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

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These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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5 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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Presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall
Opened 17 January 2022
Voting by proxy
Opened 20 September 2021
Written parliamentary questions
Report:
Published
On 19 July 2021
Opened 11 May 2021
The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution
Opened 24 September 2020
Procedure under coronavirus restrictions
Report:
Published
On 14 March 2021
Govt. response:
Published
On 4 May 2021
Opened 10 April 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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Leader of the House questioned on ministerial corrections and written parliamentary questions
Procedure Committee hears from the Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP
20 May 2022
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Committee to take evidence on rules on bringing babies into the Commons Chamber
Procedure Committee examines presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall
3 March 2022
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Committee to review rules on bringing babies into the Commons Chamber
Procedure Committee launches inquiry on whether babies should be allowed in the House of Commons Chamber and Westminster Hall
20 January 2022

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
25 May 2022 - 3pm to 5pm
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Memorandum from the Clerk of the House relating to the exclusion of Members
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Correspondence
Correspondence from Parligender relating to the exclusion of Members, dated 20 January 2022
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Correspondence from the Trade Union Side relating to the exclusion of Members, dated 4 April 2022
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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