Motion on behalf of the Committee of SelectionMonday, 8 June 2026

Backbench Business Committee

The Backbench Business Committee is a procedural motion to confirm its membership or governance arrangements. The Committee of Selection, chaired by Jessica Morden, manages the business of backbench MPs who are not frontbench members of government or opposition. This motion formally ratifies the Committee's composition and operating mandate, allowing it to continue scheduling debates and matters of interest to non-frontbench members.

This is a procedural housekeeping matter with no direct policy impact on the public. It affects how backbench MPs organise their time and which debates get scheduled; it has no national significance beyond parliamentary administration.

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Committees mentioned:Backbench Business Committee Committee of Selection

Interested MPs

Jessica MordenLabour Party

Newport East

Debate sponsor/lead member (calendar Members field)Voting record

Bob BlackmanConservative and Unionist Party

Harrow East

Spoken on mp-performance (20 times, 30pts); Known positions: mp-performance: supportive, mp-performance: neutral, mp-performance: questioning (30pts); Committee: backbench business committee (15pts)Voting record

Judith CumminsLabour Party

Bradford South

Spoken on mp-performance (52 times, 40pts); Known positions: mp-performance: neutral, mp-performance: opposed, mp-performance: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Sir Alan CampbellLabour Party

Tynemouth

Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on mp-performance (8 times, 20pts); Known positions: mp-performance: supportive (10pts)Voting record

Sir Lindsay HoyleSpeaker

Chorley

Spoken on mp-performance (125 times, 40pts); Known positions: mp-performance: neutral, mp-performance: supportive (20pts)Voting record

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