The Education and Skills Committee
The Education and Skills Committee is appointed by
the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration
and policy of the Department for Education and Skills and its
associated public bodies.
Current membership
Mr Barry Sheerman MP (Labour, Huddersfield)
(Chairman)
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods MP (Labour, City of
Durham)
Mr David Chaytor MP (Labour, Bury North)
Mrs Nadine Dorries MP (Conservative, Mid Bedfordshire)
Jeff Ennis MP (Labour, Barnsley East & Mexborough)
Mr David Evennett MP (Conservative, Bexleyheath
and Crayford)
Tim Farron MP (Liberal Democrat, Westmorland and
Lonsdale)
Helen Jones MP (Labour, Warrington North)
Mr Gordon Marsden MP (Labour, Blackpool South)
Stephen Williams MP (Liberal Democrat, Bristol
West)
Mr Rob Wilson MP (Conservative, Reading East)
Powers
The committee is one of the departmental select committees,
the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders,
principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet
via www.parliament.uk.
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/education _and skills_committee.cfm.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are David Lloyd
(Clerk), Rhiannon Hollis, (Second Clerk), Libby Aston (Committee
Specialist), Nerys Roberts (Committee Specialist), Lisa Wrobel
(Committee Assistant), Sue Monaghan (Committee Assistant), Susan
Ramsay (Committee Secretary) and John Kittle (Senior Officer Clerk).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Education and Skills Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is
020 7219 6181; the Committee's email address is edskillscom@parliament.uk
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