Education Select Committee - House of Commons

The Education Select 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 Department for Education and any associated public bodies. The Chair of the Committee is Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP.[1] Previous Chairs include Neil Carmichael (2015–17) and Graham Stuart MP (2010–2015). Membership As of 14 March 2020, the membership of the committee is as follows:[2] Member Party Constituency The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP (Chair) Conservative Harlow Jonathan Gullis MP Conservative Stoke-on-Trent North Tom Hunt MP Conservative Ipswich Caroline Johnson MP Conservative Sleaford and North Hykeham Fleur Anderson MP Labour Putney Apsana Begum MP Labour Poplar and Limehouse David Johnston MP Conservative Wantage Ian Mearns MP Labour Gateshead Lucy Powell MP Labour Co-op Manchester Central David Simmonds MP Conservative Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Christian Wakeford MP Conservative Bury South 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.