Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee
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The Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee (or simply the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The committee's remit is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Northern Ireland Office and its associated public bodies.[1] Select Committees work in both houses and report on governmental departments and economic affairs.[2]
Membership
editMembership of the committee is as follows:[3]
2019-2024 Parliament
editFollowing the November 2023 cabinet reshuffle, the previous committee chair was appointed to government, therefore, Sir Robert Buckland was elected as chair of the committee.[4][5][6][7][8] [9][10]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Buckland MP (Chair) | Conservative | South Swindon | |
| Stephen Farry MP | Alliance | North Down | |
| Mary Kelly Foy MP | Labour | City of Durham | |
| Sir Robert Goodwill MP | Conservative | Scarborough and Whitby | |
| Claire Hanna MP | SDLP | Belfast South | |
| Vacant | Labour | ||
| Carla Lockhart MP | Democratic Unionist | Upper Bann | |
| Jim Shannon MP | Democratic Unionist | Strangford | |
| Bob Stewart MP | Independent[a] | Beckenham | |
| Kelly Tolhurst MP | Conservative | Rochester and Strood | |
| Damian Collins MP | Conservative | Folkestone and Hythe | |
- ^ Suspended from Conservative Party.
Changes since 2019
edit2017-2019 Parliament
editThe election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[11][12]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Andrew Murrison MP (Chair) | Conservative | South West Wiltshire | |
| Gregory Campbell MP | Democratic Unionist | East Londonderry | |
| Maria Caulfield MP | Conservative | Lewes | |
| Stephen Hepburn MP | Labour | Jarrow | |
| Lady Sylvia Hermon MP | Independent | North Down | |
| Kate Hoey MP | Labour | Vauxhall | |
| Jack Lopresti MP | Conservative | Filton and Bradley Stoke | |
| Conor McGinn MP | Labour | St Helens North | |
| Nigel Mills MP | Conservative | Amber Valley | |
| Ian Paisley, Jr. MP | Democratic Unionist | North Antrim | |
| Jim Shannon MP | Democratic Unionist | Strangford | |
Changes 2017-2019
edit| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2017 | New seat | → | Bob Stewart MP (Conservative) | Beckenham | Hansard | |||
| 20 November 2017 | New seat | → | John Grogan MP (Labour) | Keighley | Hansard | |||
| 5 March 2018 | Maria Caulfield MP (Conservative) | Lewes | → | Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative) | Scarborough and Whitby | Hansard | ||
| 23 July 2018 | Jack Lopresti MP (Conservative) | Filton and Bradley Stoke | → | Maria Caulfield MP (Conservative) | Lewes | Hansard | ||
| 8 April 2019 | Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative) | Scarborough and Whitby | → | Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative) | New Forest West | Hansard | ||
| 15 May 2019 | Dr Andrew Murrison | South West Wiltshire | → | Vacant | Hansard | |||
| 12 June 2019 | Vacant | → | Simon Hoare | North Dorset | Hansard | |||
2015-2017 Parliament
editThe chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.[13][14]
Changes 2015-2017
edit| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2016 | David Anderson MP (Labour) | Blaydon | → | Tom Blenkinsop MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Hansard | ||
| 21 November 2016 | Oliver Colvile MP (Conservative) | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | → | Bob Stewart MP (Conservative) | Beckenham | Hansard | ||
| 28 November 2016 | Nigel Evans MP (Conservative) | Ribble Valley | → | Mark Pritchard MP (Conservative) | The Wrekin | Hansard | ||
| 5 December 2016 | Ian Paisley, Jr. MP (Democratic Unionist) | North Antrim | → | Gregory Campbell MP (Democratic Unionist) | East Londonderry | Hansard | ||
| Gavin Robinson MP (Democratic Unionist) | Belfast East | Jim Shannon MP (Democratic Unionist) | Strangford | |||||
2010-2015 Parliament
editThe chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 26 July 2010.[15][16]
Changes 2010-2015
edit| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 November 2010 | Stephen Pound MP (Labour) | Ealing North | → | Kate Hoey MP (Labour) | Vauxhall | Hansard | ||
| 24 October 2011 | Ian Lavery MP (Labour) | Wansbeck | → | David Anderson MP (Labour) | Blaydon | Hansard | ||
| 28 November 2011 | Mel Stride MP (Conservative) | Central Devon | → | Kris Hopkins MP (Conservative) | Keighley | Hansard | ||
| Gavin Williamson MP (Conservative) | South Staffordshire | Nigel Mills MP (Conservative) | Amber Valley | |||||
| 24 October 2011 | Kris Hopkins MP (Conservative) | Keighley | → | Andrew Percy MP (Conservative) | Brigg and Goole | Hansard | ||
List of chairs
edit| Member | Party | Constituency | Term | Parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Cormack | Conservative | South Staffordshire | 2005 – 12 April 2010 | 54th Parliament | |
| Laurence Robertson | Conservative | Tewkesbury | 9 June 2010 – 12 July 2017 | 55th and 56th Parliament | |
| Andrew Murrison | Conservative | South West Wiltshire | 12 July 2017 – 9 May 2019 | 57th Parliament | |
| Kate Hoey (acting) | Labour | Vauxhall | 15 May 2019 – 12 June 2019 | 57th Parliament | |
| Simon Hoare | Conservative | North Dorset | 12 June 2019 – 14 November 2023 | 57th and 58th Parliament | |
| Sir Robert Buckland | Conservative | South Swindon | 14 November 2023 – present | 58th Parliament | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - role". UK Parliament. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Select Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Affairs Committee membership". committees.parliament.uk. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Sir Robert Buckland to chair NI Affairs Committee". BBC News. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Membership - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Committees Volume 723: debated on Tuesday 29 November 2022". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
That Stephanie Peacock be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Tony Lloyd be added.
- ^ "Committees Volume 722: debated on Tuesday 8 November 2022". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
That Mr Gregory Campbell and Fay Jones be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Carla Lockhart and Sir Robert Buckland be added.
- ^ "Speaker's Statement Volume 740: debated on Tuesday 14 November 2023". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
I wish to inform the House that I have received a letter from the hon. Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare), informing me of his resignation as Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. I therefore declare the Chair vacant. I will announce the arrangements for the election of a new Chair in due course.
- ^ "Business without Debate Volume 744: debated on Monday 22 January 2024". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
That Mr Robin Walker be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Kelly Tolhurst be added.
- ^ "Business without Debate Volume 750: debated on Tuesday 14 May 2024". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
That Damian Collins be added to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 597. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 511. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 514. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 26 July 2010.