Education Select Committee
UK House of Commons select committee
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursThe chair of the committee until 2024 was Robin Walker MP. Previous chairs include Robert Halfon MP (2017–2022), Neil Carmichael (2015–17) and Graham Stuart MP (2010–2015).
Chairs
Committee chairs include those listed below.
Election results
From June 2010 chairs of select committees have been directly elected by a secret ballot of the whole House of Commons using the alternative vote system. Candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated and their votes redistributed until one remaining candidate has more than half of valid votes. Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.
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Current membership
On 5 September 2024, nominations for the role were opened with the candidates being Labour MPs Sharon Hodgson, Marie Tidball and Helen Hayes. Hayes was elected. The full membership as of 29 October 2024 is:
Changes since 2024
2019–2024 Parliament
The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.
Changes 2019–2024
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.
2017–2019 Parliament
The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.
Changes 2017–2019
2015–2017 Parliament
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.
Changes 2015–2017
2010–2015 Parliament
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.