UK Parliament — House of Commons

Order ID:291

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Date	Title	Text
2022 — 30th November	122D Election of Chair of Backbench Business Committee	(1)	(a)	The election of the chair of the Backbench Business Committee shall take place at the start of each session on a day to be determined by the Speaker.
			(b)	Nominations of candidates shall be in writing and shall be received by the Clerk of the House between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm on the day before the day appointed for election.
			(c)	No member may be a candidate for the chair of the committee if that Member's party is represented in Her Majesty's Government.
			(d)	Each nomination shall consist of a signed statement made by the candidate declaring their willingness to stand for election, accompanied by the signatures of not fewer than twenty nor more than twenty-five Members, of whom no fewer than ten shall be members of a party represented in Her Majesty's Government and no fewer than ten shall be members of a party not so represented or of no party.
			(e)	No Member may sign the statement of more than one candidate.
			(f)	As soon as practicable following the close of nominations, a list of the candidates and their accompanying signatories shall be published.
			(g)	Arrangements for the election shall follow those set out in paragraphs (9) to (14) of Standing Order No. 122B (Election of select committee chairs), save that in sub-paragraph (11)(e) the opening hours of the ballot shall be between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm and in paragraph (12) reference to variation of timings shall be read as applying also to the timings in sub-paragraph (b) and (g) of this paragraph.
		(2)		Standing Order No. 122C (Resignation or removal of chairs of select committees) shall apply to the chair of the Backbench Business Committee, save for paragraph (2) of that Order; and any election following a vacancy in the chair shall be held under the provisions of paragraph (1)(b) to (g) above.