Procedure Committee

Cat Smith elected Chair of the Procedure Committee

Cat Smith MP elected as Chair of the Procedure Committee

11 September 2024

Nominations open for the Procedure Committee Chair

4 September 2024

General Election 2024 - Select Committees

Following the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024, all select committees have ceased to exist.

30 May 2024

Procedure Committee publishes report on Written Parliamentary Questions in 2022–23 Session

The report provides comprehensive published data on departmental answering performance in the current Session

14 May 2024

This evidence session with the Leader of the House of Commons has been cancelled and will be rescheduled in due course

The Commons Procedure Committee will hear evidence from the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Leader of the House of Commons

9 May 2024

Government rejects Procedure Committee's recommendation for the Foreign Secretary to be scrutinised at the Bar of the House

Government responds to Procedure Committee report calling for the Foreign Secretary to be scrutinised by MPs

17 April 2024

Procedure Committee visits Canada as part of territorial constitution inquiry

The House of Commons Procedure Committee visited Canada as part of its ongoing inquiry into the procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution.

22 February 2024

Procedure Committee recommends that the Foreign Secretary should be scrutinised at the Bar of the House

Committee publishes report into Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords

24 January 2024

Procedure Committee opens inquiry into Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords

22 November 2023

Procedure Committee reopens territorial constitution inquiry

Procedure Committee examines options for Overseas Territories representation within the House of Commons

6 July 2023

Procedure Committee publishes report setting out review of proxy voting for serious illness pilot scheme

16 March 2023

Procedure Committee to hear from journalists for inquiry on correcting the record

MPs will hear from journalists with experience of reporting from the Parliamentary Press Gallery

21 November 2022

Procedure Committee to hear from Full Fact and the Institute for Government in inquiry on correcting the record

The House of Commons Procedure Committee hears evidence from representatives from Full Fact and the Institute for Government (IfG)

13 October 2022

Procedure Committee publishes report on Written Parliamentary Questions in 2021–22 Session

The House of Commons Procedure Committee publishes its report on Written Parliamentary Questions (WPQs)

27 July 2022

Procedure Committee to hear from Full Fact and the Institute for Government in inquiry on correcting the record

Committee to hear evidence from representatives from Full Fact and the Institute for Government (IfG) as part of their inquiry into correcting the record

8 July 2022

Procedure Committee publishes report on proxy voting and presence of babies in the Commons Chamber

The report is the culmination of two inquiries undertaken by the Committee

1 July 2022

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

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

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

Jacob Rees-Mogg questioned on proxy voting and written parliamentary questions

The Procedure Committee examines matters including proxy voting and performance in answering written parliamentary questions

7 January 2022

Commons Select Committee

Committee news