Oral evidenceSelect & Joint CommitteesTuesday, 30 June 202616:00

Backbench Business Committee: Proposals for backbench debates

Committee hears from witnesses

The Backbench Business Committee is gathering oral evidence on proposals for how backbench debates should be scheduled and conducted. This is a procedural review of the committee's own remit and working methods, examining how non-frontbench MPs can best use Commons time to raise issues of their choosing. The outcome will shape which topics backbenchers can debate and how often.

This is primarily procedural and concerns the mechanics of parliamentary business rather than direct policy impact. However, it affects the ability of ordinary MPs to hold the government to account on local and national issues outside the government's legislative agenda. The committee's decisions determine how much space exists for backbench-led scrutiny and constituent concerns.

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Committee mentioned:Backbench Business Committee