The Welsh Affairs Select Committee (or simply the 'Welsh Affairs Committee') is a
select committee Select committee may refer to:
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of the
House of Commons
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in the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the
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, as well as relations with the
Senedd
The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Gove ...
. The members of the committee are usually Welsh MPs.
Current membership
As of July 2022, the membership of the committee is as follows:
Changes since 2019
Membership 2017–2019
The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.
Changes 2017-2019
Membership 2015–2017
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.
Changes 2015-2017
Membership 2010–2015
At the dissolution of the 2010–2015 Parliament, the committee's membership was:
2010–2015 changes
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.
Membership 2005–2010
At the start of the 2005–2010 Parliament, the committee's membership was:
2005–2010 changes
Changes between 2005 and 2010 are not known.
List of chairs
Office officially vacant from 30 March 2015 to 18 June 2015 and from 3 May 2017 to 7 July 2017.
See also
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Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom
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, app ...
References
External links
Records of the Welsh Affairs Committee are held at the Parliamentary ArchivesUK Parliament: Welsh Select Committee
{{Devolution in the United Kingdom
Select Committees of the British House of Commons
Politics of Wales