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 Karen Bradley MP. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsProcCom

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.

2 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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Proxy voting: review of pilot arrangements
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 31 July 2020
Opened 4 March 2020
Procedure under coronavirus restrictions
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 16 July 2020
Report:
Published
On 30 May 2020
Opened 10 April 2020

Latest news

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Procedure Committee publishes report on the Government’s plans to end the ‘virtual Parliament’
Procedure Committee publishes report on the Government's proposal to discontinue arrangements for virtual participation in Commons debates
30 May 2020
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Remote voting report published by the Procedure Committee
The House of Commons Procedure Committee publishes an extensive report regarding remote voting in divisions
8 May 2020
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Inquiry evaluating the temporary changes to Commons procedure launched
Procedure Committee invites submissions to its evaluation of temporary coronavirus procedures
30 April 2020

Events for next 7 days

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Formal meeting (private meeting)
3 June 2020 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
8 June 2020 - 2:30pm to 6:30pm
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Procedure under coronavirus restrictions: the Government’s proposal to discontinue remote participation - Third Report of Session 2019–21
Inquiry Procedure under coronavirus restrictions
Committees Procedure Committee
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HC 392
Report
Procedure under coronavirus restrictions: remote voting in divisions - Second Report of Session 2019-21
Inquiry Procedure under coronavirus restrictions
Committees Procedure Committee
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HC 335
Report
Letter of 5 May 2020 from the Chair of the Committee to the Speaker concerning a proposed system for remote divisions
Inquiry Procedure under coronavirus restrictions
Committees Procedure Committee
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HC 300
Correspondence

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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