Administration Committee

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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".

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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]

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows: [2] [3]

MemberPartyConstituency
Nick Smith MP (Chair) Labour Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Alex Barros-Curtis MP Labour Cardiff West
Bob Blackman MP Conservative Harrow East
Alberto Costa MP Conservative South Leicestershire
Gill Furniss MP Labour Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Mary Glindon MP Labour Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Carolyn Harris MP Labour Swansea East
Navendu Mishra MP Labour Stockport
Joe Morris MP Labour Hexham
Tessa Munt MP Liberal Democrats Wells and Mendip Hills
Max Wilkinson MP Liberal Democrats Cheltenham

2019–2024 Parliament

As of July 2022, the members of the committee are as follows: [4]

MemberPartyConstituency
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

2017-2019 Parliament

Members were announced on 30 October 2017. [5]

MemberPartyConstituency
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

Changes 2017-2019

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
6 November 2017New 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

2015-2017 Parliament

Members were announced on 20 July 2015. [6]

MemberPartyConstituency
Paul Beresford MP (Chair) Conservative Mole Valley
David Amess MP Conservative Southend West
John Cryer MP Labour Leyton and Wanstead
Martyn Day MP SNP Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Michael Fabricant MP Conservative Lichfield
James Gray MP Conservative North Wiltshire
Nigel Mills MP Conservative Amber Valley
Gisela Stuart MP Labour Birmingham Edgbaston
Mark Tami MP Labour Alyn and Deeside
Keith Vaz MP Labour Leicester East
Robin Walker MP Conservative Worcester

Changes 2015-2017

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
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

2010-2015 Parliament

Members were announced on 26 July 2010. [7]

MemberPartyConstituency
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP Conservative The Cotswolds
Rosie Cooper MP Labour West Lancashire
Frank Dobson MP Labour Holborn and St Pancras
Thomas Docherty MP Labour Dunfermline and West Fife
Gemma Doyle MP Labour and Co-op West Dunbartonshire
Mark Francois MP Conservative Rayleigh and Wickford
Alan Haselhurst MP Conservative Saffron Walden
Siân James MP Labour Swansea East
Dr Phillip Lee MP Conservative Bracknell
Nigel Mills MP Conservative Amber Valley
Tessa Munt MP Liberal Democrats Wells
Sarah Newton MP Conservative Truro and Falmouth
Bob Russell MP Liberal Democrats Colchester
Shailesh Vara MP Conservative North West Cambridgeshire
David Watts MP Labour St Helens North
Mike Weatherley MP Conservative Hove

Changes 2010-2015

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
2 November 2010 Frank Dobson MP (Labour) Holborn and St Pancras Tom Harris MP (Labour) Glasgow South Hansard
Gemma Doyle MP (Labour) West Dunbartonshire Kevan Jones MP (Labour) North Durham
David Watts MP (Labour) St Helens North Angela Smith MP (Labour) Penistone and Stocksbridge
22 November 2010 Tom Harris MP (Labour) Glasgow South John Spellar MP (Labour) Warley Hansard
Siân James MP (Labour) Swansea East David Watts MP (Labour) St Helens North
14 November 2011 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (Conservative) The Cotswolds Graham Evans MP (Conservative) Weaver Vale Hansard
Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrats) Colchester Mark Hunter MP (Liberal Democrats) Cheadle
Shailesh Vara MP (Conservative) North West Cambridgeshire Simon Kirby MP (Conservative) Brighton Kemptown
23 January 2012 Angela Smith MP (Labour) Penistone and Stocksbridge Mark Tami MP (Labour) Alyn and Deeside Hansard
22 October 2012 Mark Francois MP (Conservative) Rayleigh and Wickford Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative) New Forest West Hansard
29 October 2012 Rosie Cooper MP (Labour) West Lancashire Keith Vaz MP (Conservative) Leicester East Hansard
3 December 2012 Simon Kirby MP (Conservative) Brighton Kemptown Karen Bradley MP (Conservative) Staffordshire Moorlands Hansard
Dr Phillip Lee MP (Conservative) Bracknell Marcus Jones MP (Conservative) Nuneaton
Sarah Newton MP (Conservative) Truro and Falmouth David Morris MP (Conservative) Morecambe and Lunesdale
Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative) Hove John Penrose MP (Conservative) Weston-super-Mare
25 March 2013 Graham Evans MP (Conservative) Weaver Vale Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative) Crawley Hansard
1 July 2013 Kevan Jones MP (Labour) North Durham Tom Harris MP (Labour) Glasgow South Hansard
John Spellar MP (Labour) Warley David Wright MP (Labour) Telford
28 October 2013 John Penrose MP (Conservative) Weston-super-Mare David Evennett MP (Conservative) Bexleyheath and Crayford Hansard
Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative) New Forest West Robert Syms MP (Conservative) Poole
10 March 2014 Karen Bradley MP (Conservative) Staffordshire Moorlands Harriett Baldwin MP (Conservative) West Worcestershire Hansard
David Morris MP (Conservative) Morecambe and Lunesdale Conor Burns MP (Conservative) Bournemouth West
Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative) Crawley Mark Harper MP (Conservative) Forest of Dean
1 December 2014 Harriett Baldwin MP (Conservative) West Worcestershire Michael Fabricant MP (Conservative) Lichfield Hansard
Mark Harper MP (Conservative) Forest of Dean Ben Wallace MP (Conservative) Wyre and Preston North
8 December 2014 Robert Syms MP (Conservative) Poole Nigel Evans MP (Conservative) Ribble Valley Hansard

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