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Education Select Committee

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The Education Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Education and any associated public bodies.

The chair of the committee until 2024 was Robin Walker MP.[1] Previous chairs include Robert Halfon MP (2017-2022), Neil Carmichael (2015–17) and Graham Stuart MP (2010–2015).

Membership

Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, chairs and member of committees are yet to be appointed.

2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.[2][3]

MemberPartyConstituency
Robert Halfon MP (Chair)ConservativeHarlow
Fleur Anderson MPLabourPutney
Apsana Begum MPLabourPoplar and Limehouse
Jonathan Gullis MPConservativeStoke-on-Trent North
Tom Hunt MPConservativeIpswich
Dr Caroline Johnson MPConservativeSleaford and North Hykeham
David Johnston MPConservativeWantage
Ian Mearns MPLabourGateshead
Lucy Powell MPLabour Co-opManchester Central
David Simmonds MPConservativeRuislip, Northwood and Pinner
Christian Wakeford MPConservativeBury South

Changes 2019-2024

Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.

DateOutgoing Member
& Party		Constituency→New Member
& Party		ConstituencySource
11 May 2020Fleur Anderson MP (Labour)Putney→Dawn Butler MP (Labour)Brent CentralHansard
Lucy Powell MP (Labour and Co-op)Manchester CentralKim Johnson MP (Labour)Liverpool Riverside
21 September 2020Dawn Butler MP (Labour)Brent Central→Fleur Anderson MP (Labour)PutneyHansard
13 July 2021Fleur Anderson MP (Labour)Putney→Mohammad Yasin MP (Labour)Bedford
7 September 2021Jonathan Gullis MP (Conservative)Stoke-on-Trent North→Nicola Richards MP (Conservative)West Bromwich EastHansard
19 October 2021David Johnston MP (Conservative)Wantage→Miriam Cates MP (Conservative)Penistone and StocksbridgeHansard
David Simmonds MP (Conservative)Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerBrendan Clarke-Smith MP (Conservative)Bassetlaw
15 March 2022Brendan Clarke-Smith MP (Conservative)Bassetlaw→Caroline Ansell MP (Conservative)EastbourneHansard
Christian Wakeford MP (Labour)Bury SouthAnna Firth MP (Conservative)Southend West
29 March 2022Nicola Richards MP (Conservative)West Bromwich East→Angela Richardson MP (Conservative)GuildfordHansard
25 October 2022Dr Caroline Johnson MP (Conservative)Sleaford and North Hykeham→Andrew Lewer MP (Conservative)Northampton SouthHansard
27 October 2022Robert Halfon MP (Chair, Conservative)Harlow→VacantHansard
8 November 2022Tom Hunt MP (Conservative)Ipswich→Flick Drummond MP (Conservative)Meon ValleyHansard
16 November 2022Vacant→Robin Walker MP (Chair, Conservative)WorcesterHansard
29 November 2022Angela Richardson MP (Conservative)Guildford→Nick Fletcher MP (Conservative)Don ValleyHansard
13 March 2023Kate Osborne MP (Labour)Jarrow→Mohammad Yasin MP (Labour)BedfordHansard
22 January 2024Miriam Cates MP (Conservative)Penistone and Stocksbridge→Vicky Ford MP (Conservative)ChelmsfordHansard
30 April 2024Apsana Begum MP (Labour)Poplar and Limehouse→Gen Kitchen MP (Labour)WellingboroughHansard
Kim Johnson MP (Labour)Liverpool RiversideJess Phillips MP (Labour)Birmingham Yardley

2017-2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[4][5]

MemberPartyConstituency
Robert Halfon MP (Chair)ConservativeHarlow
Lucy Allan MPConservativeTelford
Michelle Donelan MPConservativeChippenham
Marion Fellows MPScottish National PartyMotherwell and Wishaw
James Frith MPLabourBury North
Emma Hardy MPLabourKingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Trudy Harrison MPConservativeCopeland
Ian Mearns MPLabourGateshead
Lucy Powell MPLabourManchester Central
Thelma Walker MPLabourColne Valley
William Wragg MPConservativeHazel Grove

Changes 2017-2019

DateOutgoing Member
& Party		Constituency→New Member
& Party		ConstituencySource
22 October 2018Michelle Donelan MP (Conservative)Chippenham→Ben Bradley MP (Conservative)MansfieldHansard

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.[6][7]

MemberPartyConstituency
Neil Carmichael MP (Chair)ConservativeStroud
Lucy Allan MPConservativeTelford
Ian Austin MPLabourDudley North
Michelle Donelan MPConservativeChippenham
Marion Fellows MPScottish National PartyMotherwell and Wishaw
Suella Fernandes MPConservativeFareham
Lucy Frazer MPConservativeSouth East Cambridgeshire
Kate Hollern MPLabourBlackburn
Ian Mearns MPLabourGateshead
Caroline Nokes MPConservativeRomsey and Southampton North
Kate Osamor MPLabourEdmonton

Changes 2015-2017

DateOutgoing Member
& Party		Constituency→New Member
& Party		ConstituencySource
1 February 2016Kate Hollern MP (Labour)Blackburn→Catherine McKinnell MP (Labour)Newcastle upon Tyne NorthHansard
Kate Osamor MP (Labour)EdmontonStephen Timms MP (Labour)East Ham
22 February 2016Caroline Nokes MP (Conservative)Romsey and Southampton North→William Wragg MP (Conservative)Hazel GroveHansard
31 October 2016Stephen Timms MP (Labour)East Ham→Lilian Greenwood MP (Labour)Nottingham SouthHansard

2010-2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.[8][9]

MemberPartyConstituency
Graham Stuart MP (Chair)ConservativeBeverley and Holderness
Conor Burns MPConservativeBournemouth West
Nic Dakin MPLabourScunthorpe
Pat Glass MPLabourNorth West Durham
Damian Hinds MPConservativeEast Hampshire
Liz Kendall MPLabourLeicester West
Charlotte Leslie MPConservativeBristol North West
Ian Mearns MPLabourGateshead
Tessa Munt MPLiberal DemocratsWells
Lisa Nandy MPLabourWigan
Craig Whittaker MPConservativeCalder Valley

Changes 2010-2015

DateOutgoing Member
& Party		Constituency→New Member
& Party		ConstituencySource
2 November 2010Conor Burns MP (Conservative)Bournemouth West→Neil Carmichael MP (Conservative)StroudHansard
Liz Kendall MP (Labour)Leicester WestBill Esterson MP (Labour)Sefton Central
31 October 2016Nic Dakin MP (Labour)Scunthorpe→Alex Cunningham MP (Labour)Stockton NorthHansard
11 June 2012Tessa Munt MP (Liberal Democrats)Wells→David Ward MP (Liberal Democrats)Bradford EastHansard
10 September 2012Lisa Nandy MP (Labour)Wigan→Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour)Mitcham and MordenHansard
5 November 2012Damian Hinds MP (Conservative)East Hampshire→Chris Skidmore MP (Conservative)KingswoodHansard
4 November 2013Charlotte Leslie MP (Conservative)Bristol North West→Dominic Raab MP (Conservative)Esher and WaltonHansard
18 March 2014Chris Skidmore MP (Conservative)Kingswood→Caroline Nokes MP (Conservative)Romsey and Southampton NorthHansard

Publications

2017 - 2019 Parliament

DateTitleGovernment response
8 October 2018Sixth Report of the Session 2017–19: The apprenticeships ladder of opportunity: quality not quantityAwaited
25 July 2018Fifth Report of Session 2017–19: Forgotten children: alternative provision and the scandal of ever increasing exclusionsAwaited
13 July 2018Fourth Report of Session 2017–19: Appointment of the Chair of the Social Mobility CommissionN/A
9 May 2018Third Report of Session 2017–19: The Government’s Green Paper on mental health: failing a generationGovernment Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2017–19
22 March 2018Second Report of Session 2017–19: The future of the Social Mobility CommissionGovernment Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2017–19
22 December 2017First Report of Session 2017–19: FosteringGovernment Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2017–19

2015-17 Parliament

DateTitleGovernment response
2 May 2017Eleventh Report of Session 2016–17: Primary assessmentGovernment Response to the Committee’s Eleventh Report of Session 2016–17
1 May 2017Tenth Report of Session 2016–17: Children and young people's mental health—the role of educationGovernment Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2016–17
25 April 2017Ninth Report of Session 2016–17: Exiting the EU: challenges and opportunities for higher educationGovernment Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2016–17
31 March 2017Eighth Report of Session 2016–17: ApprenticeshipsGovernment Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2016–17
28 February 2017Seventh Report of Session 2016–17: Multi-academy trustsGovernment Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2016–17
24 February 2017Sixth Report of Session 2016–17: Appointment of the Chair of the Office for StudentsN/A
21 February 2017Fifth Report of Session 2016–17: Recruitment and retention of teachersGovernment Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2016–17
13 February 2017Fourth Report of Session 2016–17: Evidence check: Grammar schoolsGovernment Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2016–17
13 July 2016Third Report of Session 2016–17: Social work reformGovernment Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2016–17
7 July 2016Second Report of Session 2016–17: Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and SkillsGovernment Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2016–17
5 July 2016First Report of Session 2016–17: Careers education, information, advice and guidanceGovernment Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2016–17
28 April 2016Fourth Report of Session 2015–16: Mental health and well-being of looked-after childrenGovernment Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2015–16
20 March 2016Third Report of Session 2015–16: Appointment of the Chief Regulator of OfqualN/A
24 January 2016Second Report of Session 2015–16: Holocaust educationGovernment Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2015–16
20 January 2016First Report of Session 2015–16: The role of Regional Schools CommissionersGovernment Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2015–16

Chair of the Education Select Committee

ChairPartyConstituencyFirst electedMethod
Rt Hon Robert Halfon MPConservativeHarlow12 July 2017Elected by the House of Commons
Neil Carmichael MPConservativeStroud18 June 2015Elected by the House of Commons
Graham Stuart MPConservativeBeverley and Holderness9 June 2010Elected by the House of Commons
Previously as Children, Schools and Families Select Committee
Barry Sheerman MPLabour Co-opHuddersfield12 November 2007Elected by the Select Committee[10]
Previously as Education and Skills Select Committee
Barry Sheerman MPLabour Co-opHuddersfield16 July 2001Elected by the Select Committee[10]

Election results

From June 2010 chairs of select committees have been directly elected by a secret ballot of the whole House of Commons using the alternative vote system. Candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated and their votes redistributed until one remaining candidate has more than half of valid votes.[11] Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.[12]

16 November 2022[13]
Candidate1st round2nd round
Votes%Votes%
Robin Walker21748.122853.3
Caroline Ansell10823.912428.4
David Simmonds7015.58419.3
Jonathan Gullis5612.4Eliminated
Not redistributed153.3
Valid votes451436
27 January 2020[14]
Candidate1st round
Votes%
Robert HalfonUnopposed
12 July 2017[15]
Candidate1st round2nd round3rd round4th round5th round
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Robert Halfon13623.814125.115227.718535.726155.1
Nick Boles12922.613724.415327.917834.421344.9
Dan Poulter10919.111220.012723.215529.9Eliminated
Tim Loughton10117.710418.511621.2Eliminated
Stephen Metcalfe6311.06711.9Eliminated
Rehman Chishti335.8Eliminated
Not redistributed101.8234.0539.39717.0
Valid votes571561548518474
17 June 2015[16]
Candidate1st round2nd round
Votes%Votes%
Neil Carmichael22437.529453.8
Tim Loughton19132.025246.2
Caroline Nokes18230.5Eliminated
Not redistributed518.5
Valid votes597546
9 June 2010[17]
Candidate1st round2nd round3rd round
Votes%Votes%Votes%
Graham Stuart19236.621042.224452.5
Rob Wilson15930.318336.722147.5
Lee Scott9217.510521.1Eliminated
Andrew Turner8215.6Eliminated
Not redistributed275.16011.4
Valid votes525498465

See also

References

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