Backbench Business Committee
Commons committee · Select Active · established 29 June 2010
Current members
7
Formal meetings held
193
Meetings with attendance published
1
Mean member attendance
100.0%
Purpose
The Backbench Business Committee gives opportunities to backbench Members of Parliament to bring forward debates of their choice. It was the first business committee of any kind to be established by the House of Commons.
Application form for backbench debates | Application form for Estimates Day debates
Contact: bbcom@parliament.uk
Members
| Member | Party | Role | Since | Meetings | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Vickers | Conservative | Member | 9 December 2024 | – | n/a |
| Bob Blackman | Conservative | Member | 9 September 2024 | 1 / 1 | 100.0% |
| Mary Glindon | Labour | Member | 28 October 2024 | – | n/a |
| Will Stone | Labour | Member | 28 October 2024 | – | n/a |
| Alison Hume | Labour | Member | 28 October 2024 | – | n/a |
| Jonathan Davies | Labour | Member | 3 March 2025 | – | n/a |
| Mr Lee Dillon | Liberal Democrat | Member | 13 November 2025 | – | n/a |
Attendance counts only formal meetings for which Parliament published an attendance list while the member held a (non-alternate) role.
Former members (19)
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- Fiona Bruce
- Ian Mearns 100.0% attendance
- Nigel Mills 100.0% attendance
- Wendy Morton 100.0% attendance
- Chris Green 100.0% attendance
- Patricia Gibson 100.0% attendance
- Kevin Foster 100.0% attendance
- Jerome Mayhew
- Nickie Aiken
- David Johnston
- Kate Osborne 100.0% attendance
- Duncan Baker
- Gareth Bacon
- Imran Ahmad Khan
- Claudia Webbe
- Lia Nici
- Jack Abbott
- Chris Vince
- Jess Brown-Fuller