Parliamentary procedure
Parliamentary procedure news from UK Parliament.
Membership of Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments agreed
Membership of Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments agreed
18 October 2024
Cat Smith elected Chair of the Procedure Committee
Cat Smith MP elected as Chair of the Procedure Committee
11 September 2024
Election of Deputy Speakers
The House of Commons has elected its Deputy Speakers on Tuesday 23 July 2024
22 July 2024
Standards Committee publish report on how MPs’ standards and conduct are regulated
The House of Commons Standards Committee publishes a report into how MPs’ standards and conduct are regulated.
29 May 2024
Procedure Committee publishes report on Written Parliamentary Questions in 2022–23 Session
The report provides comprehensive published data on departmental answering performance in the current Session
14 May 2024
This evidence session with the Leader of the House of Commons has been cancelled and will be rescheduled in due course
The Commons Procedure Committee will hear evidence from the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Leader of the House of Commons
09 May 2024
Procedure Committee recommends that the Foreign Secretary should be scrutinised at the Bar of the House
Committee publishes report into Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords
24 January 2024
Procedure and Privileges Committee publishes First Report
Proposed changes relating to oral questions to Secretaries of State and oral statements by Secretaries of State.
22 November 2023
Parliament prorogued ahead of State Opening
Parliament has been prorogued ahead of the State Opening on Tuesday 7 November 2023. Find out more
26 October 2023
Final proposals on parliamentary advice and services published
Fifth Report from the Conduct Committee published
05 September 2023
Procedure and Privileges Committee publishes Sixth Report
The Procedure and Privileges Committee publishes its 6th Report
05 July 2023
Code of Conduct amendments recommended
Fourth report from the Conduct Committee published.
27 June 2023
Nominations open for Chair of Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
Nominations are now open for the position of Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
25 April 2023
Privileges Committee publish Boris Johnson written evidence ahead of oral evidence session
Committee of Privileges publishes written evidence submitted by Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP
21 March 2023
New Code of Conduct for MPs to launch on 1 March
On 1 March, a new MPs Code of Conduct and Guide to the rules will come into effect
27 February 2023