Administration Committee Explained

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]

Membership

As of July 2022, the members of the committee are as follows:[2]

MemberPartyConstituency
Sir Charles Walker MP (Chair)ConservativeBroxbourne
John Cryer MPLabourLeyton and Wanstead
Michael Fabricant MPConservativeLichfield
Marion Fellows MPSNPMotherwell and Wishaw
Colleen Fletcher MPLabourCoventry North East
Rt Hon. Sir Greg Knight MPConservativeEast Yorkshire
Pauline Latham MPConservativeMid Derbyshire
Rt Hon. Maria Miller MPConservativeBasingstoke
Jessica Morden MPLabourNewport East
Rt Hon. Mark Tami MPLabourAlyn and Deeside
Giles Watling MPConservativeClacton

2017-2019 Parliament

Members were announced on 30 October 2017.[3]

MemberPartyConstituency
Paul Beresford MP (Chair)ConservativeMole Valley
David Amess MPConservativeSouthend West
Sarah Champion MPLabourRotherham
John Cryer MPLabourLeyton and Wanstead
Michael Fabricant MPConservativeLichfield
Colleen Fletcher MPLabourCoventry North East
Pauline Latham MPConservativeMid Derbyshire
Jessica Morden MPLabourNewport East
Mary Robinson MPConservativeCheadle
Mark Tami MPLabourAlyn and Deeside

Changes 2017-2019

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
6 November 2017 New seatPatrick Grady MP (SNP)Glasgow NorthHansard
22 October 2018 Patrick Grady MP (SNP)Glasgow NorthMarion Fellows MP (SNP)Motherwell and WishawHansard

2015-2017 Parliament

Members were announced on 20 July 2015.[4]

MemberPartyConstituency
Paul Beresford MP (Chair)ConservativeMole Valley
David Amess MPConservativeSouthend West
John Cryer MPLabourLeyton and Wanstead
Martyn Day MPSNPLinlithgow and East Falkirk
Michael Fabricant MPConservativeLichfield
James Gray MPConservativeNorth Wiltshire
Nigel Mills MPConservativeAmber Valley
Gisela Stuart MPLabourBirmingham Edgbaston
Mark Tami MPLabourAlyn and Deeside
Keith Vaz MPLabourLeicester East
Robin Walker MPConservativeWorcester

Changes 2015-2017

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
28 November 2016Robin Walker MP (Conservative)WorcesterRobert Syms MP (Conservative)PooleHansard
16 January 2017James Gray MP (Conservative)North WiltshireMary Robinson MP (Conservative)CheadleHansard

2010-2015 Parliament

Members were announced on 26 July 2010.[5]

MemberPartyConstituency
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MPConservativeThe Cotswolds
Rosie Cooper MPLabourWest Lancashire
Frank Dobson MPLabourHolborn and St Pancras
Thomas Docherty MPLabourDunfermline and West Fife
Gemma Doyle MPLabour and Co-opWest Dunbartonshire
Mark Francois MPConservativeRayleigh and Wickford
Alan Haselhurst MPConservativeSaffron Walden
Siân James MPLabourSwansea East
Dr Phillip Lee MPConservativeBracknell
Nigel Mills MPConservativeAmber Valley
Tessa Munt MPLiberal DemocratsWells
Sarah Newton MPConservativeTruro and Falmouth
Bob Russell MPLiberal DemocratsColchester
Shailesh Vara MPConservativeNorth West Cambridgeshire
David Watts MPLabourSt Helens North
Mike Weatherley MPConservativeHove

Changes 2010-2015

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
2 November 2010Frank Dobson MP (Labour)Holborn and St PancrasTom Harris MP (Labour)Glasgow SouthHansard
Gemma Doyle MP (Labour)West DunbartonshireKevan Jones MP (Labour)North Durham
David Watts MP (Labour)St Helens NorthAngela Smith MP (Labour)Penistone and Stocksbridge
22 November 2010Tom Harris MP (Labour)Glasgow SouthJohn Spellar MP (Labour)WarleyHansard
Siân James MP (Labour)Swansea EastDavid Watts MP (Labour)St Helens North
14 November 2011Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (Conservative)The CotswoldsGraham Evans MP (Conservative)Weaver ValeHansard
Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrats)ColchesterMark Hunter MP (Liberal Democrats)Cheadle
Shailesh Vara MP (Conservative)North West CambridgeshireSimon Kirby MP (Conservative)Brighton Kemptown
23 January 2012Angela Smith MP (Labour)Penistone and StocksbridgeMark Tami MP (Labour)Alyn and DeesideHansard
22 October 2012Mark Francois MP (Conservative)Rayleigh and WickfordDesmond Swayne MP (Conservative)New Forest WestHansard
29 October 2012Rosie Cooper MP (Labour)West LancashireKeith Vaz MP (Conservative)Leicester EastHansard
3 December 2012Simon Kirby MP (Conservative)Brighton KemptownKaren Bradley MP (Conservative)Staffordshire MoorlandsHansard
Dr Phillip Lee MP (Conservative)BracknellMarcus Jones MP (Conservative)Nuneaton
Sarah Newton MP (Conservative)Truro and FalmouthDavid Morris MP (Conservative)Morecambe and Lunesdale
Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative)HoveJohn Penrose MP (Conservative)Weston-super-Mare
25 March 2013Graham Evans MP (Conservative)Weaver ValeNicholas Soames MP (Conservative)CrawleyHansard
1 July 2013Kevan Jones MP (Labour)North DurhamTom Harris MP (Labour)Glasgow SouthHansard
John Spellar MP (Labour)WarleyDavid Wright MP (Labour)Telford
28 October 2013John Penrose MP (Conservative)Weston-super-MareDavid Evennett MP (Conservative)Bexleyheath and CrayfordHansard
Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative)New Forest WestRobert Syms MP (Conservative)Poole
10 March 2014Karen Bradley MP (Conservative)Staffordshire MoorlandsHarriett Baldwin MP (Conservative)West WorcestershireHansard
David Morris MP (Conservative)Morecambe and LunesdaleConor Burns MP (Conservative)Bournemouth West
Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative)CrawleyMark Harper MP (Conservative)Forest of Dean
1 December 2014Harriett Baldwin MP (Conservative)West WorcestershireMichael Fabricant MP (Conservative)LichfieldHansard
Mark Harper MP (Conservative)Forest of DeanBen Wallace MP (Conservative)Wyre and Preston North
8 December 2014Robert Syms MP (Conservative)PooleNigel Evans MP (Conservative)Ribble ValleyHansard

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Role - Administration Committee . 22 August 2023 . UK Parliament.
  2. Web site: Administration Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament . 2020-09-12 . committees.parliament.uk . en.
  3. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Business without Debate . House of Commons . 30 October 2017 . 630.
  4. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Committees . House of Commons . 20 July 2015 . 598.
  5. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Administration . House of Commons . 26 July 2010 . 514 .