Oral evidenceSelect & Joint CommitteesTuesday, 23 June 202616:00

Backbench Business Committee: Proposals for backbench debates

Committee hears from witnesses

The Backbench Business Committee is holding oral evidence sessions to gather proposals for future backbench-led debates in the House of Commons. This is a procedural exercise in which the committee solicits input on which issues backbench MPs wish to raise for debate, allowing non-frontbench members to set the parliamentary agenda on topics of constituency concern or national importance.

This is a procedural committee function with limited direct policy impact, but it reflects how backbench MPs exercise their power to scrutinise government and raise issues their constituents care about. The debates that result can draw ministerial attention to neglected issues and allow backbenchers to hold the government to account on matters outside the main legislative programme.

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Committee mentioned:Backbench Business Committee