Information and statistics relating to the membership, work, and staff of Select Committees.

This Return follows the pattern of its predecessors since the creation of the current Select Committee system by the House in 1979. Section A lists, in alphabetical order, the Members who were appointed to serve on Select Committees during the Session. Section B comprises entries giving details of each Committee's work, staff, publications and other statistics. Section C gives financial statistics and a descriptive analysis of the staffing of Select Committees.

The information in the tables in parts 1 and 2 of Section C covers both the financial year 1997-98 and the 1997-98 Session as a whole. The information in the remainder of the return covers the 1997-98 Session which began on 7 May 1997 and ended on 19 November 1998.

1. Alphabetical List of Members Appointed to Serve on Select Committees

Names of Members	Committees to which nominated
Abbott, Ms. Diane	Foreign Affairs
Adams, Irene	Scottish Affairs
Ainsworth, Mr. Peter	Finance and Services; Selection
Allan, Mr. Richard	Finance and Services; Home Affairs; Information; Liaison
Amess, Mr. David	Health
Anderson, Janet	Accommodation and Works; Foreign Affairs; Liaison
Ashton, Mr. Joe	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Atherton, Ms. Candy	Education and Employment
Atkins, Charlotte	Education and Employment; Selection
Atkinson, Mr. David	Science and Technology
Atkinson, Mr. Peter	Scottish Affairs
Austin, Mr. John	Health
Baker, Mr. Norman	Environmental Audit; European Legislation
Baldry, Mr. Tony	Trade and Industry
Ballard, Mrs. Jackie	Catering
Barnes, Mr. Harry	Northern Ireland Affairs
Beard, Mr. Nigel	Science and Technology
Beckett, Mrs. Margaret	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Begg, Miss Ann	Scottish Affairs
Beggs, Mr. Roy	Northern Ireland Affairs
Bell, Mr. Martin	Standards and Privileges
Bennett, Mr. Andrew F.	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs; Liaison; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Benton, Mr. Joe	Education and Employment; Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
Bercow, Mr John	Trade and Industry; Welsh Affairs
Beresford, Sir Paul	Procedure
Berry, Mr. Roger	Trade and Industry
Betts, Mr. Clive	Selection
Blackman, Mrs. Liz	Treasury
Blears, Ms. Hazel	European Legislation
Blizzard, Mr. Bob	Environmental Audit
Blunt, Mr. Crispin	Defence
Bottomley, Mr. Peter	Standards and Privileges
Bottomley, Mrs. Virginia	Foreign Affairs
Bradley, Mr. Keith	Selection
Bradley, Mr. Peter	Public Administration
Bradshaw, Mr. Ben	European Legislation
Brady, Mr. Graham	Education and Employment
Brake, Mr. Tom	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Brand, Dr. Peter	Health
Brazier, Mr. Julian	Defence
Breed, Mr. Colin	European Legislation
Brinton, Mrs. Helen	Environmental Audit
Brooke, Mr. Peter	Health; Liaison; Northern Ireland Affairs
Brown, Mr. Russell	European Legislation
Browne, Mr. Desmond	Northern Ireland Affairs
Bruce, Mr. Ian	Information
Bruce, Mr. Malcolm	Treasury
Buck, Ms. Karen	Social Security
Burgon, Mr. Colin	Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Butler, Christine	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Butterfill, Mr John	Trade and Industry
Cable, Mr Vincent	Treasury
Campbell, Mr. Alan	Public Accounts
Campbell, Mr. Menzies	Defence
Campbell, Mr. Ronnie	Public Administration
Campbell-Savours, Mr. Dale	Standards and Privileges
Canavan, Mr. Dennis	International Development
Cann, Mr. Jamie	Defence
Caplin, Mr. Ivor	Broadcasting; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Casale, Mr. Roger	European Legislation
Cash, Mr. William	European Legislation
Caton, Mr. Martin	Welsh Affairs
Chapman, Sir Sydney	Accommodation and Works; Finance and Services; Liaison
Chaytor, Mr. David	Deregulation
Chidgey, Mr David	Accommodation and Works
Clark, Dr. Lynda	Public Administration
Clark, Dr. Michael	Liaison; Science and Technology
Clarke, Mr. Charles	Treasury
Clarke, Mr. Eric	Broadcasting; Finance and Services; Liaison; Scottish Affairs
Clarke, Mr. Tony	Consolidation &c Bills (Joint Committee)
Clifton-Brown, Mr. Geoffrey	Public Accounts
Clwyd, Ann	International Development
Cohen, Mr. Harry	Defence
Coleman, Mr. Iain	Deregulation
Colman, Mr. Tony	Treasury
Colvin, Mr. Michael	Defence
Connarty, Mr. Michael	Information
Cooper, Yvette	Education and Employment
Corbett, Mr. Robin	Home Affairs
Cormack, Sir Patrick	Accommodation and Works Modernisation of the House of Commons; Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
Cotter, Mr. Brian	Deregulation
Cousins, Mr. Jim	Treasury
Cran, Mr James	Administration; Selection
Cranston, Mr. Ross	Home Affairs
Crausby, Mr. David	Administration
Cryer, Mr. John	Deregulation
Cummings, Mr. John	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Cunningham, Mr. Jim	Trade and Industry
Curry, Mr David	Agriculture
Curtis-Thomas, Mrs Claire	Science and Technology
Dafis, Mr. Cynog	Education and Employment; Environmental Audit
Darvill, Mr. Keith	Procedure
Davey, Valerie	Education and Employment
Davey, Mr. Edward	Procedure; Selection
Davidson, Mr. Ian	Public Accounts
Davies, Mr. Geriant	Public Accounts
Davies, Mr. Quentin	European Legislation; Standards and Privileges
Davies, Mr. Quentin	Treasury
Davis, Mr. David	Liaison; Public Accounts
Dawson, Mr. Hilton	Administration
Day, Mr. Stephen	Catering; Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Dean, Mrs. Janet	Catering
Dismore, Mr. Andrew	Accommodation and Works
Dobbin, Mr. Jim	European Legislation
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey	Northern Ireland Affairs
Donohoe, Mr. Brian H.	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Drew, Mr. David	Modernisation of the House of Commons; Procedure
Drown, Julia	Health
Dunwoody, Mrs. Gwyneth	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs; Liaison
Eagle, Maria	Public Accounts
Edwards, Mr. Huw	Modernisation of the House of Commons; Welsh Affairs
Efford, Mr. Clive	Procedure
Ellman, Mrs. Louise	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Emery, Sir Peter	Foreign Affairs; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Ewing, Mrs. Margaret	European Legislation
Faber, Mr David	Culture, Media and Sport
Fabricant, Mr. Michael	Culture, Media and Sport
Fearn, Mr. Ronnie	Culture, Media and Sport
Fitzsimons, Lorna	Procedure
Flight, Mr. Howard	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs; Social Security
Flint, Caroline	Education and Employment
Flynn, Paul	Welsh Affairs
Follett, Ms. Barbara	International Development
Forsythe, Mr. Clifford	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Foster, Mr. Derek	Education and Employment; Liaison
Foster, Mr. Don	Education and Employment
Foster, Mr. Michael (Hastings & Rye)	Standards and Privileges
Fraser, Mr. Christopher	Culture, Media and Sport
Gale, Mr. Roger	Broadcasting
Galloway, Mr. George	Broadcasting
Gardiner, Mr. Barry	Broadcasting; Procedure
George, Mr. Andrew	Agriculture
George, Mr. Bruce	Defence; Liaison
Gerrard, Mr. Neil	Information
Gibb, Mr. Nick	Social Security; Treasury
Gibson, Dr. Ian	Science and Technology
Gilroy, Mrs. Linda	European Legislation
Godman, Mr. Norman A.	Foreign Affairs
Goggins, Mr. Paul	Social Security
Golding, Mr. Llin	Culture, Media and Sport
Goodlad, Sir Alastair	Modernisation of the House of Commons; Standards and Privileges
Gordon, Mrs. Eileen	Broadcasting
Graham, Mr. Thomas	Catering
Grant, Mr. Bernie	International Development
Gray, Mr. James	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Green, Mr. Damian	Culture, Media and Sport; Procedure
Grieve, Mr. Dominic	Environmental Audit; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Griffiths, Jane	Public Accounts
Grogan, Mr. John	Northern Ireland Affairs
Gunnell, Mr. John	Health
Hall, Mr. Mike	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Hall, Mr. Patrick	Consolidation &c Bills (Joint Committee)
Hamilton, Mr. Fabian	Administration
Hammond, Mr. Phil	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Hancock, Mr. Mike	Public Administration
Hawkins, Mr. Nick	Home Affairs
Hayes, Mr. John	Agriculture
Heald, Mr Oliver	Administration
Healey, Mr. John	Education and Employment
Heath, Mr. David	Foreign Affairs
Hepburn, Mr. Stephen	Administration
Hesford, Mr. Stephen	Deregulation; Northern Ireland Affairs
Hewitt, Ms. Patricia	Social Security
Hinchliffe, Mr. David	Health; Liaison
Hodge, Ms. Margaret	Education and Employment; Liaison
Hogg, Mr. Douglas	Home Affairs
Hood, Mr. Jimmy	Defence; European Legislation; Liaison
Hope, Mr. Phil	Public Accounts
Horam, Mr. John	Environmental Audit; Liaison
Howarth, Mr. Gerald	Home Affairs
Hoyle, Mr. Lindsay	Catering; Trade and Industry
Hughes, Ms. Beverley	Home Affairs
Hunter, Mr. Andrew	Northern Ireland Affairs
Hurst, Mr. Alan	Agriculture
Iddon, Dr. Brian	Environmental Audit
Illsley, Mr. Eric	Foreign Affairs; Procedure
Jackson, Mrs. Helen	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Johnson, Mr. Alan	Trade and Industry
Johnson, Miss Melanie	Public Administration
Jones, Ms. Fiona	Agriculture
Jones, Helen	Catering; Public Administration
Jones, Ms. Jennifer	European Legislation
Jones, Mr. Jon Owen	Information
Jones, Lynne	Science and Technology
Jones, Mr. Martyn	Liaison; Welsh Affairs
Jones, Mr. Nigel	Science and Technology
Kaufman, Mr. Gerald	Culture, Media and Sport; Liaison
Keeble, Ms. Sally	Agriculture
Keen, Mr. Alan	Culture, Media and Sport
Keen, Ann	Health
Keetch, Mr. Paul	Education and Employment
Kelly, Ms. Ruth	Treasury
Kemp, Mr. Fraser	Public Administration; Selection
Kennedy, Mr. Charles	Standards and Privileges
Kennedy, Jane	Administration
Khabra, Mr. Piara S.	International Development
Kidney, Mr. David	Treasury
King, Mr. Andy	Deregulation
King, Ms. Oona	International Development
Kingham, Mrs. Tess	International Development
Kirkbride, Miss Julie	Catering; Social Security
Kirkwood, Mr. Archy	Liaison; Social Security
Kumar, Dr. Ashok	Science and Technology
Laing, Mrs. Eleanor	Education and Employment; Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Lait, Mrs Jacqui	Catering; Deregulation; Science and Technology
Lansley, Mr. Andrew	Health
Lawrence, Jackie	Welsh Affairs
Laxton, Mr. Bob	Trade and Industry
Leigh, Mr. Edward	Deregulation; Social Security
Lepper, Mr. David	Broadcasting
Leslie, Mr. Christopher	Public Accounts
Letwin, Mr. Oliver	Deregulation
Levitt, Mr. Tom	Standards and Privileges
Lewis, Mr. Ivan	Deregulation
Lewis, Dr Julian	Welsh Affairs
Lewis, Mr. Terry	Standards and Privileges
Linton, Mr. Martin	Home Affairs
Livingstone, Mr. Ken	Northern Ireland Affairs
Livsey, Mr. Richard	Welsh Affairs
Lloyd, Sir Peter	Treasury
Llwyd, Mr. Elfyn	Welsh Affairs
Lock, Mr. David	Deregulation
Loughton, Mr. Tim	Environmental Audit
Love, Mr. Andrew	Public Accounts
Luff, Mr. Peter	Agriculture; Liaison
Mackay, Mr. Andrew	Selection
Mackinlay, Mr. Andrew	Foreign Affairs
Maclennan, Mr. Robert	Public Accounts
Malins, Mr. Humfrey	Home Affairs
Mallaber, Judy	Education and Employment
Marek, Dr. John	Catering
Marsden, Mr. Gordon	Deregulation; Education and Employment
Marsden, Mr. Paul	Agriculture
Marshall, Mr. David	Liaison; Scottish Affairs
Marshall, Mr. Jim	European Legislation
Marshall-Andrews, Mr. Robert	Consolidation &c Bills (Joint Committee)
Maxton, Mr. John	Culture, Media and Sport
May, Mrs. Theresa	Education and Employment
McAllion, Mr. John	Scottish Affairs
McAvoy, Mr. Thomas	Finance and Services
McCabe, Mr. Stephen	Deregulation
McCafferty, Chris	Procedure
McDonagh, Siobhain	Social Security
McGrady, Mr. Eddie	Northern Ireland Affairs
McGuire, Mrs. Anne	European Legislation
McIsaac, Shona	Standards and Privileges
McKenna, Rosemary	Catering; European Legislation; Scottish Affairs; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
McLoughlin, Mr. Patrick	Catering; Finance and Services; Selection
Mctaggart, Fiona	Public Administration
McWalter, Mr. Tony	Northern Ireland Affairs
McWilliam, Mr. John	Defence; Liaison; Selection
Meacher, Mr. Michael	Environmental Audit
Merchant, Mr. Piers	Deregulation (Until 27/10/97)
Merron, Gillian	Trade and Industry
Michie, Mr. Bill	Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
Miller, Mr. Andrew	Information
Mitchell, Mr. Austin	Agriculture
Moffatt, Laura	Defence
Moonie, Dr. Lewis	Finance and Services; Liaison
Moore, Mr. Michael	Scottish Affairs
Moran, Ms. Margaret	Northern Ireland Affairs
Morgan, Mr. Alasdair	Trade and Industry
Morgan, Ms. Julie	Welsh Affairs
Morgan, Mr. Rhodri	Liaison; Public Administration
Mr Tim Collins	Agriculture
Mudie, Mr. George	Accommodation and Works; Finance and Services; Selection
Mullin, Mr. Chris	Home Affairs; Liaison
Murphy, Mr. Denis	Deregulation
Naysmith, Dr Doug	Deregulation
O'Brien, Mr. Bill	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
O'Neill, Mr. Martin	Liaison; Trade and Industry
Olner, Mr. Bill	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Organ, Mrs. Diana	Agriculture; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Osborne, Ms. Sandra	Information; Scottish Affairs
Page, Mr. Richard	Public Accounts
Palmer, Dr. Nick	Administration
Paterson, Mr. Owen	Welsh Affairs
Perham, Ms. Linda	Accommodation and Works; Trade and Industry
Pickles, Mr. Eric	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Pike, Mr. Peter L.	Deregulation; Liaison; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Plaskitt, Mr. James	Consolidation &c Bills (Joint Committee)
Pond, Mr. Chris	Social Security
Pound, Mr. Stephen	Broadcasting
Powell, Sir Raymond	Accommodation and Works
Primarolo, Dawn	Public Accounts
Prior, Mr. David	Trade and Industry
Radice, Mr. Giles	Liaison; Treasury
Rammell, Mr. Bill	European Legislation
Randall, Mr. John	Deregulation; Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Rapson, Mr. Syd	Accommodation and Works
Rendel, Mr. David	Accommodation and Works
Robathan, Mr. Andrew	International Development
Robertson, Mr. Laurence	Consolidation &c Bills (Joint Committee ; Environmental Audit
Robinson, Mr. Peter	Northern Ireland Affairs
Roe, Mrs Marion	Administration; Finance and Services; Liaison
Ross, Mr. Ernie	Foreign Affairs
Ross, Mr. William	Administration ; Deregulation; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Rowe, Mr. Andrew	International Development
Rowlands, Mr. Ted	Foreign Affairs
Roy, Mr. Frank	Social Security
Ruffley, Mr. David	Public Administration
Russell, Mr. Bob	Home Affairs
Salter, Mr. Martin	Northern Ireland Affairs
Sanders, Mr. Adrian	Consolidation &c Bills (Joint Committee)
Savidge, Mr. Malcolm	Environmental Audit
Sawford, Mr. Phil	Information
Sayeed, Mr. Jonathan	Broadcasting
Sedgemore, Mr. Brian	Treasury
Shaw, Mr. Jonathan R.	Environmental Audit
Sheldon, Mr. Robert	Liaison; Standards and Privileges
Shephard, Mrs. Gillian	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Shepherd, Mr. Richard	Modernisation of the House of Commons; Public Administration
Simpson, Mr. Keith	Catering
Singh, Mr. Marsha	Home Affairs
Smith, Miss Geraldine	Deregulation
Soley, Mr. Clive	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Southworth, Helen	Procedure
Spelman, Mrs. Caroline	Science and Technology
Spicer, Sir Michael	Treasury
Spring, Mr. Richard	Deregulation
Squire, Rachel	Modernisation of the House of Commons
St. Aubyn, Mr. Nick	Education and Employment
Stanley, Sir John	Foreign Affairs
Starkey, Dr. Phyllis	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Steen, Mr. Anthony	Deregulation; European Legislation
Steinberg, Mr. Gerry	Education and Employment; Public Accounts
Stevenson, Mr. George	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Stewart, Mr. David	Scottish Affairs
Stewart, Mr. Ian	Deregulation
Stinchcombe, Mr. Paul	Procedure
Stoate, Dr. Howard	Health
Stott, Mr. Roger	Culture, Media and Sport
Stringer, Mr. Graham	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Stuart, Ms. Gisela	Social Security
Stunell, Mr. Andrew	Broadcasting; Modernisation of the House of Commons; Procedure
Swayne, Mr. Desmond	Scottish Affairs
Syms, Mr. Robert	Health; Procedure
Taylor, Mrs Ann	Modernisation of the House of Commons; Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
Taylor, Ms. Dari	Defence
Taylor, Mr. Matthew	Environmental Audit
Taylor, Sir Teddy	Treasury
Thomas, Mr. Gareth (Clwyd West)	Welsh Affairs
Thomas, Mr Gareth R. (Harrow Weald)	Environmental Audit
Todd, Mr. Mark	Agriculture
Tongue, Dr. Jenny	International Development
Tredinnick, Mr. David	Liaison; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Truswell, Mr. Paul	Environmental Audit
Turner, Mr. Dennis	Finance and Services; Liaison
Turner, Mr. Desmond	Science and Technology
Turner, Dr. George	Consolidation &c Bills (Joint Committee)
Twigg, Mr. Stephen	Modernisation of the House of Commons; Public Accounts
Tyler, Mr. Paul	Finance and Services; Modernisation of the House of Commons; Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee); Procedure; Selection
Tyrie, Mr. Andrew	Consolidation &c Bills (Joint Committee); European Legislation; Public Administration
Walker, Mr Robert	Health
Walley, Joan	Environmental Audit; Trade and Industry
Ward, Ms. Claire	Culture, Media and Sport
Wardle, Mr. Charles	Public Accounts
Watts, Mr. Dave	Finance and Services
Wells, Mr. Bowen	International Development; Liaison
Welsh, Mr. Andrew	Scottish Affairs
White, Mr. Brian	Consolidation &c Bills (Joint Committee)
Whitehead, Dr. Alan	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
Whittingdale, Mr. John	Information
Wicks, Mr. Malcolm	Education and Employment; Liaison; Social Security
Widdecombe, Miss Ann	Standards and Privileges
Wigley, Mr. Dafydd	Public Accounts
Williams, Mr. Alan	Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee); Public Accounts Standards and Privileges
Williams, Mr Alan W.	Science and Technology
Williams, Mrs. Betty	Welsh Affairs
Wilshire, Mr. David	Foreign Affairs
Winnick, Mr. David	Home Affairs
Winterton, Mr. Nicholas	Liaison; Modernisation of the House of Commons; Procedure
Wise, Audrey	Health
Wood, Mr. Mike	Broadcasting
Woodward, Mr. Shaun	Broadcasting; European Legislation
Wyatt, Mr. Derek	Culture, Media and Sport
Young, Sir George	Modernisation of the House of Commons

The total number of Members who served on Select Committees, other than Business Committees, was 377.