees are permanently constituted to fulfil certain duties, and ad hoc Select Committees are established from time to time to deal with matters such studying the details of bills.

On the hindsight of a long parliamentary service stretching to the Second Parliament, he had served on several Standing and ad hoc Select Committees; and both as Deputy Chief Whip and Deputy Speaker.