Business without Debate

Tuesday 30th July 2024 Commons Chamber

Select Committees

Ordered,

That,

(1) the table in paragraph 2 of Standing Order No. 152 (Select Committees related to Government Departments) be amended by leaving out item 12, Levelling up, Housing and Communities, and inserting in the appropriate place:

Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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(2) pursuant to Standing Order No. 122B (Election of Committee chairs), the chairs of those select committees subject to the Standing Order be allocated as indicated in the following Tables:

Select committees appointed under Standing Order No. 152:
Business and Trade	Labour
Culture, Media and Sport	Conservative
Defence	Labour
Education	Labour
Energy Security and Net Zero	Labour
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Liberal Democrat
Foreign Affairs	Labour
Health and Social Care	Liberal Democrat
Home Affairs	Conservative
Housing, Communities and Local Government	Labour
International Development	Labour
Justice	Labour
Northern Ireland Affairs	Labour
Science, Innovation and Technology	Labour
Scottish Affairs	Labour
Transport	Labour
Treasury	Labour
Welsh Affairs	Labour
Women and Equalities	Labour
Work and Pensions	Labour

Other specified select committees:
Environmental Audit	Labour
Petitions	Liberal Democrat
Procedure	Labour
Public Accounts	Conservative
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs	Conservative
Standards	Conservative

—(Lucy Powell.)

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)]

Now that the House has agreed to the allocation of Select Committee Chairs, I can announce that Mr Speaker has decided that the election of Chairs will take place on Wednesday 11 September between 10 am and 4 pm. Nominations will close at 4 pm on Monday 9 September. The election of the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee will take place to the same timetable. Nomination forms and a briefing note with more information are available from the Vote Office.