9Panel of Chairs
Information and statistics relating to the Panel of Chairs. Members of the Panel are appointed by the Speaker to chair Public Bill Committees and other General committees. They also chair debates in Westminster hall and act as temporary chairs of Committees of the whole House.
The membership of the Panel of Chairs for Session 2016–17 was:
Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr Lindsay Hoyle (ex officio member from 08.06.10) (Chair)
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, Mrs Eleanor Laing (ex officio member from 16.10.13)
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, Natascha Engel (ex officio member from 03.06.15)
Sir David Amess (first appointed 31.01.01)
Mr Adrian Bailey (first appointed 30.06.15)
Mr Clive Betts (first appointed 12.01.09)
Mr Peter Bone (first appointed 21.06.10)
Mr Graham Brady (first appointed 12.10.09)
Ms Karen Buck (first appointed 14.10.15)
Mr Christopher Chope (first appointed 24.05.05)
Sir David Crausby (first appointed 21.06.10)
Geraint Davies (first appointed 25.06.15)
Philip Davies (first appointed 28.06.10)
Nadine Dorries (first appointed 31.03.11)
Mr Nigel Evans (appointed 25.06.15; previously on the Panel from 12.10.09 to 11.09.13)
Robert Flello (first appointed 11.10.16)
Sir Roger Gale (first appointed 04.06.97)
Mike Gapes (first appointed 25.06.15)
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (first appointed 25.06.15)
James Gray (first appointed 21.06.10)
Mr David Hanson (first appointed 14.10.15)
Mr Philip Hollobone (first appointed 21.06.10)
Mr George Howarth (first appointed 12.10.09)
Sir Edward Leigh (first appointed 07.07.10)
Mrs Anne Main (first appointed 23.06.10)
Steve McCabe (first appointed 14.10.15)
Sir Alan Meale (first appointed 24.01.11)
Mrs Madeleine Moon (first appointed 25.06.15)
Mr David Nuttall (first appointed 25.06.15)
Albert Owen (first appointed 20.10.10)
Ian Paisley (first appointed 11.10.16)
Andrew Percy (first appointed 25.06.15; stood down 18.06.16)
Mark Pritchard (first appointed 03.12.12)
Andrew Rosindell (first appointed 29.06.10)
Joan Ryan (first appointed 02.02.16)
Mr Gary Streeter (first appointed 12.01.09)
Graham Stringer (first appointed 25.06.15)
Mr Andrew Turner (first appointed 21.06.10)
Valerie Vaz (first appointed 25.06.15; stood down 11.10.16)
Mr Charles Walker (first appointed 21.06.10)
Phil Wilson (first appointed 14.10.15)
11 July 2017