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 Twitter @CommonsProcCom

Image representing the committee

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.

View previous Procedure Committee website

Reports, special reports and government responses

View all reports and responses
First report - Proxy voting and the presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall
Inquiries Voting by proxy, and Presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall
Committees Procedure Committee
Open PDF
351KB
Open HTML
Opens in new window
HC 383
Report
Response to this report
First Special Report - Proxy voting and the presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
Open PDF
123KB
Open HTML
Opens in new window
HC 691
Special Report
Response to this report
Government response to the proxy voting report
Open PDF
313KB
Government Response
First Special Report - Proxy voting and the presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
Inquiry Presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall
Committees Procedure Committee
Open PDF
123KB
Open HTML
Opens in new window
HC 691
Special Report
Second Report - Written parliamentary questions: Departmental performance in Session 2021–22
Inquiries Written parliamentary questions, and Written parliamentary questions: Departmental performance in Session 2021–22
Committees Procedure Committee
Open PDF
240KB
Open HTML
Opens in new window
HC 385
Report
Response to this report
Second Special Report - Written parliamentary questions: Departmental performance in Session 2021–22: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report
Open PDF
110KB
Open HTML
Opens in new window
HC 806
Special Report

Oral evidence transcripts

View all oral evidence transcripts
28 November 2022
Work Accountability hearings (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP (Leader at House of Commons)
Committees Procedure Committee
Open PDF
185KB
Open HTML
108KB
Oral Evidence
23 November 2022
Inquiry Correcting the record
Witnesses Esther Webber (Senior UK correspondent at Politico Europe), Henry Dyer (Investigations reporter at The Guardian), and Robert Hutton (Parliamentary sketch writer at The Critic)
Committees Procedure Committee
Open PDF
160KB
Open HTML
95KB
Oral Evidence
19 October 2022
Inquiry Correcting the record
Witnesses Institute for Government, and Full Fact
Committees Procedure Committee
Open PDF
177KB
Open HTML
99KB
Oral Evidence

Written evidence

View all written evidence
CTR0009 - Correcting the record
Witnesses Committee on Standards in Public Life
Committees Procedure Committee
Open PDF
85KB
Open HTML
31KB
Written Evidence
CTR0008 - Correcting the record
Witnesses Professor Meg Russell (Director at Constitution Unit, University College London)
Committees Procedure Committee
Open PDF
82KB
Open HTML
23KB
Written Evidence
CTR0007 - Correcting the record
Witnesses Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms (Member of Parliament for East Ham at House of Commons)
Committees Procedure Committee
Open PDF
175KB
Open HTML
56KB
Written Evidence

Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
2 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
70 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
3 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
2 published

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