Commons Select Committee elections 2017

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Just putting the questions out there

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Chair allocations proposed.

Conservatives to chair the following departmental select committees
Culture, Media and Sport
Defence
Education
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Health
Justice
Northern Ireland Affairs
Treasury
Welsh Affairs
Women and Equalities

Conservatives also to chair the following other select committees:
Procedure
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs

Labour to chair the following departmental select committees:
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Communities and Local Government
Home Affairs
International Development
Transport
Work and Pensions

Labour to chair the following other select committees:
Environmental Audit
Exiting the European Union
Petitions
Public Accounts
Standards

The Scottish National Party to chair the International Trade and Scottish Affairs select committees.

The Liberal Democrats to chair the Science and Technology select committee.

[neilm]

Why is Exiting the EU not a departmental select committee?

I thought Labour would be chairing Wales.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Jun 29, 2017 23:47:21 GMT neilm said:

Why is Exiting the EU not a departmental select committee?

I thought Labour would be chairing Wales.

Technically the Exiting the European Union Select Committee is to be established under a temporary Standing Order for the present Parliament only, and not under Standing Order 152 relating to departmental select committees. It also has a significantly larger membership (max. 21) than do the departmental committees (typically max. 11, although DEFRA has 17 and Northern Ireland has 13).

The chair of the Welsh Affairs committee has gone with the governing party since 1997.

[peterl]

So few changes then.

Compared to 2015, SNP gain International Trade which is a new creation since then. Labour gain Exiting the EU. Business and Energy merge, so only a net increase of 1 committee. Lib Dems gain Science and Technology from Tories, after receiving no chairmanships in 2015.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Committees to be formally nominated on Monday.