HC Deb 26 February 2001 vol 363 cc569-73W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Chairman of the Committee of Selection if he will list those hon. Members on the Government side, excluding Ministers and parliamentary private secretaries, who(a) have not served as a member of a Select Committee since May 1997 and (b) have served on more than one Select Committee in the same time scale, indicating the Committees on which each individual has served. [150858]

Mr. McWilliam

The Committee of Selection is responsible only for the nomination of the departmental Select Committees and the Domestic Committees of the House, under Public Business Standing Orders Nos. 142 and 152. There are many other Select Committees, including the Environmental Audit, European Scrutiny, Public Accounts and Standards and Privileges Committees which are appointed directly by the House without prior nomination by the Committee of Selection, and upon which the Committee of Selection does not hold information. However, for the purposes of this answer, all

Member Committee
Anderson, Mr. Donald Foreign Affairs; Liaison
Atkins, Charlotte Education and Employment; Selection
Beard, Mr. Nigel Science and Technology; Treasury

Select Committees—rather than merely those nominated by the Committee of Selection—have been included; where information is not held by the Committee of Selection it has been drawn from the Sessional Returns for 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000. The lists do not include Select Committees appointed for the consideration of Bills and draft Bills.

(a) The list of hon. Members on the Government side who have not served as members of a Select Committee since May 1997 is as follows. As requested, hon. Members who are known to have served, or be serving, as Ministers or parliamentary private secretaries have been excluded.

  • Mr. Douglas Alexander
  • Mr. Adrian Bailey
  • Mr. Kevin Barron
  • Mr. Tony Benn
  • Ms Judith Church
  • Mr. Frank Cook1
  • Mr. Jeremy Corbyn
  • Tom Cox
  • Mrs. Ann Cryer
  • Mr. Lawrence Cunliffe
  • Mr. Tam Dalyell
  • Mr. Denzil Davies
  • Mr. Terry Davis
  • Mr. Bill Etherington
  • Maria Fyfe
  • Mr. Roger Godsiff
  • Mr. Mark Hendrick
  • Mr. Barry Jones1
  • Mr. Eric Joyce
  • Mr. Kevin McNamara
  • Dan Norris
  • Mr. Edward O'Hara1
  • Mr. Tom Pendry
  • Mr. Kerry Pollard
  • Mr. Lawrie Quinn
  • Mr. Andrew Reed
  • Mr. John Robertson
  • Mr. Alan Simpson
  • Mr. Dennis Skinner
  • Mr. Llew Smith
  • Mr. Peter Snape
  • Mr. Peter Temple-Morris
  • Rudi Vis
  • Mr. Robert N. Wareing
  • Ms Rosie Winterton
  • Mr. Phil Woolas
  • Mr. James Wray
  • Member of the Chairmen's Panel.

(b) The list of hon. Members on the Government side who have served on more than one Select Committee since 1997, either concurrently or consecutively, is as follows:

Member Committee
Bell, Mr. Stuart Finance and Services; Liaison
Bennett, Mr. Andrew F. Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs; Liaison; Statutory Instruments
Benton, Mr. Joe Education and Employment; Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
Bradley, Mr. Keith Accommodation and Works; Finance and Services; Selection
Brown, Mr. Russell Deregulation; European Scrutiny; Scottish Affairs
Browne, Mr. Desmond Northern Ireland Affairs; Public Administration
Buck, Ms Karen Selection; Social Security
Burgon, Mr. Colin Accommodation and Works; Northern Ireland Affairs; Procedure; Statutory Instruments
Caplin, Mr. Ivor Broadcasting; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Chaytor, Mr. David Deregulation; Environmental Audit
Clarke, Mr. Eric Broadcasting; Finance and Services; Liaison; Scottish Affairs
Clarke, Mr. Tony Consolidation, etc., Bills (Joint Committee); Northern Ireland Affairs
Colman, Mr. Tony International Development; Treasury
Connarty, Mr. Michael European Scrutiny; Information
Corbett, Mr. Robin Home Affairs; Liaison
Crausby, Mr. David Administration; Social Security
Davidson, Mr. Ian Public Accounts; Selection
Dean, Mrs. Janet Catering; Home Affairs
Drew, Mr. David Agriculture; Modernisation of the House of Commons; Procedure
Dunwoody, Mrs. Gwyneth Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs; Liaison
Edwards, Mr. Huw Modernisation of the House of Commons; Welsh Affairs
Fitzsimons, Lorna Modernisation of the House of Commons; Procedure
Foster, Mr. Derek Education and Employment; Liaison
Foster, Mr. Michael Jabez (Hastings and Rye) Social Security; Standards and Privileges
Gardiner, Mr. Barry Broadcasting; Procedure; Public Accounts
George, Mr. Bruce Defence; Liaison
Gerrard, Mr. Neil Environmental Audit; Information
Griffiths, Mr. Nigel Procedure; Public Accounts
Hall, Mr. Mike Administration; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Hall, Mr. Patrick Consolidation, etc.; Bills (Joint Committee); European Scrutiny
Hepburn, Mr. Stephen Administration; Defence
Hesford, Mr. Stephen Deregulation; Health; Northern Ireland Affairs
Hinchliffe, Mr. David Health; Liaison
Hodge, Ms Margaret Education and Employment; Liaison
Hood, Mr. Jimmy Defence; European Scrutiny; Liaison
Hope, Mr. Phil Public Accounts; Selection
Hoyle, Mr. Lindsay Catering; Trade and Industry
Iddon, Dr. Brian Environmental Audit; Science and Technology
Illsley, Mr. Eric Foreign Affairs; Procedure
Johnson, Miss Melanie Home Affairs; Public Administration
Jones, Helen Catering; Education and Employment; Public Administration
Jones, Mr. Jon Owen Environmental Audit; Information
Jones, Mr. Martyn Liaison; Welsh Affairs
Kaufman, Mr. Gerald Culture, Media and Sport; Liaison
Kemp, Mr. Fraser Public Administration; Selection
King, Mr. Andy Deregulation; Social Security
Kumar, Dr. Ashok Deregulation; Science and Technology
Lewis, Mr. Ivan Deregulation; Health
Love, Mr. Andrew Deregulation; Public Accounts
Mallaber, Judy Education and Employment; Treasury
Marsden, Mr. Gordon Deregulation; Education and Employment
Marshall, Mr. David Liaison; Scottish Affairs
McDonagh, Siobhain Health; Social Security
McKenna, Rosemary Catering; European Scrutiny; Scottish Affairs; Statutory Instruments
McWilliam, Mr. John Defence; Liaison; Selection
Moonie, Dr. Lewis Finance and Services; Liaison
Moran, Ms Margaret Northern Ireland Affairs; Public Administration
Morgan, Mr. Rhodri Liaison; Public Administration
Mudie, Mr. George Accommodation and Works; Finance and Services; Selection
Mullin, Mr. Chris Home Affairs; Liaison
Naysmith, Dr. Doug Deregulation; Social Security
O'Neill, Mr. Martin Liaison; Trade and Industry
Organ, Mrs. Diana Agriculture; Culture, Media and Sport; Statutory Instruments
Osborne, Ms Sandra Information; Scottish Affairs
Palmer, Dr. Nick Administration; European Scrutiny; Northern Ireland Affairs
Perham, Ms Linda Accommodation and Works; Trade and Industry
Pike, Mr. Peter L. Deregulation; Liaison; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Plaskitt, Mr. James Consolidation, etc., Bills (Joint Committee); Treasury
Pound, Mr. Stephen Broadcasting; Northern Ireland Affairs
Radice, Mr. Giles Liaison; Treasury
Rammell, Mr. Bill Education and Employment; European Scrutiny
Sawford, Mr. Phil Environmental Audit; Information
Sheerman, Mr. Barry Education and Employment; Liaison
Sheldon, Mr. Robert Liaison; Standards and Privileges
Starkey, Dr. Phyllis Foreign Affairs; Modernisation of the House of Commons
Steinberg, Mr. Gerry Catering; Education and Employment; Public Accounts
Stewart, Mr. Ian Deregulation; Information
Taylor, Mrs. Ann Modernisation of the House of Commons; Privilege (Joint Committee)

Member Committee
Thomas, Mr. Gareth (Clywd, West) Social Security; Welsh Affairs
Turner, Mr. Dennis Catering; Finance and Services; Liaison
Turner, Dr. George Agriculture; Consolidation, etc., Bills (Joint Committee); Public Administration
Twigg, Mr. Stephen Education and Employment; Modernisation of the House of Commons; Public Accounts
Walley, Joan Environmental Audit; Trade and Industry
White, Mr. Brian Consolidation, etc., Bills (Joint Committee); Deregulation; Public Administration; Statutory Instruments
Wicks, Mr. Malcolm Education and Employment; Liaison; Social Security
Williams, Mr. Alan Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee); Public Accounts; Standards and Privileges
Woodward, Mr. Shaun Broadcasting; European Scrutiny; Foreign Affairs
Wright, Tony Liaison; Public Administration