The Administration Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has a remit "to consider the services provided for and by the House of Commons".
This is a cross-party committee that is made of eleven backbench members. Starting in 2015, the committee chair is whichever member also sits on the House of Commons Commission.
There are weekly meetings held in private, with occasional evidence sessions held publicly. It is considered an inward-facing 'Domestic Committee'. The members are an advisory committee to the House of Commons Commission whose work encompasses many topics, including: [1]
As of July 2022, the members of the committee are as follows: [2]
Member | Party | Constituency | |
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Sir Charles Walker MP (Chair) | Conservative | Broxbourne | |
John Cryer MP | Labour | Leyton and Wanstead | |
Michael Fabricant MP | Conservative | Lichfield | |
Marion Fellows MP | SNP | Motherwell and Wishaw | |
Colleen Fletcher MP | Labour | Coventry North East | |
Rt Hon. Sir Greg Knight MP | Conservative | East Yorkshire | |
Pauline Latham MP | Conservative | Mid Derbyshire | |
Rt Hon. Maria Miller MP | Conservative | Basingstoke | |
Jessica Morden MP | Labour | Newport East | |
Rt Hon. Mark Tami MP | Labour | Alyn and Deeside | |
Giles Watling MP | Conservative | Clacton |
Members were announced on 30 October 2017. [3]
Member | Party | Constituency | |
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Paul Beresford MP (Chair) | Conservative | Mole Valley | |
David Amess MP | Conservative | Southend West | |
Sarah Champion MP | Labour | Rotherham | |
John Cryer MP | Labour | Leyton and Wanstead | |
Michael Fabricant MP | Conservative | Lichfield | |
Colleen Fletcher MP | Labour | Coventry North East | |
Pauline Latham MP | Conservative | Mid Derbyshire | |
Jessica Morden MP | Labour | Newport East | |
Mary Robinson MP | Conservative | Cheadle | |
Mark Tami MP | Labour | Alyn and Deeside |
Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | ||
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6 November 2017 | New seat | → | Patrick Grady MP (SNP) | Glasgow North | Hansard | |||
22 October 2018 | Patrick Grady MP (SNP) | Glasgow North | → | Marion Fellows MP (SNP) | Motherwell and Wishaw | Hansard |
Members were announced on 20 July 2015. [4]
Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | ||
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28 November 2016 | Robin Walker MP (Conservative) | Worcester | → | Robert Syms MP (Conservative) | Poole | Hansard | ||
16 January 2017 | James Gray MP (Conservative) | North Wiltshire | → | Mary Robinson MP (Conservative) | Cheadle | Hansard |
Members were announced on 26 July 2010. [5]
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