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Defence Select Committee
UK House of Commons select committee
UK House of Commons select committee
The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, having been established in 1979. It examines the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies, including the British Armed Forces. The Committee's remit does not generally review Defence Intelligence which instead falls under the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.
Membership
Members are as follows:
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Tan Dhesi MP (chair) | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Calvin Bailey MP | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Alex Baker MP | Labour | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Lincoln Jopp MP | Conservative | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Emma Lewell MP | Labour | |
| Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | Mike Martin MP | Lib Dems | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Jesse Norman MP | Conservative | |
| Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | Ian Roome MP | Lib Dems | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Michelle Scrogham MP | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Fred Thomas MP | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Derek Twigg MP | Labour |
2019-2024 Parliament
The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Tobias Ellwood (chair) | Conservative | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Stuart Anderson | Conservative | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Sarah Atherton | Conservative | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Wayne David | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Tan Dhesi | Labour | |
| Scottish National Party}}" | Martin Docherty-Hughes | Scottish National Party | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Richard Drax | Conservative | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Mark Francois | Conservative | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Emma Lewell-Buck | Labour | |
| Democratic Unionist Party}}" | Gavin Robinson | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | John Spellar | Labour |
Changes 2019-2024
| Date | Outgoing Member | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| & Party | Constituency | → | New Member | |||||
| & Party | Constituency | Source | ||||||
| 11 May 2020 | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Wayne David MP (Labour) | Caerphilly | → | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Kevan Jones MP (Labour) | ||
| Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP (Labour) | Slough | Derek Twigg MP (Labour) | Halton | |||||
| 5 January 2022 | Scottish National Party}}" | Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP) | West Dunbartonshire | → | Scottish National Party}}" | Dave Doogan MP (SNP) | ||
| 25 October 2022 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Stuart Anderson MP (Conservative) | Wolverhampton South West | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Andrew Bowie MP (Conservative) | ||
| Sarah Atherton MP (Conservative) | Wrexham | Robert Courts MP (Conservative) | Witney | |||||
| 8 November 2022 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Andrew Bowie MP (Conservative) | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Sarah Atherton MP (Conservative) | ||
| 12 September 2023 | Scottish National Party}}" | Dave Doogan MP (SNP) | Angus | → | Scottish National Party}}" | Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP) | ||
| 14 September 2023 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Tobias Ellwood MP (chair, Conservative) | Bournemouth East | → | Vacant | Hansard | ||
| 25 October 2023 | Vacant | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Robert Courts MP (chair, Conservative) | Witney | Hansard | ||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Robert Courts MP (Conservative) | Witney | → | Vacant | ||||
| 11 December 2023 | Vacant | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Jesse Norman MP (Conservative) | Hereford and South Herefordshire | Hansard | ||
| 12 December 2023 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Robert Courts MP (chair, Conservative) | Witney | → | Vacant | Hansard | ||
| 17 January 2024 | Vacant | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Jeremy Quin MP (chair, Conservative) | Horsham | Hansard |
2017–2019 Parliament
The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Lewis (chair) | Conservative | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Leo Docherty | Conservative | |
| Scottish National Party}}" | Martin Docherty-Hughes | Scottish National Party | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Mark Francois | Conservative | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Graham Jones | Labour | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Johnny Mercer | Conservative | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Madeleine Moon | Labour | |
| Democratic Unionist Party}}" | Gavin Robinson | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Ruth Smeeth | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | John Spellar | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Phil Wilson | Labour |
2015–2017 Parliament
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Lewis (chair) | Conservative | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Richard Benyon | Conservative | |
| Scottish National Party}}" | Douglas Chapman | Scottish National Party | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | James Gray | Conservative | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Johnny Mercer | Conservative | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Madeleine Moon | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Conor McGinn | Labour | |
| Democratic Unionist Party}}" | Jim Shannon | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Ruth Smeeth | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | John Spellar | Labour | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Bob Stewart | Conservative |
Changes 2015–2017
| Date | Outgoing Member | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| & Party | Constituency | → | New Member | |||||
| & Party | Constituency | Source | ||||||
| 26 October 2015 | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Conor McGinn MP (Labour) | St Helens North | → | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Phil Wilson MP (Labour) | ||
| 31 October 2016 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Richard Benyon MP (Conservative) | Newbury | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Jack Lopresti MP (Conservative) | ||
| 5 December 2016 | Democratic Unionist Party}}" | Jim Shannon MP (DUP) | Strangford | → | Democratic Unionist Party}}" | Gavin Robinson MP (DUP) |
2010–2015 Parliament
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | James Arbuthnot (chair) | Conservative | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Brazier | Conservative | |
| Democratic Unionist Party}}" | Jeffrey Donaldson | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | John Glen | Conservative | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | David Hamilton | Labour | |
| Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | Mike Hancock | Liberal Democrats | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Adam Holloway | Conservative | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Madeleine Moon | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Alison Seabeck | Labour | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Bob Stewart | Conservative | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Gisela Stuart | Labour | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | John Woodcock | Labour and Co-op |
Changes 2010–2015
| Date | Outgoing Member | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| & Party | Constituency | → | New Member | |||||
| & Party | Constituency | Source | ||||||
| 2 November 2010 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) | Gravesham | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative) | ||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | David Hamilton MP (Labour) | Midlothian | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Thomas Docherty MP (Labour) | Dunfermline and West Fife | |||
| Alison Seabeck MP (Labour) | Plymouth Moor View | Dai Havard MP (Labour) | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | |||||
| John Woodcock MP (Labour and Co-op) | Barrow and Furness | Sandra Osborne MP (Labour) | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | |||||
| 24 October 2011 | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | Mike Hancock MP (Liberal Democrats) | Portsmouth South | → | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrats) | ||
| 5 November 2012 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | John Glen MP (Conservative) | Salisbury | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) | ||
| 10 June 2013 | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Sandra Osborne MP (Labour) | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | → | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Derek Twigg MP (Labour) | ||
| 4 November 2013 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative) | Portsmouth North | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | James Gray MP (Conservative) | ||
| 25 November 2013 | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Thomas Docherty MP (Labour) | Dunfermline and West Fife | → | Labour Party (UK)}}" | John Woodcock MP (Labour and Co-op) | ||
| 28 April 2014 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | James Arbuthnot MP (chair, Conservative) | North East Hampshire | → | Vacant | Hansard | ||
| 14 May 2014 | Vacant | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Rory Stewart MP (chair, Conservative) | Penrith and The Border | Hansard | ||
| 3 November 2014 | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Brazier MP (Conservative) | Canterbury | → | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Richard Benyon MP (Conservative) | ||
| Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) | Gravesham | Julian Lewis MP (Conservative) | New Forest East |
Chair of the Defence Select Committee
| Chair | Party | Constituency | First elected | Method | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Michael Mates | Conservative | East Hampshire | 1987 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Michael Colvin | Conservative | Romsey and Waterside | 1995 | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Bruce George | Labour | Walsall South | 16 July 1997 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | James Arbuthnot | Conservative | North East Hampshire | 13 July 2005 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Rory Stewart | Conservative | Penrith and The Border | 14 May 2014 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Lewis | Conservative | New Forest East | 17 June 2015 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Tobias Ellwood | Conservative | Bournemouth East | 29 January 2020 | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Conservative | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Robert Courts | Conservative | Witney | 25 October 2023 | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Jeremy Quin | Conservative | Horsham | 17 January 2024 | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Tan Dhesi | Labour | Slough | 11 September 2024 |
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.
| 11 September 2024 | Candidate | 1st round | Votes | % | Valid votes | 563 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Tan Dhesi | 320 | 56.8 | ||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Derek Twigg | 243 | 43.2 |
| 17 January 2024 | Candidate | 1st round | Votes | % | Valid votes | 472 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Jeremy Quin | 371 | 78.6 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Rehman Chishti | 101 | 21.4 |
| 25 October 2023 | Candidate | 1st round | Votes | % | Valid votes | 430 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Robert Courts | 249 | 57.9 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Sarah Atherton | 142 | 33.0 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Mark Francois | 39 | 9.1 |
| 29 January 2020 | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Valid votes | 562 | 555 | 545 | 522 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Tobias Ellwood | 243 | 43.2 | 256 | 46.1 | 271 | 49.7 | 296 | 56.7 | ||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Sir Bernard Jenkin | 173 | 30.8 | 183 | 33.0 | 193 | 35.4 | 226 | 43.3 | ||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Robert Courts | 62 | 11.0 | 68 | 12.3 | 81 | 14.9 | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Adam Holloway | 45 | 8.0 | 48 | 8.6 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | James Gray | 39 | 6.9 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||
| Not redistributed | 7 | 1.2 | 17 | 3.0 | 40 | 7.1 |
| 12 July 2017 | Candidate | 1st round | Votes | % | Valid votes | 570 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Lewis | 305 | 53.5 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Johnny Mercer | 265 | 46.5 | ||||
| Not redistributed |
| 17 June 2015 | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Votes | % | Votes | % | Valid votes | 589 | 556 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Lewis | 260 | 44.1 | 314 | 56.5 | ||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Richard Benyon | 208 | 35.3 | 242 | 43.5 | ||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Bob Stewart | 121 | 20.5 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Not redistributed | 33 | 5.6 |
| 14 May 2014 | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round | 5th round | 6th round | 7th round | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Valid votes | 479 | 477 | 475 | 475 | 467 | 456 | 438 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Rory Stewart | 113 | 23.6 | 115 | 24.1 | 122 | 25.7 | 139 | 29.3 | 149 | 31.9 | 179 | 39.3 | 226 | 51.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Lewis | 124 | 25.9 | 128 | 26.8 | 131 | 27.6 | 138 | 29.1 | 156 | 33.4 | 165 | 36.2 | 212 | 48.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Brazier | 68 | 14.2 | 71 | 14.9 | 71 | 14.9 | 77 | 16.2 | 90 | 19.3 | 112 | 24.6 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Keith Simpson | 48 | 10.0 | 48 | 10.1 | 51 | 10.7 | 61 | 12.8 | 72 | 15.4 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Bob Stewart | 52 | 10.9 | 54 | 11.3 | 56 | 11.8 | 60 | 12.6 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Crispin Blunt | 44 | 9.2 | 44 | 9.2 | 44 | 9.3 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Tobias Ellwood | 17 | 3.5 | 17 | 3.6 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | James Gray | 13 | 2.7 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not redistributed | 2 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.8 | 12 | 2.5 | 23 | 4.8 | 41 | 8.6 |
| 9 June 2010 | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Valid votes | 573 | 557 | 518 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | James Arbuthnot | 210 | 36.6 | 236 | 42.4 | 273 | 52.7 | ||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Patrick Mercer | 176 | 30.7 | 189 | 33.9 | 245 | 47.3 | ||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Julian Lewis | 115 | 20.1 | 132 | 23.7 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Douglas Carswell | 72 | 12.6 | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Not redistributed | 16 | 2.8 | 55 | 9.6 |
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