Commons Select Committee

Procedure Committee

Chair: Cat Smith

The Procedure Committee considers the practice and procedure of the House in the conduct of its public business. It is appointed under Standing Order No. 147. It can make recommendations to the House about the operation of the House’s Standing Orders for public business, and any other aspect of House procedure and practice (as generally described in Erskine May). You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) using @CommonsProcCom, and on Bluesky using @CommonsProcCom.parliament.uk

Current Members (16)

Active Inquiries (7)

Written Parliamentary Questions

ActiveOpened 24 Nov 2025

Sub judice resolution in the House of Commons

ActiveOpened 22 May 2025

Written Parliamentary Questions: Departmental performance in Session 2024-25

ActiveOpened 28 Apr 2025

Electronic voting

ActiveOpened 29 Jan 2025

Call lists

ActiveOpened 16 Dec 2024

Elections within the House of Commons

ActiveOpened 11 Dec 2024

Work of the Leader of the House

ActiveOpened 20 Nov 2024

Recent Publications (20)

Members' attendance 2024–26 (Procedure Committee), as at 13 February 2026

Attendance statistics

9 Mar 2026

Correspondence received from Mr Speaker, regarding sub judice resolution, dated 20 March 2025.

CorrespondenceSub judice resolution in the House of Commons

4 Mar 2026

5th Report - Elections within the House of Commons

ReportElections within the House of Commons

11 Feb 2026

HC 535

4th Report – Call lists

ReportCall lists

3 Feb 2026

HC 536

Correspondence with the Table Office relating to Written Parliamentary Questions, dated 9 September and 20 October 2025.

CorrespondenceWritten Parliamentary Questions

28 Jan 2026

Correspondence from the Leader to Procedure Committee regarding Estimates Days Debates, dated 13 January 2026

Correspondence

21 Jan 2026

Letter from the Chair to the Leader of the House of Commons relating to changes to the process for allocating estimates day debates, dated 12 December 2025

Correspondence

17 Dec 2025

Formal Minutes 2024-26

Formal Minutes

17 Nov 2025

4th Special Report – Status of independent Members of Parliament: Government and House Administration Responses

Special ReportStatus of independent Members of Parliament

23 Oct 2025

HC 1314

3rd Special Report – Proxy Voting: Review of arrangements introduced in the 2024–25 Session: Government Response

Special ReportProxy Voting: Review of arrangements introduced in the 2024–25 Session

16 Oct 2025

HC 1353

Joint letter from the Chair of the Liaison Committee, Dame Meg Hillier MP and Chair of the Backbench Business Committee Bob Blackman MP relating to Estimates Day debate allocations pilot programme, dated 22 July 2025

Correspondence

3 Sept 2025

Letter from Karin Smyth MP, Minister of State at the Department for Health and Social Care, relating to WPQ performance, dated 21 July 2025

CorrespondenceWritten Parliamentary Questions: Departmental performance in Session 2024-25

3 Sept 2025

3rd Report - Status of independent Members of Parliament

ReportStatus of independent Members of Parliament

22 Jul 2025

HC 534

2nd Report - Proxy voting: Review of arrangements introduced in Session 2024-25

ReportProxy Voting: Review of arrangements introduced in the 2024–25 Session

21 Jul 2025

HC 489

Letter from Defra relating to WPQ performance, dated 30 June 2025

CorrespondenceWritten Parliamentary Questions: Departmental performance in Session 2024-25

2 Jul 2025

Correspondence from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Senior Deputy Speaker, Chair of the Procedure and Privileges Committee, regarding call lists, dated 20 June 2025

CorrespondenceCall lists

2 Jul 2025

Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for DEFRA relating to WPQ performance, dated 3 April 2025

CorrespondenceWritten Parliamentary Questions: Departmental performance in Session 2024-25

4 Jun 2025

Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Defence relating to WPQ performance, dated 3 April and 12 May 2025

CorrespondenceWritten Parliamentary Questions: Departmental performance in Session 2024-25

4 Jun 2025

Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade relating to WPQ performance, dated 3 April 2025

CorrespondenceWritten Parliamentary Questions: Departmental performance in Session 2024-25

14 May 2025

Reply from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions relating to WPQ performance, dated 30 April 2025

CorrespondenceWritten Parliamentary Questions: Departmental performance in Session 2024-25

14 May 2025

Completed Inquiries (3)

Status of independent Members of Parliament

Closed9 Dec 202423 Oct 2025

Proxy Voting: Review of arrangements introduced in the 2024–25 Session

Closed26 Nov 202416 Oct 2025

Written Parliamentary Questions: Departmental performance in Session 2023–24

Closed21 Nov 202427 Apr 2025

Contact

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