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 11
(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.)
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.