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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 Neil Carmichael MP. He was elected on 18 June 2015.[1] Previous Chairs include Graham Stuart MP (2010-2015) and Barry Sheerman MP (2001 - 2010).

Membership

Members in the 2016/17 session of Parliament are as follows:

Member Party Constituency
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Neil Carmichael MP (Chair) Conservative Stroud
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lucy Allan MP Conservative Telford
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Ian Austin MP Labour Dudley North
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Michelle Donelan MP Conservative Chippenham
bgcolor="Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | Marion Fellows MP SNP Motherwell and Wishaw
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Suella Fernandes MP Conservative Fareham
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lucy Frazer MP Conservative South East Cambridgeshire
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lillian Greenwood MP Labour Nottingham South
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Catherine McKinnell MP Labour Newcastle upon Tyne North
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Ian Mearns MP Labour Gateshead
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | William Wragg MP Conservative Hazel Grove

Source: Education Committee

Changes

On 6 July 2015, the Committee's members were elected.[2] Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to the membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency New Member
& Party 		Constituency
1 February 2016 bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Kate Osamor MP (Labour) Edmonton bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Catherine McKinnell MP (Labour) Newcastle upon Tyne North
1 February 2016 bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Kate Hollern MP (Labour) Blackburn bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP (Labour) East Ham
22 February 2016 bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Caroline Nokes MP (Conservative) Romsey and Southampton North bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | William Wragg MP (Conservative) Hazel Grove
31 October 2016 bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP (Labour) East Ham bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lillian Greenwood MP (Labour) Nottingham South

Publications

Session 2016-17

Date Title Government response
31 March 2017 Eighth Report of Session 2016-17: Apprenticeships Awaited
28 February 2017 Seventh Report of Session 2016-17: Multi-academy trusts Awaited
24 February 2017 Sixth Report of Session 2016-17: Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Students N/A
21 February 2017 Fifth Report of Session 2016-17: Recruitment and retention of teachers Awaited
13 February 2017 Fourth Report of Session 2016-17: Evidence check: Grammar schools Awaited
13 July 2016 Third Report of Session 2016-17: Social work reform Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2016-17
7 July 2016 Second Report of Session 2016-17: Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2016-17
5 July 2016 First Report of Session 2016-17: Careers education, information, advice and guidance Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2016-17

Session 2015-16

Date Title Government response
28 April 2016 Fourth Report of Session 2015-16: Mental health and well-being of looked-after children Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2015–16
20 March 2016 Third Report of Session 2015–16: Appointment of the Chief Regulator of Ofqual N/A
24 January 2016 Second Report of Session 2015–16: Holocaust education Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2015–16
20 January 2016 First Report of Session 2015–16: The role of Regional Schools Commissioners Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2015–16

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/june/winning-candidates-for-select-committee-chairs-announced/
  2. ^ "Winning candidates for select committee Chairs announced". UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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