Council Committees

Council committees prepare for plenary Council meetings by discussing the decisions that the Municipal Council must take. A Council committee discusses the substance of issues that concern the Municipality of The Hague as a whole, such as employment, city planning, sport, welfare and traffic.

Committee members also discuss the policy of the Municipal Executive (College van B&W) and its implementation. The position taken by a party in such committees often determines how they vote in the Council.

There are six specialist committees and four special committees. A Council committee discusses the substance of issues that concern the Municipality of The Hague as a whole, such as employment, city planning, sport, welfare and traffic. Furthermore, every committee discusses issues that concern one or two particular municipal districts.

The committees are as follows:

• Security, Public Administration and Finance + Segbroek
• Social Development + City Centre and Leidschenveen/Ypenburg
• Urban Development and City Planning + Haagse Hout
• Social Affairs, Employment, Economy and International Affairs + Scheveningen and Loosduinen
• Transportation and Environment + Laak
• Youth and Citizenship + Escamp

Click here for the Municipal Organisation Chart.