The Education Select Committee is a
select committee of the
House of Commons
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in the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the
Department for Education
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and any associated public bodies.
The chair of the committee is
Robin Walker
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MP. Previous chairs include
Neil Carmichael (2015–17) and
Graham Stuart MP (2010–2015).
Membership
As of 29 November 2022, the membership of the committee is as follows:
Changes since 2019
Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the
Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.
2017-2019 Parliament
The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.
Changes 2017-2019
2015-2017 Parliament
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.
Changes 2015-2017
2010-2015 Parliament
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.
Changes 2010-2015
Publications
2017 - 2019 Parliament
2015-17 Parliament
Chair of the Education Select Committee
Election results
From June 2010 chairs of select committees have been directly elected by a secret ballot of the whole House of Commons using the
alternative vote
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system. Candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated and their votes redistributed until one remaining candidate has more than half of valid votes. Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.
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See also
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Select committee (United Kingdom)
In British politics, parliamentary select committees can be appointed from the House of Commons, like the Foreign Affairs Select Committee; from the House of Lords, like the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee; or as a joint commit ...
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British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ...
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List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
The parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom are committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Each consists of a small number of Members of Parliament from the House of Commons, or peers from the House of Lords, or a mix of both, ap ...
References
External links
Education CommitteeRecords for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives
{{Chairs of the Education Select Committee
Select Committees of the British House of Commons