MEMBERS NOMINATED FOR ELECTION AS SELECT COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Only the first 15 names of a candidate’s own party validly submitted in support of a candidature are printed except in the case of committees with chairs allocated to the Scottish National Party when only the first four such names are printed and the Liberal Democrats when only the first two such names are printed.
Candidates for the Backbench Business Committee require signatures of between 20 and 25 Members, of whom no fewer than 10 shall be members of a party presented in Her Majesty’s Government and no fewer than 10 shall be members of another party or no party.
New nominations are marked thus*
UP TO AND INCLUDING WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 2017
BACKBENCH BUSINESS COMMITTEE Candidate Ian Mearns Nominated by (Government party) Kevin Hollinrake, Mr William Wragg, Mims Davies, Craig Whittaker, Mr Nigel Evans, Robert Neill, Mike Wood, Mr Charles Walker, Sir Henry Bellingham, Bob Blackman, Tom Pursglove Nominated by (Non-Government parties) Christina Rees, Ms Marie Rimmer, Mr Kevan Jones, Jess Phillips, Wayne David, Shabana Mahmood, Jenny Chapman, Tony Lloyd, Mike Hill, Grahame Morris, Andy McDonald, Caroline Lucas, Gavin Newlands, Deidre Brock Relevant interests declared None
BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY COMMITTEE Candidate Ian C. Lucas* Nominated by (own party) Paul Farrelly, Alex Cunningham, Kevin Brennan, Bill Esterson, Jo Stevens, Graham Stringer, Diana Johnson, Barbara Keeley, Dan Jarvis, Derek Twigg, Peter Dowd, Graham P Jones, Mr Stephen Hepburn, Chi Onwurah, Andy McDonald Nominated by (other parties) Mr Charles Walker, Nigel Huddleston, Damian Collins, Mr David Jones, Pete Wishart Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Albert Owen Nominated by (own party) Nick Thomas-Symonds, Caroline Flint, Barry Gardiner, Mr Virendra Sharma, Helen Jones, Carolyn Harris, Mr Kevan Jones, Mr Dennis Skinner, Chris Evans, Tonia Antoniazzi, Grahame Morris, Stephen Kinnock, Gerald Jones, Chris Williamson, Liz McInnes Nominated by (other parties) Nigel Dodds, Glyn Davies, Liz Saville Roberts, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Dr Lisa Cameron Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Rachel Reeves* Nominated by (own party) Edward Miliband, Wes Streeting, Yvonne Fovargue, Dame Margaret Hodge, John Spellar, Conor McGinn, Jenny Chapman, Emma Reynolds, Ruth George, Stephanie Peacock, Anna McMorrin, Rosie Duffield, Ms Karen Lee, Thelma Walker, Rushanara Ali Nominated by (other parties) Mrs Maria Miller, Jo Swinson, Chris Stephens, Stewart Malcolm McDonald, Robert Neill Relevant interests declared None
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Candidate Mr Clive Betts* Nominated by (own party) Justin Madders, Paul Blomfield, Seema Malhotra, Helen Jones, Mr Steve Reed, Alison McGovern, Helen Hayes, Stephen Twigg, Sarah Champion, Meg Hillier, Mary Glindon, Chris Ruane, Mr Khalid Mahmood, Albert Owen, Mr Barry Sheerman Nominated by (other parties) Kevin Hollinrake, Norman Lamb, Alison Thewliss, Mary Robinson, Bob Blackman Relevant interests declared None
DEFENCE COMMITTEE Candidate Dr Julian Lewis* Nominated by (own party) Mr Andrew Mitchell, Mr Mark Harper, Mr Iain Duncan Smith, Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Gillian Keegan, Mrs Maria Miller, Bill Wiggin, Mr Bernard Jenkin, Mr Owen Paterson, Richard Drax, Suella Fernandes, Alan Mak, Rehman Chishti, Jack Lopresti, Gareth Johnson Nominated by (other parties) Mr Kevan Jones, Mr Khalid Mahmood, Vernon Coaker, John Spellar, Ruth Smeeth, Chris Evans Relevant interests declared 1. Former Seaman, Royal Navy Reserve. 2. Royal College of Defence Studies (2006). 3. Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College London. 4. Patron, Pilgrim Bandits (Military Amputees) Charity.
Candidate Johnny Mercer Nominated by (own party) Alex Chalk, Chris Philp, Matt Warman, Edward Argar, Robert Courts, Maria Caulfield, Scott Mann, Heidi Allen, Mr William Wragg, Steve Double, Leo Docherty, Will Quince, George Freeman, Lucy Allan, Mr Gary Streeter Nominated by (other parties) Chris Bryant, Melanie Onn, Wes Streeting, Stephen Kinnock, Dan Jarvis Relevant interests declared None
DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT COMMITTEE Candidate Damian Collins* Nominated by (own party) Mr John Whittingdale, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr Sam Gyimah, Robert Neill, Helen Whately, Julian Knight, Mrs Pauline Latham, James Cleverly, Victoria Prentis, David T.C. Davies, Kelly Tolhurst, Bim Afolami, Dr Thérèse Coffey, Rehman Chishti, Richard Graham Nominated by (other parties) Christian Matheson, Julie Elliott, Paul Farrelly, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Brendan O'Hara Relevant interests declared Advisory Board Member, Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Payments from Harper Collins, publisher of my book 'Charmed Life, The Phenomenal World of Philip Sassoon'. Trustee, Shepway Sports Trust.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE Candidate Rehman Chishti* Nominated by (own party) Royston Smith, Mr Shailesh Vara, David Morris, Michael Tomlinson, Mr John Baron, Tom Tugendhat, Mims Davies, Mrs Maria Miller, Gordon Henderson, Andrew Bridgen, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Simon Hart, Daniel Kawczynski, Chris Davies, Mark Menzies Nominated by (other parties) Pete Wishart, Mr Khalid Mahmood, Imran Hussain, Stephen Kinnock, Mr Virendra Sharma Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Tim Loughton* Nominated by (own party) Dame Caroline Spelman, Sir Nicholas Soames, James Morris, Esther McVey, Bob Blackman, Stephen Hammond, Alex Burghart, Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Ms Nusrat Ghani, Crispin Blunt, Sir Oliver Letwin, Mr Dominic Grieve, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr William Wragg, Theresa Villiers Nominated by (other parties) Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck, Stephen Pound, Yvette Cooper, Stuart C. McDonald, Mrs Sharon Hodgson Relevant interests declared Advisor to the National Fostering Agency.
Candidate Stephen Metcalfe* Nominated by (own party) Andrew Percy, Vicky Ford, Giles Watling, Mrs Sheryll Murray, Craig Mackinlay, Jack Lopresti, Chris Green, Derek Thomas, Conor Burns, Damian Collins, Mark Pritchard, Mrs Pauline Latham, Robert Neill, Gareth Johnson, Iain Stewart Nominated by (other parties) Carol Monaghan, Mr David Lammy, Mike Gapes, Hywel Williams, Ian Paisley Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Dr Dan Poulter Nominated by (own party) John Penrose, Neil Parish, Sir Paul Beresford, Scott Mann, John Stevenson, Peter Aldous, Sir David Amess, James Cartlidge, Sir Desmond Swayne, Dr Sarah Wollaston, Mr Charles Walker, Will Quince, Dr Matthew Offord, Mr Nigel Evans, Tom Pursglove Nominated by (other parties) Yasmin Qureshi, Norman Lamb, Paul Flynn, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Lady Hermon Relevant interests declared Visiting Professor King’s College London (unremunerated).
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Candidate Neil Parish* Nominated by (own party) Scott Mann, Jo Churchill, Richard Drax, Peter Heaton-Jones, Mr Gary Streeter, James Gray, Mr Mark Harper, Richard Benyon, Chris Davies, Michelle Donelan, Julian Sturdy, John Penrose, Dr Dan Poulter, Martin Vickers, Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan Nominated by (other parties) Angela Smith, Geraint Davies, Angus Brendan MacNeil, Rachael Maskell, Ian Paisley Relevant interests declared Partner in R.T. Parish & Son Dodds farm in Somerset.
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITTEE Candidate Mary Creagh* Nominated by (own party) Stephen Pound, Mr Pat McFadden, Melanie Onn, Phil Wilson, Yvette Cooper, Meg Hillier, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Joan Ryan, Siobhain McDonagh, Hilary Benn, Paula Sherriff, Holly Lynch, Yvonne Fovargue, Julie Elliott, Ms Angela Eagle Nominated by (other parties) Dr Philippa Whitford, Peter Heaton-Jones, Caroline Lucas, Mr Andrew Mitchell, Mr Charles Walker Relevant interests declared None COMMITTEE ON EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION Candidate Hilary Benn Nominated by (own party) Ms Harriet Harman, Edward Miliband, Rachel Reeves, Jim Fitzpatrick, Jack Dromey, Kerry McCarthy, Darren Jones, Bill Esterson, Mary Glindon, Daniel Zeichner, Meg Hillier, Mr Pat McFadden, Yasmin Qureshi, Tracy Brabin, Rushanara Ali Nominated by (other parties) Dr Sarah Wollaston, Chris Stephens, Mr Bernard Jenkin, Anna Soubry, Mr Andrew Mitchell Relevant interests declared None
HEALTH COMMITTEE Candidate Dr Sarah Wollaston Nominated by (own party) Dr Dan Poulter, Jo Churchill, Peter Aldous, Michelle Donelan, Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Richard Bacon, John Howell, Mims Davies, John Penrose, Neil Parish, Mrs Maria Miller, Mr Charles Walker, Crispin Blunt, Zac Goldsmith, Rebecca Pow Nominated by (other parties) Dr Philippa Whitford, Mr Ben Bradshaw, Meg Hillier, Bridget Phillipson, Paula Sherriff Relevant interests declared My husband is a consultant NHS forensic psychiatrist and registrar of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Both my daughters will soon be taking up posts as junior doctors in the NHS.
HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Candidate Yvette Cooper Nominated by (own party) Margaret Beckett, Ms Harriet Harman, Shabana Mahmood, Edward Miliband, Angela Rayner, Seema Malhotra, Mr Khalid Mahmood, David Hanson, Jess Phillips, Rushanara Ali, Diana Johnson, Keir Starmer, Bambos Charalambous, Mr Virendra Sharma, Keith Vaz Nominated by (other parties) Mrs Maria Miller, Joanna Cherry, Jo Swinson, Tim Loughton, Mr Ranil Jayawardena Relevant interests declared Chair of Reclaim the Internet – cross-party campaign on online abuse. Chair of Fabian Commission for Work.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Candidate Stephen Twigg Nominated by (own party) Richard Burden, Mrs Louise Ellman, Yasmin Qureshi, Frank Field, Heidi Alexander, Dan Carden, Yvette Cooper, Bambos Charalambous, Ruth Smeeth, Mr Virendra Sharma, Mr Ivan Lewis, Stephen Doughty, Meg Hillier, Siobhain McDonagh, James Frith Nominated by (other parties) Wendy Morton, Dr Lisa Cameron, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Nigel Evans, Paul Scully Relevant interests declared Visit to Geneva in March 2017 as part of a cross-party delegation organised by Stop Aids, Malaria No More and Results UK. Full details are on the Register of Members' Financial Interests.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMITTEE Candidate Angus Brendan MacNeil* Nominated by (own party) Chris Law, Chris Stephens, Carol Monaghan, Marion Fellows, Patricia Gibson, Stephen Gethins, Stuart C. McDonald, Deidre Brock, Patrick Grady, Ian Blackford, Brendan O'Hara, Kirsty Blackman, Pete Wishart, David Linden, Alison Thewliss Nominated by (other parties) Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Graham Brady, Mr Stephen Hepburn, Ian Mearns, Mr William Wragg Relevant interests declared None
JUSTICE COMMITTEE Candidate Robert Neill Nominated by (own party) Mr Dominic Grieve, Alex Chalk, Damian Collins, Stephen Hammond, Dr Matthew Offord, Chris Philp, Royston Smith, Mr David Jones, Mr Alister Jack, Mr Ian Liddell- Grainger, Mr Nigel Evans, Sir Henry Bellingham, Mr Laurence Robertson, Johnny Mercer, Robert Courts Nominated by (other parties) Nick Thomas-Symonds, Karl Turner, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Clive Efford, David Hanson Relevant interests declared Non-practising barrister. Consultant to Weightmans Solicitors.
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Candidate Dr Andrew Murrison* Nominated by (own party) Sir Desmond Swayne, Simon Hoare, Robert Courts, Crispin Blunt, Mr Nigel Evans, Anna Soubry, Charlie Elphicke, Stephen McPartland, Mike Wood, Leo Docherty, Ms Nadine Dorries, Gareth Johnson, Sir Oliver Letwin, John Howell, Suella Fernandes Nominated by (other parties) Stephen Pound, Lady Hermon Relevant interests declared None
PETITIONS COMMITTEE Candidate Helen Jones* Nominated by (own party) Albert Owen, Wayne David, Lisa Nandy, Mr Kevan Jones, Mr Ivan Lewis, Bridget Phillipson, Susan Elan Jones, Catherine McKinnell, Gill Furniss, Mr Chris Leslie, Rosie Cooper, Maria Eagle, Stephen Pound, Conor McGinn, Faisal Rashid Nominated by (other parties) Martyn Day, Robert Neill, Paul Scully, Steve Double Relevant interests declared None
PROCEDURE COMMITTEE Candidate Mr Charles Walker Nominated by (own party) Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Edward Argar, Mr Bernard Jenkin, Mike Penning, Bob Blackman, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Gillian Keegan, Mr William Wragg, Andrew Bowie, Dr Dan Poulter, Alex Burghart, Mims Davies, Tom Pursglove, Bim Afolami, Robert Halfon Nominated by (other parties) Meg Hillier, Holly Lynch, Conor McGinn, Karl Turner, Stephen Timms Relevant interests declared None
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Candidate Meg Hillier* Nominated by (own party) Hilary Benn, Caroline Flint, Karin Smyth, Mr Adrian Bailey, Ian Murray, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Tulip Siddiq, Angela Rayner, Stephen Twigg, Stephen Pound, Chris Evans, Nia Griffith, Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Grahame Morris, Luke Pollard Nominated by (other parties) Mr Charles Walker, Deidre Brock, Mr Richard Bacon, Damian Collins, Dr Sarah Wollaston Relevant interests declared None
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Candidate Mr Bernard Jenkin Nominated by (own party) Robert Halfon, Zac Goldsmith, James Cleverly, Chris Philp, Andrew Selous, Bill Wiggin, Mr Ranil Jayawardena, Henry Smith, Bob Stewart, Sir David Amess, Dr Julian Lewis, Stephen Metcalfe, Mrs Pauline Latham, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mark Menzies Nominated by (other parties) Jo Swinson, Kelvin Hopkins, Meg Hillier, Liam Byrne, Hilary Benn Relevant interests declared None
TRANSPORT COMMITTEE Candidate Geraint Davies* Nominated by (own party) Ruth George, Frank Field, Tonia Antoniazzi, Dr David Drew, Rosie Cooper, Kate Hollern, Mr Jim Cunningham, Rachael Maskell, Mary Glindon, Chris Evans, Margaret Greenwood, Stephen Kinnock, Nia Griffith, Sue Hayman, Rosie Duffield Nominated by (other parties) Stephen Metcalfe, Sir William Cash, Jonathan Edwards, Alan Brown Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Clive Efford* Nominated by (own party) Ms Karen Buck, Lyn Brown, Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods, Bill Esterson, Matthew Pennycook, Diana Johnson, Tony Lloyd, Jack Dromey, Christian Matheson, Seema Malhotra, Barbara Keeley, Chris Bryant, Dr Alan Whitehead, Rushanara Ali, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Nominated by (other parties) Bill Wiggin, Tracey Crouch, Sir Oliver Heald, Chris Stephens, Kelly Tolhurst Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Lilian Greenwood Nominated by (own party) Mrs Louise Ellman, Vernon Coaker, Liz McInnes, Maria Eagle, Paul Blomfield, Mary Creagh, Mr Barry Sheerman, Gareth Snell, Ian Murray, Alex Norris, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips, Karin Smyth, Peter Kyle, Jo Platt Nominated by (other parties) Jim Shannon, Mr William Wragg, Robert Jenrick, Mr Alistair Carmichael, John McNally Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Bridget Phillipson Nominated by (own party) Ms Harriet Harman, Stephanie Peacock, Jonathan Reynolds, Anneliese Dodds, Catherine West, Helen Jones, Susan Elan Jones, Heidi Alexander, Caroline Flint, Mr Kevan Jones, Keith Vaz, Karl Turner, Dame Margaret Hodge, Phil Wilson, Steve McCabe Nominated by (other parties) Mr Charles Walker, Dr Sarah Wollaston, Charlie Elphicke, Tim Loughton, Victoria Atkins Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Mr Gavin Shuker Nominated by (own party) Mr Adrian Bailey, Sandy Martin, Fabian Hamilton, Kerry McCarthy, Mike Kane, Mr Steve Reed, Stephen Twigg, Graham Jones, Luciana Berger, Fiona Onasanya, Dan Jarvis, Clive Lewis, Naz Shah, Stella Creasy, Luke Pollard Nominated by (other parties) Will Quince, Mims Davies, Mr Gary Streeter, Mr Ranil Jayawardena Relevant interests declared June 2017 – visit to Airbus production facilities with EasyJet.
TREASURY COMMITTEE Candidate Stephen Hammond * Nominated by (own party) Tim Loughton, Robert Neill, Antoinette Sandbach, Mr Shailesh Vara, Kelly Tolhurst, Paul Scully, Iain Stewart, Mrs Maria Miller, Mike Wood, Royston Smith, Nick Herbert, Grant Shapps, Adam Holloway, Mr Geoffrey Cox, Theresa Villiers Nominated by (other parties) Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Nicky Morgan* Nominated by (own party) Nigel Huddleston, Jeremy Lefroy, Alberto Costa, Julian Sturdy, Mr Gary Streeter, Anna Soubry, Nick Boles, Mr Andrew Mitchell, Mark Pawsey, Mr Kenneth Clarke, Vicky Ford, Michael Gove, Alistair Burt, Mrs Helen Grant, Claire Perry Nominated by (other parties) Wes Streeting, Stephen Doughty, Paul Blomfield, Jo Swinson, Stephen Gethins Relevant interests declared None
Candidate Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg* Nominated by (own party) Nigel Mills, Mr John Whittingdale, Sir Hugo Swire, Nadhim Zahawi, Mr William Wragg, Andrew Percy, Esther McVey, Daniel Kawczynski, Philip Davies, Mr Christopher Chope, Michael Tomlinson, Kit Malthouse, Lucy Allan, Simon Hoare, Mims Davies Nominated by (other parties) Gavin Robinson, Lilian Greenwood, Yasmin Qureshi, Carolyn Harris, Mhairi Black Relevant interests declared Chairman and Founding Partner of Somerset Capital Management. Trustee of Mitsubishi UFJ Oxford Union Charitable trust. Further details are included in the Register of Members' Interests.
WELSH AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Candidate David T.C. Davies* Nominated by (own party) Chris Davies, Jeremy Lefroy, Andrew Lewer, Alec Shelbrooke, Sir Oliver Heald, Kelly Tolhurst, Neil Parish, Dr Julian Lewis, Stephen Crabb, Glyn Davies, Mr Alister Jack, Gareth Johnson, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Damian Collins, Trudy Harrison Nominated by (other parties) Chris Evans, Chris Bryant, David Hanson, Geraint Davies, David Simpson Relevant interests declared None
WOMEN AND EQUALITIES COMMITTEE Candidate Mrs Maria Miller Nominated by (own party) Nicky Morgan, Dame Caroline Spelman, Mr Charles Walker, Gillian Keegan, Mrs Anne Main, Paul Scully, Mr Peter Bone, Lucy Allen, Stephen Crabb, Bill Wiggin, Rehman Chishti, Mr Iain Duncan Smith, Mr Shailesh Vara, Esther McVey, Mr Ranil Jayawardena Nominated by (other parties) Yvette Cooper, Jess Phillips, Kate Green, Mr Gavin Shuker, Meg Hillier Relevant interests declared None
WORK AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE Candidate Frank Field Nominated by (own party) Margaret Beckett, Rachel Reeves, Neil Coyle, Steve McCabe, Meg Hillier, Matthew Pennycook, Caroline Flint, Stephen Timms, Mr Roger Godsiff, Christian Matheson, Kate Hoey, Mr Ronnie Campbell, Mrs Louise Ellman, John Mann, Rosie Cooper Nominated by (other parties) Relevant interests declared None