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 six 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 TUESDAY 9 JUNE 2015 BACKBENCH BUSINESS COMMITTEE Candidate Sarah Champion Nominated by (Government party) Tim Loughton, Karen Lumley, Mr Simon Burns, David T.C. Davies, Zac Goldsmith, Nicola Blackwood, Dr Sarah Wollaston, Alec Shelbrooke, Chloe Smith, Stephen Phillips Nominated by (Non-Government parties) Mr Clive Betts, Paul Flynn, Ann Coffey, Mr Khalid Mahmood, Ruth Smeeth, Naz Shah, Valerie Vaz, John Mann, Holly Lynch, Huw Irranca-Davies Candidate Ian Mearns Nominated by (Government party) Mr Robin Walker, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Mark Garnier, Christopher Pincher, James Morris, Steve Brine, James Cleverly, Philip Davies, John Howell, Sir David Amess, Bob Blackman, Simon Hoare Nominated by (Non-Government parties) Kelvin Hopkins, Helen Jones, Mr Iain Wright, Mr Kevan Jones, Grahame Morris, John McDonnell, Kate Green, Richard Burgon, Chris Stephens, Fiona Mactaggart, Clive Lewis, Jo Stevens, Mr David Hanson Candidate Mr Barry Sheerman Nominated by (Government party) Daniel Kawczynski, Mr Nigel Evans, Chris White, Martin Vickers, Bob Stewart, Mr Gary Streeter, Jason McCartney, Robert Neill, Mr Laurence Robertson, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Steve Baker Nominated by (Non-Government parties) Paul Blomfield, Dr Rupa Huq, Sir Gerald Kaufman, Fabian Hamilton, Dr Alan Whitehead, Margaret Hodge, Ann Clwyd, Mr Virendra Sharma, John Pugh, Barbara Keeley, Sammy Wilson, Siobhain McDonagh, Jim Dowd, Michelle Thomson BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS COMMITTEE Candidate Mr Adrian Bailey Nominated by (own party) Albert Owen, Mr Kevan Jones, Karl Turner, Sue Hayman, Yvonne Fovargue, Mr Jim Cunningham, Mrs Louise Ellman, Angela Smith, Jessica Morden, Nick Thomas- Symonds, Gareth Thomas, Paul Blomfield, Kevin Barron, Jess Phillips, Rob Marris Nominated by (other parties) Nadhim Zahawi, Robert Neill, Rebecca Harris, Mike Weir, Mr Peter Bone Relevant interests declared Candidate Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods Nominated by (own party) Helen Jones, Ian Lavery, Luciana Berger, Rushanara Ali, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Diana Johnson, Barbara Keeley, Valerie Vaz, Lyn Brown, Owen Smith, Gordon Marsden, Thangam Debbonaire, Kate Hollern, Grahame Morris, Conor McGinn Nominated by (other parties) Crispin Blunt, Sir Alan Haselhurst, Jack Lopresti, Pauline Latham, Ms Margaret Ritchie Relevant interests declared Candidate Iain Wright Nominated by (own party) Alex Cunningham, Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck, Ian Mearns, Bill Esterson, Debbie Abrahams, Chris Bryant, Anna Turley, Andy McDonald, Nick Smith, Kate Green, Ian Murray, Louise Haigh, Huw Irranca-Davies, Heidi Alexander, Robert Flello Nominated by (other parties) Stephen McPartland, Neil Carmichael, Richard Fuller, Mr Stewart Jackson, Sir Greg Knight Relevant interests declared Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Trustee, Industry and Parliament Trust Chair, Associate Parliamentary Group on Business, Finance and Accountancy COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Candidate Mr Clive Betts Nominated by (own party) Graham Stringer, Stephen Pound, Mary Glindon, Simon Danczuk, Alison McGovern, Angela Smith, Kevin Barron, Sarah Champion, Paul Blomfield, Bill Esterson, Steve Rotheram, Mr Nicholas Brown, Mr Steve Reed, Thangam Debbonaire, Jim Fitzpatrick Nominated by (other parties) John Stevenson, Heather Wheeler, Robert Neill, Bob Blackman, James Morris Relevant interests declared Owner of a residential rental property in London CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT COMMITTEE Candidate Damian Green Nominated by (own party) Sir Paul Beresford, Crispin Blunt, Nigel Evans, Richard Fuller, Nusrat Ghani, Rebecca Harris, Sir Alan Haselhurst, Sir Oliver Heald, Andrew Mitchell, David Morris, Robert Neill, Neil Parish, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Caroline Spelman, Robert Syms Nominated by (other parties) Tom Brake, Helen Goodman, Paul Farrelly, Fiona Mactaggart, Ian Paisley Relevant interests declared Candidate Jason McCartney Nominated by (own party) Julian Sturdy, Daniel Kawczynski, Amanda Solloway, Anne Marie Morris, Karl McCartney, Bob Stewart, Stephen McPartland, Mr Simon Burns, Tom Pursglove, Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Maggie Throup, Andrew Jones, Mr Peter Bone, Andrea Jenkyns, Mr Andrew Turner Nominated by (other parties) Jo Cox, Sarah Champion, Andrew Gwynne, Debbie Abrahams, Greg Mulholland Relevant interests declared Candidate Graham Stuart* Nominated by (own party) Mrs Maria Miller, Nicola Blackwood, Craig Williams, Sir Alan Duncan, Mark Pritchard, Graham Evans, Iain Stewart, Mr Richard Bacon, Julian Knight, Maria Caulfield, Caroline Ansell, Andrew Bingham, Mr Geoffrey Cox, Mike Wood, David Warburton Nominated by (other parties) Mr Jim Cunningham, Helen Jones, Mary Glindon, Angus Brendan MacNeil, Ian Blackford DEFENCE COMMITTEE Candidate Richard Benyon Nominated by (own party) James Heappey, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Zac Goldsmith, Kit Malthouse, Mr Simon Burns, Nicola Blackwood, Mr Nick Hurd, Mark Spencer, Mr Geoffrey Cox, Antoinette Sandbach, Edward Argar, Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Simon Hoare, Derek Thomas, Mr Keith Simpson Nominated by (other parties) Fabian Hamilton, Chris Bryant, Jon Cruddas, Kate Hoey, Danny Kinahan Relevant interests declared Candidate Dr Julian Lewis Nominated by (own party) Mr John Baron, Dr Liam Fox, Sir David Amess, Mr Charles Walker, Caroline Nokes, Mr Bernard Jenkin, Mark Field, Dr Sarah Wollaston, Chloe Smith, Jack Lopresti, Paul Maynard, Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Sir Gerald Howarth, Royston Smith Nominated by (other parties) Mr Kevan Jones, Sir Gerald Kaufman, Valerie Vaz, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell Relevant interests declared Former Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies, King’s College London Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme Member, Royal College of Defence Studies Member, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies Former Parliamentary Chairman, First Defence Candidate Bob Stewart Nominated by (own party) Craig Williams, Mr Nigel Evans, James Cleverly, Kelly Tolhurst, Robert Neill, Henry Smith, Craig Mackinlay, Iain Stewart, David Morris, Paul Scully, Andrew Stephenson, Ben Howlett, Robert Jenrick, Andrew Bridgen, Johnny Mercer Nominated by (other parties) Barry Gardiner, Conor McGinn, Chris Stephens, Chris Law, Christian Matheson Relevant interests declared EDUCATION COMMITTEE Candidate Neil Carmichael Nominated by (own party) Michelle Donelan, John Howell, Mr Nick Hurd, Boris Johnson, Richard Harrington, Richard Benyon, David Mowat, Sir Eric Pickles, Chris Heaton-Harris, Wendy Morton, Victoria Atkins, Charlotte Leslie, Jake Berry, Jeremy Lefroy, James Morris Nominated by (other parties) Stephen Twigg, Kate Green, Ms Gisela Stuart, Mr Iain Wright, Valerie Vaz Relevant interests declared Member of Education Board of Wild Search (search, selection, advisory). 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Candidate Tim Loughton* Nominated by (own party) Stephen Hammond, Mr Keith Simpson, Crispin Blunt, Mrs Flick Drummond, Nicola Blackwood, Mrs Caroline Spelman, Mr Gary Streeter, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Robert Neill, Sir Oliver Heald, Caroline Ansell, Mr Owen Paterson, Karl McCartney, Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Dr Sarah Wollaston Nominated by (other parties) Sarah Champion, Stephen Pound, Mark Durkan, Pat Glass, Norman Lamb Relevant interests declared Adviser to the National Fostering Agency Chairman of the Mindful Policy Group (unremunerated) Candidate Caroline Nokes* Nominated by (own party) Mr Simon Burns, Dr Julian Lewis, Rebecca Harris, Andrew Bingham, Maria Caulfield, Mr Nigel Evans, Bob Stewart, Gareth Johnson, Chris White, Stephen Metcalfe, Andrew Griffiths, Sir Nicholas Soames, Mark Garnier, Heather Wheeler, Mrs Maria Miller Nominated by (other parties) Alison McGovern, Mary Glindon, Dr Alan Whitehead, Ian Paisley, Kevin Barron Relevant interests declared ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITTEE Candidate Angus Brendan MacNeil Nominated by (own party) Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, Peter Grant, Hannah Bardell, Joanna Cherry, Dr Eilidh Whiteford, John Mc Nally Nominated by (other parties) Huw Irranca-Davies, Alec Shelbrooke, Bill Wiggin, Mr Jim Cunningham, Mrs Sharon Hodgson Relevant interests declared ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Candidate Neil Parish Nominated by (own party) Mrs Caroline Spelman, Mrs Sheryll Murray, Chris Heaton-Harris, Richard Graham, Mr Nigel Evans, Anne Marie Morris, Rebecca Pow, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Mr David Burrowes, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Graham Stuart, Simon Hart, Robert Jenrick, Dr Liam Fox, Sir William Cash Nominated by (other parties) Huw Irranca-Davies, Mr Mark Williams, Angus Brendan MacNeil, Mrs Emma Lewell- Buck, Ian Paisley Relevant interests declared Family farm in Somerset from which rental income is received ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITTEE Candidate Huw Irranca-Davies Nominated by (own party) Barbara Keeley, Wayne David, Angela Smith, Stephen Kinnock, Andrew Gwynne, Ann Clwyd, Karl Turner, Rob Marris, Sarah Champion, Mike Kane, Pat Glass, Valerie Vaz, Gordon Marsden, Paul Flynn, Bill Esterson Nominated by (other parties) Neil Parish,