House of Commons - 2010 elections for positions in the House

Procedure Committee - Fifth Report
2010 elections for positions in the House

Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 12 October 2011.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Election of the Speaker

Background

Experience in 2010

A new Speaker: issues arising from the previous report

Publication of sponsors' names

Number of sponsors

Party requirement for sponsors

Timing of candidates' speeches

Publication of the names of participants in the ballot

Time for each round

Prayers

Re-election of the Speaker after a General Election

The Speaker's Seat

3 Election of the Deputy Speakers

Background

Experience in 2010

Hustings

Temporary Deputy Speakers

Gender-weighting

4 Election of select committee chairs

Background

Experience in 2010

Allocation of chairs between parties

Number of signatures

Declaration of interests

Campaigning and hustings

Participation of Ministers

Method of counting

Election by the whole House or by parties

Date of taking up office

Election of other select committee chairs

5 Election of Backbench Business Committee

Background

Experience in 2010

Representation of minority parties

By-elections

6 Selection of members of select committees

Background

Experience in 2010

Minority party representation

7 General observations

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes

List of printed written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Written Evidence