Information and statistics about 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 served on select committees during the Session. Section B gives details of each committee's work, staff, publications and other statistics. Section C analyses the staffing of select committees.

A  MEMBERS SERVING ON SELECT COMMITTEES

1  ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS

Names of Members	Committees to which nominated
Adams, Mrs Irene	Chairmen's Panel; Finance and Services; Liaison; Scottish Affairs
Ainger, Mr Nick	Administration
Ainsworth, Mr Bob	Accommodation and Works; Finance and Services; Selection
Ainsworth, Mr Peter	Environmental Audit; Liaison
Allan, Mr Richard	Information; Liaison; Public Accounts
Amess, Mr David	Chairmen's Panel; Health
Anderson, Donald	Foreign Affairs; Liaison
Anderson, Janet	Catering; Chairmen's Panel; Home Affairs
Atherton, Ms Candy	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Atkinson, Mr Peter	Catering; Court of Referees
Austin, John	Health; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Bacon, Mr Richard	European Scrutiny; Public Accounts
Bailey, Mr Adrian	Northern Ireland Affairs; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Baird, Vera	Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee); Work and Pensions
Baldry, Tony	International Development; Liaison
Banks, Mr Tony	Accommodation and Works
Barker, Gregory	Broadcasting; Environmental Audit
Barrett, John	International Development
Battle, Mr John	International Development
Bayley, Hugh	International Development
Beard, Mr Nigel	Chairmen's Panel; Treasury; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Begg, Miss Anne	Chairmen's Panel; Work and Pensions
Beggs, Mr Roy	Northern Ireland Affairs
Beith, Mr A.J.	Constitutional Affairs; Liaison
Bell, Sir Stuart	Finance and Services; Liaison
Bennett, Andrew	Liaison; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions; Statutory Instruments
Benton, Mr Joe	Chairmen's Panel
Bercow, Mr John	International Development; Procedure
Beresford, Sir Paul	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Berry, Mr Roger	Trade and Industry
Best, Mr Harold	Accommodation and Works; Environmental Audit
Betts, Mr Clive	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Blackman, Mrs Liz	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Bottomley, Peter	Constitutional Affairs; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Bottomley, Virginia	Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee)
Bradley, Mr Keith	Health
Brady, Mr Graham	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Breed, Mr Colin	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Brennan, Kevin	Public Administration
Brooke, Annette	Public Administration
Brown, Mr Russell	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee); Regulatory Reform
Browning, Mrs Angela	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee); Public Accounts; Standards and Privileges
Bryant, Chris	Culture, Media and Sport
Buck, Ms Karen	Work and Pensions
Burden, Richard	Trade and Industry
Burnett, Mr John	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee); Procedure
Burns, Mr Simon	Health
Burnside, David	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Butterfill, Sir John	Chairmen's Panel; Court of Referees; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Byrne, Mr Liam	European Scrutiny
Cairns, David	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Calton, Mrs Patsy	Administration; Health
Campbell, Mrs Anne	Public Administration
Campbell, Mr Gregory	Northern Ireland Affairs
Campbell, Mr Ronnie	Catering
Carmichael, Mr Alistair	Scottish Affairs
Cash, Mr William	European Scrutiny
Caton, Mr Martin	Chairmen's Panel; Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee); Welsh Affairs
Challen, Mr Colin	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee); Environmental Audit; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Chapman, Sir Sydney	Public Administration
Chaytor, Mr David	Education and Skills; Environmental Audit
Chidgey, Mr David	Chairmen's Panel; Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee); Foreign Affairs; Human Rights (Joint Committee);
Clapham, Mr Michael	Trade and Industry
Clappison, Mr James	Constitutional Affairs; Home Affairs
Clark, Mrs Helen	Broadcasting; Environmental Audit
Clarke, Mr Kenneth	Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Clarke, Mr Tony	Northern Ireland Affairs
Clelland, Mr David	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Clwyd, Ann	International Development
Coffey, Ann	Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee); Modernisation of the House of Commons
Colman, Mr Tony	International Development
Connarty, Mr Michael	European Scrutiny
Conway, Derek	Accommodation and Works; Chairmen's Panel; Finance and Services; Liaison
Cook, Frank	Chairmen's Panel
Cormack, Sir Patrick	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Corston, Jean	Human Rights (Joint Committee); Liaison
Cotter, Brian	Regulatory Reform
Cousins, Mr Jim	Treasury
Cran, Mr James	Chairmen's Panel; Defence
Cranston, Ross	Constitutional Affairs
Crausby, Mr David	Defence
Cruddas, Jon	Public Accounts
Cryer, Mrs Ann	Constitutional Affairs
Cummings, Mr John	Chairmen's Panel; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Cunningham, Mr Jim	Constitutional Affairs
Cunningham, Tony	Catering
Curry, Mr David	Public Accounts
Curtis-Thomas, Mrs Claire	Home Affairs
Davey, Valerie	Education and Skills
David, Mr Wayne	European Scrutiny; Standards and Privileges
Davidson, Mr Ian	Public Accounts
Davies, Mr Quentin	International Development
Dawson, Mr Hilton	Constitutional Affairs
Dean, Mrs Janet	Catering; Home Affairs
Denham, Mr John	Home Affairs; Liaison
Dhanda, Mr Parmjit	Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee); Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Dismore, Mr Andrew	Standards and Privileges; Work and Pensions
Djanogly, Mr Jonathan	Trade and Industry
Dobbin, Jim	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee); European Scrutiny
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.	Regulatory Reform; Statutory Instruments; Transport
Donohoe, Mr Brian H.	Transport
Doran, Mr Frank	Culture, Media and Sport
Doughty, Sue	Environmental Audit
Dowd, Jim	Health
Drew, Mr David	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Duncan, Mr Peter	Scottish Affairs
Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth	Liaison; Transport
Eagle, Angela	Treasury
Edwards, Mr Huw	Welsh Affairs
Efford, Clive	Transport
Ellman, Mrs Louise	Transport
Ennis, Jeff	Education and Skills
Evans, Mr Nigel	Trade and Industry; Welsh Affairs
Fabricant, Michael	Culture, Media and Sport
Fallon, Mr Michael	Treasury
Farrelly, Paul	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee); Science and Technology; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Field, Mr Frank	Public Accounts
Fitzpatrick, Jim	Selection
Flint, Caroline	Administration
Flook, Mr Adrian	Culture, Media and Sport
Flynn, Paul	Environmental Audit
Follett, Barbara	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Forth, Mr Eric	Chairmen's Panel; Statutory Instruments
Foster, Mr Derek	Standards and Privileges
Francis, Dr Hywel	Welsh Affairs
Francois, Mr Mark	Environmental Audit
Gale, Mr Roger	Broadcasting; Chairmen's Panel
Gapes, Mike	Defence
Gardiner, Mr Barry	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
George, Mr Bruce	Defence; Liaison
Gerrard, Mr Neil	Information
Gibb, Mr Nick	Education and Skills
Gibson, Dr Ian	Liaison; Science and Technology
Goodman, Mr Paul	Work and Pensions
Green, Mr Damian	Home Affairs
Greenway, Mr John	Education and Skills
Griffiths, Mr Win	Chairmen's Panel
Hain, Mr Peter	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Hall, Patrick	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hamilton, David	Broadcasting; Procedure; Scottish Affairs; Work and Pensions
Hamilton, Mr Fabian	Foreign Affairs
Hancock, Mr Mike	Chairmen's Panel; Defence
Harris, Dr Evan	Science and Technology
Harvey, Nick	European Scrutiny
Haselhurst, Sir Alan	Chairmen's Panel; Court of Referees; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Havard, Mr Dai	Defence; Regulatory Reform
Hawkins, Mr Nick	Culture, Media and Sport
Heal, Sylvia	Chairmen's Panel; Court of Referees; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Heald, Mr Oliver	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Healey, John	Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Heath, Mr David	Standards and Privileges
Heathcoat-Amory, Mr David	European Scrutiny; Treasury
Henderson, Mr Ivan	Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Hepburn, Mr Stephen	Accommodation and Works; Northern Ireland Affairs
Heppell, Mr John	Selection
Heyes, Mr David	Public Administration
Hinchliffe, Mr David	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee); Health; Liaison
Hoey, Kate	Science and Technology
Holmes, Paul	Education and Skills
Hood, Mr Jimmy	Chairmen's Panel; European Scrutiny; Liaison
Hopkins, Mr Kelvin	Public Administration
Horam, Mr John	Environmental Audit
Howarth, Mr George	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay	Catering; Trade and Industry
Hughes, Mr Kevin	Chairmen's Panel; Statutory Instruments
Humble, Mrs Joan	Work and Pensions
Hurst, Mr Alan	Chairmen's Panel
Iddon, Dr Brian	Science and Technology
Illsley, Mr Eric	Chairmen's Panel; Foreign Affairs; Procedure
Irranca-Davies, Huw	Procedure
Jack, Mr Michael	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Liaison; Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Jackson, Mr Robert	Education and Skills
Jenkins, Mr Brian	Public Accounts; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Jones, Helen	Education and Skills; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Jones, Mr Jon Owen	Health
Jones, Mr Kevan	Defence
Jones, Mr Martyn	Liaison; Welsh Affairs
Jones, Mr Nigel	Public Accounts
Joyce, Eric	Procedure
Kaufman, Sir Gerald	Culture, Media and Sport; Liaison
Keen, Alan	Culture, Media and Sport
Key, Mr Robert	Finance and Services; Information; Liaison; Science and Technology
Khabra, Mr Piara S.	International Development
Kidney, Mr David	Modernisation of the House of Commons
King, Andy	Regulatory Reform
Kirkbride, Miss Julie	Catering; Trade and Industry
Kirkwood, Sir Archy	Court of Referees; Liaison; Work and Pensions
Laing, Mrs Eleanor	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Lamb, Norman	Treasury
Laws, Mr David	Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Lazarowicz, Mr Mark	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Regulatory Reform
Leigh, Mr Edward	Liaison; Public Accounts
Lepper, Mr David	Broadcasting; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Finance and Services; Liaison
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Public Administration; Scottish Affairs
Linton, Martin	Administration; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Lord, Sir Michael	Chairmen's Panel; Court of Referees; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Loughton, Tim	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Love, Mr Andrew	Regulatory Reform
Lucas, Ian	Transport
Luff, Mr Peter	Administration; Information; Selection
Luke, Mr Iain	Administration; Broadcasting; Northern Ireland Affairs; Procedure
Lyons, Mr John	Broadcasting; Scottish Affairs
McAvoy, Mr Thomas	Finance and Services
McCafferty, Chris	International Development
McDonagh, Siobhain	Health; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
MacDougall, Mr John	Administration; Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee); Regulatory Reform; Scottish Affairs
McFall, Mr John	Liaison; Treasury
McGrady, Mr Eddie	Northern Ireland Affairs
McIntosh, Miss Anne	Transport
Mackay, Mr Andrew	Foreign Affairs; Standards and Privileges
McKechin, Ann	Information; Scottish Affairs
McKenna, Rosemary	Culture, Media and Sport; Procedure
Mackinlay, Andrew	Foreign Affairs
McLoughlin, Mr Patrick	Accommodation and Works; Finance and Services; Modernisation of the House of Commons
McNamara, Mr Kevin	Human Rights (Joint Committee); Standards and Privileges
McWalter, Mr Tony	Procedure; Science and Technology
McWilliam, Mr John	Chairmen's Panel; Environmental Audit; Liaison; Selection
Mahmood, Mr Khalid	Broadcasting
Mallaber, Judy	Trade and Industry
Mann, John	Information; Treasury; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Maples, Mr John	Foreign Affairs
Marris, Rob	Work and Pensions
Marsden, Mr Paul	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee); Transport
Mates, Mr Michael	Liaison; Northern Ireland Affairs
Mitchell, Mr Austin	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Moffatt, Laura	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Mole, Chris	Information; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions; Regulatory Reform; Statutory Instruments
Moran, Margaret	Information
Morgan, Julie	Administration; Welsh Affairs
Morley, Mr Elliot	Environmental Audit
Munn, Ms Meg	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Mountford, Kali	Administration
Mudie, Mr George	Treasury
Murphy, Mr Denis	Regulatory Reform
Murrison, Dr Andrew	Science and Technology
Naysmith, Dr Doug	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee); Health; Regulatory Reform
Norman, Mr Archie	Regulatory Reform
O'Brien, Mr Bill	Chairmen's Panel; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
O'Hara, Mr Edward	Chairmen's Panel
Olner, Mr Bill	Chairmen's Panel; Foreign Affairs
O'Neill, Mr Martin	Liaison; Trade and Industry
Organ, Diana	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Osborne, Sandra	European Scrutiny
Ottaway, Richard	Defence
Owen, Albert	Accommodation and Works; Welsh Affairs
Page, Mr Richard	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Perham, Linda	Court of Referees; Trade and Industry
Picking, Anne	Accommodation and Works; European Scrutiny; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Pike, Mr Peter	Chairmen's Panel; Liaison; Modernisation of the House of Commons; Regulatory Reform
Plaskitt, Mr James	Treasury
Pollard, Mr Kerry	Education and Skills
Pond, Mr Chris	Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Pope, Mr Greg	Foreign Affairs
Pound, Mr Stephen	Northern Ireland Affairs; Standards and Privileges
Prentice, Bridget	Court of Referees
Prentice, Mr Gordon	Public Administration
Primarolo, Dawn	Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Prisk, Mr Mark	Welsh Affairs
Prosser, Mr Gwyn	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee); Home Affairs; Information
Quinn, Lawrie	Selection
Randall, Mr John	Transport
Reid, Mr Alan	Broadcasting
Robertson, Angus	European Scrutiny
Robertson, John	European Scrutiny; Scottish Affairs
Roe, Dame Marion	Administration; Chairmen's Panel; Finance and Services; Liaison
Rosindell, Andrew	Constitutional Affairs; Regulatory Reform
Ross, Mr Ernie	Court of Referees
Roy, Mr Frank	Defence
Ruddock, Joan	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Russell, Bob	Home Affairs
Russell, Christine	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Ryan, Joan	Selection
Salter, Mr Martin	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Sanders, Mr Adrian	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Sarwar, Mr Mohammad	Scottish Affairs
Savidge, Mr Malcolm	Environmental Audit
Sayeed, Mr Jonathan	Chairmen's Panel
Selous, Andrew	Work and Pensions
Shaw, Jonathan	Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee); Education and Skills
Sheerman, Mr Barry	Education and Skills; Liaison
Shephard, Mrs Gillian	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Shepherd, Mr Richard	Human Rights (Joint Committee); Modernisation of the House of Commons
Sheridan, Jim	Broadcasting; Information; Public Accounts
Shipley, Ms Debra	Culture, Media and Sport
Simon, Mr Siôn	Public Accounts
Simpson, Alan	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Singh, Mr Marsha	Home Affairs
Smith, Geraldine	Science and Technology
Smith, Sir Robert	Accommodation and Works; Procedure; Trade and Industry; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Smyth, The Reverend Martin	Northern Ireland Affairs
Soames, Mr Nicholas	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Soley, Mr Clive	Constitutional Affairs; Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee)
Spink, Bob	Science and Technology
Squire, Rachel	Defence
Stanley, Sir John	Foreign Affairs
Steen, Mr Anthony	Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee); European Scrutiny; Regulatory Reform
Steinberg, Mr Gerry	Public Accounts
Stevenson, Mr George	Chairmen's Panel; Transport
Stinchcombe, Mr Paul	Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Stringer, Mr Graham	Transport
Stoate, Dr Howard	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Stuart, Ms Gisela	Foreign Affairs
Stunell, Mr Andrew	Finance and Services; Modernisation of the House of Commons; Selection
Swayne, Mr Desmond	Procedure
Swire, Mr Hugo	Northern Ireland Affairs
Tami, Mark	Northern Ireland Affairs
Tapsell, Sir Peter	Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Taylor, David	Chairmen's Panel; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Taylor, Mr John	Home Affairs
Taylor, Dr Richard	Health
Thomas, Mr Simon	Environmental Audit; Standards and Privileges
Thurso, John	Culture, Media and Sport
Timms, Mr Stephen	Public Accounts
Tipping, Paddy	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tredinnick, Mr David	Liaison; Statutory Instruments
Trend, Mr Michael	Public Administration
Trickett, Jon	Public Accounts; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Turner, Mr Andrew	Education and Skills
Turner, Mr Dennis	Catering; Court of Referees; Finance and Services; Liaison
Turner, Dr Desmond	Science and Technology
Tyler, Mr Paul	Modernisation of the House of Commons
Tynan, Mr Bill	European Scrutiny; Northern Ireland Affairs
Vaz, Keith	Constitutional Affairs
Viggers, Mr Peter	Defence
Walley, Joan	Environmental Audit
Walter, Mr Robert	Treasury; Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Waterson, Mr Nigel	Work and Pensions
Weir, Mr Michael	Scottish Affairs
White, Brian	Public Administration; Regulatory Reform; Statutory Instruments
Whitehead, Dr Alan	Constitutional Affairs
Widdecombe, Miss Ann	Chairmen's Panel
Wiggin, Mr Bill	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Williams, Mr Alan	Liaison; Public Accounts
Williams, Mrs Betty	Welsh Affairs
Williams, Hywel	Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee); Welsh Affairs
Williams, Mr Roger	Welsh Affairs
Winnick, David	Home Affairs
Winterton, Anne	Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Winterton, Sir Nicholas	Chairmen's Panel; Liaison; Modernisation of the House of Commons; Procedure
Wishart, Pete	Catering
Woodward, Mr Shaun	Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Worthington, Tony	International Development
Wright, Mr Anthony D.	Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Wright, David	Environmental Audit; Procedure
Wright, Iain	Public Administration
Wright, Tony	Liaison; Public Administration
Wyatt, Derek	Culture, Media and Sport
Young, Sir George	Liaison; Selection; Standards and Privileges

2  NUMBER OF MEMBERS SERVING ON SELECT COMMITTEES

The total number of Members who served on Select Committees, other than Business Committees, was 348.