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Modernisation Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Modernisation Committee is a cross-party committee of MPs that considers reforms to House of Commons procedures, standards, and working practices.

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3 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Backbench Business Committee and Petitions Committee Debates
Opened 16 March 2026
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures
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On 11 December 2025
Opened 20 March 2025
The work of the Committee
Opened 9 October 2024

Latest news

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Modernisation Committee hears from Alex Mayer MP in new ‘pitch your ideas’ initiative
Alex Mayer becomes the first MP to take part in the Modernisation Committee's pitch your ideas initiative
15 September 2026
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Modernisation Committee publishes new scheme for appointment of acting select committee chairs
Modernisation Committee sets out a new framework for the appointment, status and renumeration of acting select committee chairs
16 July 2026
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Academics and former clerks give evidence on Backbench Business and Petitions Committee debates
The Modernisation Committee will hear from academics and former Commons clerks at 11.45am on Tuesday 23 June
19 June 2026

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 20 October 2026
2:00pm Private
Private meeting 20 October 2026
TBC

Latest publications

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Formal Minutes of the Modernisation Committee in Session 2026-27
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Formal Minutes
Correspondence from the Procedure Committee relating to acting Select Committee Chairs
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Correspondence
1st Report - Acting Select Committee Chairs
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