Ian Mearns elected Chair of the Backbench Business Committee
24 May 2016
Ian Mearns, Chair of the Backbench Business Committee in the 2015-16 session, has been re-elected unopposed as Chair of the Backbench Business Committee for 2016-17 session.
Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject.
The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.
Further Information
- Backbench Business Committee Chair nominations
- About Parliament: Select Committees
- How the Backbench Business Committee works
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