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]
- Catering and banqueting
- Visitor services and retail
- Digital services
- Broadcasting of Parliament
- Education and public outreach and engagement
- Rules of access and use of facilities
- Management of the buildings and facilities which make up the Parliamentary Estate
Membership
editMembership of the committee is as follows:[2][3]
2019–2024 Parliament
editAs of July 2022, the members of the committee are as follows:[4]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editMembers were announced on 30 October 2017.[5]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Date | Outgoing Member & Party |
Constituency | → | New Member & Party |
Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
2015-2017 Parliament
editMembers were announced on 20 July 2015.[6]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Date | Outgoing Member & Party |
Constituency | → | New Member & Party |
Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editMembers were announced on 26 July 2010.[7]
Changes 2010-2015
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Role - Administration Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Administration olume 757: debated on Monday 25 November 2024". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
That Bob Blackman and Alberto Costa be members of the Administration Committee.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
- ^ "Nick Smith MP elected as Chair of the House of Commons Administration Committee". committees.parliament.uk. House of Commons Administration Committee. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Administration Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 630. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Administration". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 514. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 26 July 2010.