Committees

Procedure Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Procedure Committee considers the practice and procedure of the House in the conduct of its public business. It is appointed under Standing Order No. 147. It can make recommendations to the House about the operation of the House’s Standing Orders for public business, and any other aspect of House procedure and practice (as generally described in Erskine May). It is chaired by Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) using @CommonsProcCom

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7 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 14 December 2023
Opened 23 November 2023
Proxy voting: Review of illness and injury pilot
Report:
Published
On 16 March 2023
Govt. response:
Published
On 9 May 2023
Opened 13 October 2022
Correcting the record
Report:
Published
On 29 June 2023
Govt. response:
Published
On 13 September 2023
Opened 21 June 2022
Presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall
Report:
Published
On 30 June 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 November 2022
Opened 17 January 2022
Voting by proxy
Report:
Published
On 30 June 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 November 2022
Opened 20 September 2021
Written parliamentary questions
Report:
Published
On 27 July 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 November 2022
Opened 11 May 2021
The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution
Opened 24 September 2020

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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Procedure Committee opens inquiry into Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords
Procedure Committee opens inquiry into Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords
22 November 2023
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Procedure Committee reopens territorial constitution inquiry
Procedure Committee examines options for Overseas Territories representation within the House of Commons
6 July 2023
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Procedure Committee publishes report setting out review of proxy voting for serious illness pilot scheme
Procedure Committee publishes report setting out review of proxy voting for serious illness pilot scheme
16 March 2023

Latest publications

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Letter from Mr Speaker to the Committee regarding accountability to the House of Commons of senior ministers in the House of Lords, dated 22 November 2023
Inquiry Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords
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Correspondence
Reply from the Secretary of State for EFRA regarding written parliamentary questions performance, dated 25 October 2023
Inquiry Written parliamentary questions
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Correspondence
Reply from the Secretary of State for Education regarding written parliamentary questions performance, dated 24 October 2023
Inquiry Written parliamentary questions
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Correspondence

Contact us

  • Email: proccom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3351 (General enquiries) / 0207 219 0969 (Media enquiries) / 18001 020 7219 3351 (text relay)
  • Address: Procedure Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA