Business without Debate 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.) Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes) 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.