The Education Committee
The Education Committee is appointed by the House
of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy
of the Department for Education and its associated public bodies.
Membership at time Report agreed:
Mr Graham Stuart MP (Conservative, Beverley &
Holderness) (Chair)
Neil Carmichael MP (Conservative, Stroud)
Alex Cunningham MP (Labour, Stockton North)
Bill Esterson MP (Labour, Sefton Central)
Pat Glass MP (Labour, North West Durham)
Charlotte Leslie MP (Conservative, Bristol North
West)
Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour, Mitcham and Morden)
Ian Mearns MP (Labour, Gateshead)
Chris Skidmore MP (Conservative, Kingswood)
David Ward MP (Liberal Democrat, Bradford East)
Craig Whittaker MP (Conservative, Calder Valley)
Damian Hinds MP (Conservative, East Hampshire)
was also a member of the Committee during the inquiry.
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/education-committee
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Dr Lynn Gardner
(Clerk), Geraldine Alexander (Second Clerk), Penny Crouzet (Committee
Specialist), Emma Gordon (Committee Specialist), Jake Anders (Committee
Specialist), Ameet Chudasama (Senior Committee Assistant), Caroline
McElwee (Committee Assistant), and Paul Hampson (Committee Support
Assistant)
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Education Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London
SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219
6181; the Committee's e-mail address is educom@parliament.uk
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