Committees

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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Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Special Report - Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament
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Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament - Annex 5 (Applications received 2010-15)
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Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament - Annex 6 (Debates held 2010-15)
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Correspondence

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Election of Backbench Business Committee Chair —Nomination form
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Commons Briefing Note - Election of the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee
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Oral evidence transcripts

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1 April 2025
Inquiry Proposals for backbench debates
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Oral Evidence
25 March 2025
Inquiry Proposals for backbench debates
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Oral Evidence
18 March 2025
Inquiry Proposals for backbench debates
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Oral Evidence

Written evidence

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Other publications

Minutes and decisions
After each meeting, domestic committees may publish the decisions that were taken and a record of the discussion.
4 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
10 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
4 published
Engagement documents
Documents relating to committee engagement activities, such as forums, surveys or ‘roundtable’ events with experts and stakeholders that the committee has chosen to make public.
2 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
110 published

Contact us

  • Email: bbcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3302 (General enquiries) / 020 7219 0969 / CommonsPressOffice@parliament.uk (Media enquiries)
  • Address: Backbench Business Committee, Table Office, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA