Chair of Backbench Business Committee elected
22 June 2010 (updated on 22 June 2010)
Following the election on Tuesday 22 June, Natascha Engel MP has been elected by the House of Commons to be the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee.
- Biography: Natascha Engel MP
- Breakdown of election results for Chair of Backbench Business Committee
- About Parliament: Select Committees
The Commons agreed to establish the Committee on 15 June 2010 following the report, 'Rebuilding the House', published in the previous Parliament and produced by the Reform of the House of Commons Select Committee.
- List of candidates and sponsors
- Commons Hansard: Backbench Business Committee
- Report: Rebuilding the House
- House of Commons Library note: Reform of the House of Commons: The establishment of a Backbench Business Committee
The remaining seven members of the Committee will also be elected, with nominations being taken on Monday 28 June and the election held on Tuesday 29 June.