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.

Application form for backbench debates

Application form for an Estimates Day Debate

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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HC 1106
Special Report
Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament - Annex 5 and 6 (Applications received and debates held 2010-15)
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2nd special report - Work of the committee in 2010-12
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HC 1926
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Correspondence

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Election of Backbench Business Committee Chair —Nomination form
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Correspondence
Commons Briefing Note - Election of the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee
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Evidence

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Transcript of representations made on: Monday 7 September
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Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 21 July 2015
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Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 3 March 2015 - corrected evidence - 030315
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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

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