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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 hold a debate on BBC mid-term charter review

MPs to hold a debate on BBC mid-term charter review

MPs to hold a debate on miners and mining communities

MPs to hold a debate on miners and mining communities

MPs to hold a debate on the costs associated with illegal immigration

MPs to hold a debate on the costs associated with illegal immigration

MPs to hold a debate on Glaucoma and community optometry

MPs to hold a debate on glaucoma and community optometry

MPs to hold a debate on the contribution of volunteers

MPs to hold a debate on the contribution of volunteers

MPs to hold a debate on pylons and upgrades to the national grid

MPs to hold a debate on pylons and upgrades to the national grid

MPs to hold a debate on pension schemes

MPs to hold a debate on pension schemes

MPs to hold a debate on security in the Western Balkans

MPs to hold a debate on security in the Western Balkans

MPs to hold a debate on the Buckland Review of Autism Employment

MPs to hold a debate on the Buckland Review of Autism Employment

MPs to hold a debate on Lesbian Visibility Week

MPs to hold a debate on Lesbian Visibility Week

MPs to hold a debate on the ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty

MPs to hold a debate on the ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty

MPs to hold a debate on health inequalities in liver disease and liver cancer

MPs to hold a debate on health inequalities in liver disease and liver cancer

MPs to hold a debate on Covid-19 pandemic response and trends in excess deaths

On Thursday 18 April, MPs hold a debate on Covid-19 pandemic response and trends in excess deaths

MPs to hold a debate on access to redress schemes

On Thursday 18 April, MPs hold a debate on access to redress schemes

MPs to hold a debate on hospice funding

On Monday 15 April, MPs hold a debate on hospice funding

MPs to hold a debate on minimum income thresholds for partner and spousal visas

MPs to hold a debate on minimum income thresholds for partner and spousal visas

MPs to hold a debate on large-scale solar farms

MPs to hold a debate on large-scale solar farms

MPs to hold a debate on food waste and food redistribution

MPs to hold a debate on food waste and food redistribution

MPs to hold a debate on the Bicentenary of the RNLI

MPs to hold a debate on the Bicentenary of the RNLI

MPs to hold a debate on reports of the Environmental Audit Committee, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on food security

MPs to hold a debate on reports of the Environmental Audit Committee, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on food security