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Backbench Business Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Backbench Business Committee gives opportunities to backbench Members of Parliament to bring forward debates of their choice. It was the first business committee of any kind to be established by the House of Commons.

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MPs to debate climate finance for tackling loss and damage
MPs to debate climate finance for tackling loss and damage
29 August 2023
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MPs to debate funding for the prevention of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
MPs to debate funding for the prevention of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
29 August 2023
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MPs to hold a debate on hormone pregnancy tests
MPs to debate a motion on hormone pregnancy tests.
29 August 2023
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MPs to hold a debate on accessibility of radiotherapy
MPs to hold a debate on accessibility of radiotherapy
17 July 2023
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MPs to hold the Sir David Amess summer adjournment debate
MPs to hold the Sir David Amess summer adjournment debate
17 July 2023
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MPs to debate freehold estate management fees
MPs to debate freehold estate management fees
7 July 2023
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MPs to debate the management culture at Post Office Ltd
MPs to debate the management culture at Post Office Ltd
7 July 2023
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MPs to debate the Third Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care, and the Government response
MPs to debate the Third Report of the Health and Social Care Committee and the Government response
7 July 2023
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MPs to debate on a motion on the Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine, and the Government response
MPs to debate on a motion on the Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Government response
7 July 2023
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MPs to hold a debate on UN High-Level meetings in 2023
MPs to hold a debate on UN High-Level meetings in 2023
7 July 2023
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MPs to debate statement from the Foreign Affairs Committee on the Government Response to Sixth Report of Session 2022-23: Stolen years: combatting state hostage diplomacy
MPs to debate the statement from the Foreign Affairs Committee on the Government Response to their Sixth Report
3 July 2023
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MPs to debate the NATO Summit Vilnius 2023
MPs to debate the NATO Summit Vilnius 2023
3 July 2023
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MPs to debate Bishops in the House of Lords
MPs to debate Bishops in the House of Lords
3 July 2023
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MPs to debate a motion on the role and status of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
MPs to hold a debate on a motion on the role and status of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
3 July 2023
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MPs to hold a debate Srebrenica Memorial Week
MPs to debate Srebrenica Memorial Week
3 July 2023
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MPs to debate Government spending at forthcoming Main Estimates Day debate
MPs to debate Government spending at forthcoming Main Estimates Day debate
27 June 2023
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MPs to hold a debate on bladder and bowel continence care
MPs to hold a debate on bladder and bowel continence care
27 June 2023
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MPs to debate electronic cigarette use
MPs to debate electronic cigarette use
27 June 2023
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MPs to debate artificial intelligence
MPs to debate artificial intelligence
27 June 2023
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MPs to hold a debate on the fishing industry
MPs to hold a debate on the fishing industry
27 June 2023
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