The Welsh Affairs Select Committee (or simply the 'Welsh Affairs Committee') is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Wales Office, as well as relations with the Senedd.[1] The members of the committee are usually Welsh MPs.
Membership
editFollowing the 2024 United Kingdom general election, a new chair and members of committees were elected:
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Jones MP (Chair) | Labour | Newport West and Islwyn | |
| David Chadwick MP | Liberal Democrats | Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe | |
| Ann Davies MP | Plaid Cymru | Caerfyrddin | |
| Chris Evans MP | Labour | Caerphilly | |
| Claire Hughes MP | Labour | Bangor Aberconwy | |
| Llinos Medi MP | Plaid Cymru | Ynys Môn | |
| Andrew Ranger MP | Labour | Wrexham | |
| Henry Tufnell MP | Labour | Mid and South Pembrokeshire | |
| Steve Witherden MP | Labour | Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr | |
2019-2024 Parliament
editAs of January 2024, the membership of the committee was as follows:[2][3]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Crabb MP (Chair) | Conservative | Preseli Pembrokeshire | |
| Tonia Antoniazzi MP | Labour | Gower | |
| Simon Baynes MP | Conservative | Clwyd South | |
| Virginia Crosbie MP | Conservative | Ynys Mon | |
| Geraint Davies MP | Independent[a] | Swansea West | |
| Ruth Jones MP | Labour | Newport West | |
| Ben Lake MP | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion | |
| Robin Millar MP | Conservative | Aberconwy | |
| Rob Roberts MP | Independent[b] | Delyn | |
| Jamie Wallis MP | Conservative | Bridgend | |
| Beth Winter MP | Labour | Cynon Valley | |
- ^ Suspended from Labour Party
- ^ Suspended from Conservative Party
Changes since 2019
edit| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2020 | Anna McMorrin MP (Labour) | Cardiff North | → | Ruth Jones MP (Labour) | Newport West | Hansard | ||
| 27 June 2022 | Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) | Gower | → | Wayne David MP (Labour) | Caerphilly | Hansard | ||
| 22 January 2024 | Wayne David MP (Labour) | Caerphilly | → | Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) | Gower | Hansard | ||
Membership 2017–2019
editThe election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[4][5]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Davies MP (Chair) | Conservative | Monmouth | |
| Tonia Antoniazzi MP | Labour | Gower | |
| Guto Bebb MP | Conservative | Aberconwy | |
| Geraint Davies | Labour | Swansea West | |
| Susan Elan Jones MP | Labour | Clwyd South | |
| Ben Lake MP | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion | |
| Jack Lopresti MP | Conservative | Filton and Bradley Stoke | |
| Anna McMorrin MP | Labour | Cardiff North | |
| Jonathan Edwards MP | Plaid Cymru | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | |
Changes 2017-2019
editMembership 2015–2017
editThe chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.[8][9]
Changes 2015-2017
edit| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2016 | Christina Rees MP (Labour) | Neath | → | Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) | Aberavon | Hansard | ||
| 25 April 2016 | Antoinette Sandbach MP (Conservative) | Eddisbury | → | Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) | Aberavon | Hansard | ||
| 18 July 2016 | Carolyn Harris MP (Labour) | Swansea East | → | Chris Elmore MP (Labour) | Ogmore | Hansard | ||
| 21 November 2016 | Gerald Jones MP (Labour) | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | → | Paul Flynn MP (Labour) | Newport West | Hansard | ||
Membership 2010–2015
editAt the dissolution of the 2010–2015 Parliament, the committee's membership was:[10]
2010–2015 changes
editOccasionally, 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
editAt the start of the 2005–2010 Parliament, the committee's membership was:[11]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Hywel Francis MP (Chair) | Labour | Aberavon | |
| Stephen Crabb MP | Conservative | Preseli Pembrokeshire | |
| David Davies MP | Conservative | Monmouth | |
| Nia Griffith MP | Labour | Llanelli | |
| Sian James MP | Labour | Swansea East | |
| David Jones MP | Conservative | Clwyd West | |
| Martyn Jones MP | Labour | Clwyd South | |
| Madeleine Moon MP | Labour | Bridgend | |
| Betty Williams MP | Labour | Conwy | |
| Mark Williams MP | Liberal Democrat | Ceredigion | |
| Hywel Williams MP | Plaid Cymru | Caernarfon | |
2005–2010 changes
editChanges between 2005 and 2010 are not known.
List of chairs
edit| Member | Party | Constituency | From | Until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Abse | Labour | Pontypool | 25 January 1980 | 20 November 1981[12] | |
| Donald Anderson | Labour | Swansea East | 20 November 1981 | 13 May 1983[12] | |
| Gareth Wardell | Labour | Gower | 9 June 1983 | 21 March 1997[12] | |
| Martyn Jones | Labour | Clwyd South | 14 July 1997 | 13 July 2005[12] | |
| Hywel Francis | Labour | Aberavon | 13 July 2005 | 6 May 2010 | |
| David Davies | Conservative | Monmouth | 10 June 2010 | 6 November 2019[a] | |
| Stephen Crabb | Conservative | Preseli Pembrokeshire | 28 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 | |
| tbc | Labour[14] | 2024 | |||
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Role - Welsh Affairs Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Welsh Affairs Committee - membership". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Business without Debate Volume 744: debated on Monday 22 January 2024". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
That Wayne David be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Tonia Antoniazzi be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
- ^ "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 12 July 2022.
- ^ "MP Chris Davies unseated after petition triggers by-election". BBC News. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 597. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Welsh Affairs Committee membership at the end of Parliament 2010-15". UK Parliament. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee (28 July 2005). Manufacturing and Trade in Wales and Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: Government Responses to the Committee's Second and Third Reports of Session 2004–05 (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "House of Commons - Welsh Affairs - Minutes of Evidence".
- ^ "Chair nominations for Welsh Affairs Committee - UK Parliament". www.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Election of select committee Chairs". Retrieved 31 July 2024.