Committees

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
Report:
Published
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 former Backbench Business Committee chairs
Modernisation Committee to hear from former chairs of the Backbench Business Committee as MPs continue to look into how time is used in the Commons
5 June 2026
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Modernisation Committee continues work considering Petitions and Backbench Business debates
Evidence session to take place on Tuesday 19 May
18 May 2026
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Virtual participation by MPs in select committee meetings
Modernisation Committee report published
14 May 2026

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 23 June 2026
11:30am Private
11:40am Public
Backbench Business Committee and Petitions Committee Debates - Oral evidence 23 June 2026
TBC
Tuesday 9 June 2026
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Backbench Business Committee and Petitions Committee Debates - Oral evidence 9 June 2026
11:45am
  • Natascha Engel
  • Ian Mearns
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Summary of Committee’s meeting on 19 May 2026
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Minutes and decisions
Summary of Committee’s meeting on 21 April 2026
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Minutes and decisions
Summary of Committee’s meeting on 10 March 2026
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Minutes and decisions

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