Committee

Backbench Business Committee

Select committee Commons

What it does

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 Estimates Day debates

Members

Bob Blackman MP Conservative Chair
Alison Hume MP Labour Member
Jonathan Davies MP Labour Member
Martin Vickers MP Conservative Member
Mary Glindon MP Labour Member
Mr Lee Dillon MP Liberal Democrat Member
Will Stone MP Labour Member

Recent outputs

Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2024-26 12 Jun 2026
Minutes and decisions Session 2024-26 List of Subjects Debated 20 May 2026
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2024-26 20 May 2026
Special Report 2nd Special Report - 15th anniversary of the Backbench Business Committee: Government Response 5 Mar 2026
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2024-26( as at 13 February 2026) 3 Mar 2026
Special Report Written evidence – Appendix: 15th anniversary of the Backbench Business Committee 16 Dec 2025
Special Report 1st Special Report – 15th anniversary of the Backbench Business Committee 16 Dec 2025
Formal Minutes Formal minutes 2024-25 12 Dec 2025
Minutes and decisions Session 2023-24 List of Subjects Debated 30 Jul 2024
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2023–24 (Backbench Business Committee) 24 May 2024
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2023-24 24 May 2024
Engagement document Application form for an Estimates Day Debate 26 Feb 2024
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2022–23 (Backbench Business Committee) 26 Feb 2024
Engagement document Application for Estimate Days debates 26 Feb 2024
Minutes and decisions Session 2022-23 List of Subjects Debated 1 Dec 2023
Formal Minutes Session 2022-23 Formal Minutes 26 Oct 2023
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2021–22 (Backbench Business Committee) 20 Sep 2022
Minutes and decisions Session 2021-22 List of Subjects Debated 1 Jul 2022
Formal Minutes Session 2021-22 Formal Minutes 20 May 2022
Minutes and decisions Session 2019-21 List of Subjects Debated 10 Sep 2021
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2019–21 (Backbench Business Committee) 10 Sep 2021
Formal Minutes Session 2019-21 Formal Minutes 10 Sep 2021
Correspondence Election of Backbench Business Committee Chair —Nomination form 12 May 2021
Correspondence Commons Briefing Note - Election of the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee 12 May 2021
Older evidence Transcript of representations made on: Monday 7 September 11 Sep 2015
Older evidence Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 21 July 2015 24 Jul 2015
Special Report 1st Special Report - Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament 26 Mar 2015
Special Report Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament - Annex 6 (Debates held 2010-15) 19 Mar 2015
Special Report Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament - Annex 5 (Applications received 2010-15) 19 Mar 2015
Older evidence Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 3 March 2015 - corrected evidence - 030315 5 Mar 2015

Source: the official committee page.