Natascha Engel with the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow
The Backbench Business Committee (BBBC) was set up in June 2010 to give greater control to backbench MPs over the executive. The aim was for the committee to schedule part of the Commons’ timetable, leading to better cross-party cooperation and thus more effective scrutiny of the government. Its creation had been recommended by the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (the Wright Committee) in 2009.
The committee has the power to decide the issues to be debated on 35 days per session — 27 of these debates may take place in the higher profile House of Commons chamber, with the rest being held in Westminster Hall.
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