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 THURSDAY 6 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 Candidate Angela Smith* Nominated by (Government party) Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Victoria Atkins, Tom Tugendhat, Richard Graham, Nigel Mills, Richard Benyon, Andrew Percy, Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Mark Menzies, Dr Matthew Offord Nominated by (Non-Government parties) Ruth Smeeth, Jim Fitzpatrick, Dan Jarvis, Mike Gapes, Liz Kendall, Ms Angela Eagle, Stella Creasy, Thelma Walker, David Hanson, Wes Streeting, Mrs Madeleine Moon, Lady Hermon, Liz Saville Roberts, Norman Lamb Relevant interests declared None BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY COMMITTEE Candidate Liam Byrne* Nominated by (own party) Keir Starmer, Yvette Cooper, Kate Green, Ian Mearns, Jess Phillips, Ms Karen Buck, Shabana Mahmood, Alison McGovern, Mr David Lammy, Andrew Gwynne, Lyn Brown, Afzal Khan, Eleanor Smith, John Healey, Frank Field Nominated by (other parties) Mr Iain Duncan Smith, Anna Soubry, Mr Dominic Grieve, Kirsty Blackman, Sir Oliver Letwin Relevant interests declared None 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, Mr Stephen Hepburn, Chi Onwurah, Andy McDonald, Justin Madders 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 Candidate Mr David Lammy* Nominated by (own party) Stella Creasy, Liam Byrne, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Thangam Debbonaire, Ms Diane Abbott, Wes Streeting, Chuka Umunna, Richard Burgon, Keith Vaz, Joan Ryan, Jess Phillips, Kate Osamor, Kelvin Hopkins, Eleanor Smith, Matt Western Nominated by (other parties) Mr Andrew Mitchell, Neil Gray, Stephen Metcalfe, Hywel Williams, Caroline Lucas Relevant interests declared None 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, Jo Churchill 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. 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 Relevant interests declared Former Seaman, Royal Navy Reserve. Royal College of Defence Studies (2006). Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College London. 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 EDUCATION COMMITTEE Candidate Rehman Chishti* Nominated by (own party) Royston Smith, Mr Shailesh Vara, 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 Robert Halfon* Nominated by (own party) Dr Andrew Murrison, Nadhim Zahawi, Charlie Elphicke, Andrea Jenkyns, Jack Brereton, Suella Fernandes, Simon Hoare, Eddie Hughes, James Cleverly, Nigel Huddleston, Andrew C Bowie, Johnny Mercer, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, David T. C. Davies, Mr Sam Gyimah Nominated by (other parties) Meg Hillier, Ian Mearns, Stephen Lloyd, Marion Fellows, Martin Docherty-Hughes 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, Chris Green, Derek Thomas, Conor Burns, Damian Collins, Mark Pritchard, Mrs Pauline Latham, Robert Neill, Gareth Johnson, Iain Stewart, Bob 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, Tom Pursglove, Grant Shapps 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 Zac Goldsmith* Nominated by (own party) Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Helen Whately, Bim Afolami, Kit Malthouse, Bob Blackman, Peter Aldous, Andrew Percy, Mrs Helen Grant, Nadhim Zahawi, Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry, Mr Edward Vaizey, James Cleverly, Mr Shailesh Vara, Sir William Cash Nominated by (other parties) Kerry McCarthy, Mr David Lammy, Sarah Champion, Barry Gardiner, Carolyn Harris Relevant interests declared Trustee: The Aspinall Foundation. Director: The Countryside Restoration Trust. Director: The Rainforest Foundation (UK). Shareholder: Weeding Technologies Ltd. Investment in WHEB Ventures Private Equity LP. Candidate Neil Parish Nominated by (own party) Scott Mann, Jo Churchill, Richard Drax, Peter Heaton-Jones, Mr Gary Streeter, James Gray, Mr Mark Harper, Chris Davies, Michelle Donelan, Julian Sturdy, John Penrose, Dr Dan Poulter, Martin Vickers, Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Alistair Burt 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. Candidate Bill Wiggin* Nominated by