Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, formerly the Public Administration Select Committee, is a select committee appointed by the British House of Commons to examine the reports of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, and to consider matters relating to the quality and standards of administration provided by civil service departments, and other matters relating to the civil service, mostly for England and Wales, and constitutional affairs.
It is the principal select committee to which Cabinet Office ministers are accountable and thus handles pre appointment and accountability hearings for independent officers, with an independent civil society or cross departmental role, such as the First Civil Service Commissioner, the chair of the UK Statistics Authority and the chair of the Charity Commission.
The committee chooses its own subjects of inquiry, within its overall terms of reference; however, it seeks evidence from a wide variety of individuals and groups with relevant interests and experience. The members of the committee are drawn from the three largest political parties, and the committee itself mainly publishes its results through reports and making its recommendations known to the government.[1]
Membership
As of June 2025, the committee's chair is William Wragg,[2] after being elected in January 2020,[3] defeating fellow Conservative MP David Jones by 335 to 183 votes.[4] The members of the select committee are:[2]
Changes 2019-present
| Date | Outgoing Member and Party |
Constituency | → | New Member and Party |
Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2020 | Chris Evans MP (Labour) | Islwyn | → | Navendu Mishra MP (Labour) | Stockport | Hansard | ||
| 22 February 2021 | Navendu Mishra MP (Labour) | Stockport | → | John McDonnell MP (Labour) | Hayes and Harlington | Hansard | ||
| 17 May 2022 | Rachel Hopkins MP (Labour) | Luton South | → | Beth Winter MP (Labour) | Cynon Valley | Hansard | ||
2017–2019 Parliament
The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[5][6]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Jenkin MP (Chair) | Conservative | Harwich and North Essex | |
| Ronnie Cowan MP | SNP | Inverclyde | |
| Paul Flynn MP | Labour | Newport West | |
| Marcus Fysh MP | Conservative | Yeovil | |
| Cheryl Gillan MP | Conservative | Chesham and Amersham | |
| Kelvin Hopkins MP | Labour | Luton North | |
| Rupa Huq MP | Labour | Ealing Central and Acton | |
| David Jones MP | Conservative | Clwyd West | |
| Sandy Martin MP | Labour | Ipswich | |
| David Morris MP | Conservative | Morecambe and Lunesdale | |
Changes 2017-2019
| Date | Outgoing Member and Party |
Constituency | → | New Member and Party |
Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2018 | New seat | → | Sarah Champion MP (Labour) | Rotherham | Hansard | |||
| 4 June 2018 | Sarah Champion MP (Labour) | Rotherham | → | Tulip Siddiq MP (Labour) | Hampstead and Kilburn | Hansard | ||
| 17 February 2019 | Paul Flynn MP (Labour) | Newport West | → | Vacant | Death of member[7] | |||
| 25 February 2019 | Sandy Martin MP (Labour) | Ipswich | → | Eleanor Smith MP (Labour) | Wolverhampton South West | Hansard | ||
2015–2017 Parliament
The election of the chair took place on 18 June 2015, with the members of the committee being announced on 6 July 2015.[8][9]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Jenkin MP (Chair) | Conservative | Harwich and North Essex | |
| Ronnie Cowan MP | SNP | Inverclyde | |
| Oliver Dowden MP | Conservative | Hertsmere | |
| Paul Flynn MP | Labour | Newport West | |
| Cheryl Gillan MP | Conservative | Chesham and Amersham | |
| Kate Hoey MP | Labour | Vauxhall | |
| Kelvin Hopkins MP | Labour | Luton North | |
| David Jones MP | Conservative | Clwyd West | |
| Gerald Jones MP | Labour | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | |
| Tom Tugendhat MP | Conservative | Tonbridge and Malling | |
| Andrew Turner MP | Conservative | Isle of Wight | |
Changes 2015-2017
| Date | Outgoing Member and Party |
Constituency | → | New Member and Party |
Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2016 | Oliver Dowden MP (Conservative) | Hertsmere | → | Marcus Fysh MP (Conservative) | Yeovil | Hansard | ||
| David Jones MP (Conservative) | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) | Gravesham | |||||
| Tom Tugendhat MP (Conservative) | Tonbridge and Malling | Dan Poulter MP (Conservative) | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | |||||
| 19 December 2016 | Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) | Gravesham | → | John Stevenson MP (Conservative) | Carlisle | Hansard | ||
2010-2015 Parliament
The election of the chair took place on 10 June 2010, with the members of the committee being announced on 12 July 2010.[10][11]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Jenkin MP (Chair) | Conservative | Harwich and North Essex | |
| Kevin Brennan MP | Labour | Cardiff West | |
| Nick de Bois MP | Conservative | Enfield North | |
| Michael Dugher MP | Labour | Barnsley East | |
| Charlie Elphicke MP | Conservative | Dover | |
| Paul Flynn MP | Labour | Newport West | |
| Robert Halfon MP | Conservative | Harlow | |
| Greg Mulholland MP | Labour | Leeds North West | |
| Charles Walker MP | Conservative | Broxbourne | |
Changes 2010-2015
Reports
Reports published in 2021 include The role and status of the Prime Minister’s Office, published in June 2021.[12]
A major report published in July 2011 addressed procurement of Information Technology by the government and found there was an over-reliance "on a small 'oligopoly' of large suppliers".[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Public Administration Select Committee - role". parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ a b UK Parliament, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, accessed 30 July 2021
- ^ https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/327/public-administration-and-constitutional-affairs-committee/news/144795/william-wragg-elected-chair-of-public-administration-and-constitutional-affairs-committee/ [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/Results-spreadsheet-SC-Chairs-2020-a.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Speaker's Statement: Select Committee Chairs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 627. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 628. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Tributes as Newport West Labour MP Paul Flynn dies aged 84". BBC News. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 597. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 511. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 513. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2010.
- ^ UK Parliament, The role and status of the Prime Minister’s Office, published 9 June 2021, accessed 30 July 2021
- ^ House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee, Government and IT - "a recipe for rip-offs": time for a new approach, Volume 1, published 28 July 2011, accessed 30 July 2021
External links
- Public Administration Select Committee page on UK Parliament website
- Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives