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
Opened 4 March 2020
Procedure under coronavirus restrictions
Report:
Published
On 30 May 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 July 2020
Opened 10 April 2020

Latest news

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Procedure Committee welcomes planned extension of proxy voting pilot scheme
Procedure Committee welcomes planned extension of proxy voting pilot scheme
17 July 2020
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Academics questioned on procedural arrangements under coronavirus restrictions
The House of Commons Procedure Committee hears from leading academics from the Hansard Society, the UCL Constitution Unit and Institute for Government
7 July 2020
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Clerk of the House questioned on procedural arrangements under coronavirus restrictions
Procedure Committee examines House of Commons procedure and practice under coronavirus restrictions
30 June 2020

Latest publications

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Second Special Report - Procedure under coronavirus restrictions: Government Responses to the Committee’s First, Second and Third Reports
Inquiry Procedure under coronavirus restrictions
Committees Procedure Committee
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HC 565
Special Report
First Special Report - Procedure under coronavirus restrictions: the Government’s proposal for proxy voting for shielding Members
Inquiries Proxy voting: review of pilot arrangements, and Procedure under coronavirus restrictions
Committees Procedure Committee, and Procedure Committee
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HC 429
Special Report
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

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