Backbench debates announced for 8, 10 and 11 September

• Watch Parliament TV: Meeting of the Backbench Business Committee: 2 September 2014

The Committee has determined that the following business will take place in backbench time:

Monday 8 September in the Commons Chamber

• General debate on food fraud (Member in charge: Roger Williams)

Wednesday 10 September in the Commons Chamber

• Debate on a motion relating to a Select Committee on Governance of the House (Members in charge: Jesse Norman, Mr Bernard Jenkin)

The representation for this debate was received at the Committee’s public meeting on 2 September.

Thursday 11 September in the Commons Chamber

• Debate on a motion relating to carbon taxes and energy-intensive industries (Members in charge: Alex Cunningham, Ian Swales)
• General debate on Gurkha pensions and terms of employment (Member in charge: Jackie Doyle-Price)

Thursday 11 September in Committee Room 10

• General debate on political and humanitarian situation in Kashmir (Member in charge: David Ward)

Notice of e-petition

The Committee received a letter from the Leader of the House informing it that the 'End the conflict in Palestine' e-petition has passed the 100,000 signatures threshold.

Backbench Business Committee meetings

The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3pm to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject, including those raised in e-petitions or national campaigns.
 
An MP must make a representation before the Committee for an e-petition or petition to be debated; e-petitions exceeding the Government's 100,000 signature threshold are not automatically allocated backbench time.
 
The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.

Further Information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• How the Backbench Business Committee works