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Education Select Committee

UK House of Commons select committee

The Education Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Education and any associated public bodies.

The 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).

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:

Member	Constituency
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Helen Hayes MP (Chair)	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Jess Asato MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Sureena Brackenridge MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Caroline Johnson MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Darren Paffey MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Rebecca Paul MP	Conservative
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Manuela Perteghella MP	Lib Dems
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Mark Sewards MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Peter Swallow MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Chris Vince MP	Labour
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Caroline Voaden MP	Lib Dems

Changes since 2024

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
nowrap	30 June 2025	Independent politician}}"		Patrick Spencer MP (Independent)	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		James Cleverly MP (Conservative)
28 October 2025	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Amanda Martin MP (Labour)	Portsmouth North	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Peter Swallow MP (Labour)
Marie Tidball MP (Labour)	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Chris Vince MP (Labour)	Harlow
nowrap	1 December 2025	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		James Cleverly MP (Conservative)	Braintree	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Rebecca Paul MP (Conservative)

2019–2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.

Member	Constituency
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Robert Halfon MP (Chair)	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Fleur Anderson MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Apsana Begum MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Jonathan Gullis MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Tom Hunt MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Dr Caroline Johnson MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	David Johnston MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ian Mearns MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Lucy Powell MP	Labour Co-op
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	David Simmonds MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Christian Wakeford MP	Conservative

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.

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
11 May 2020	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Fleur Anderson MP (Labour)	Putney	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Dawn Butler MP (Labour)
Lucy Powell MP (Labour and Co-op)	Manchester Central	Kim Johnson MP (Labour)	Liverpool Riverside
21 September 2020	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Dawn Butler MP (Labour)	Brent Central	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Fleur Anderson MP (Labour)
13 July 2021	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Fleur Anderson MP (Labour)	Putney	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Mohammad Yasin MP (Labour)
7 September 2021	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Jonathan Gullis MP (Conservative)	Stoke-on-Trent North	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Nicola Richards MP (Conservative)
19 October 2021	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		David Johnston MP (Conservative)	Wantage	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Miriam Cates MP (Conservative)
David Simmonds MP (Conservative)	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	Brendan Clarke-Smith MP (Conservative)	Bassetlaw
15 March 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Brendan Clarke-Smith MP (Conservative)	Bassetlaw	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Caroline Ansell MP (Conservative)
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Christian Wakeford MP (Labour)	Bury South	Anna Firth MP (Conservative)	Southend West
29 March 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Nicola Richards MP (Conservative)	West Bromwich East	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Angela Richardson MP (Conservative)
25 October 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Dr Caroline Johnson MP (Conservative)	Sleaford and North Hykeham	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Andrew Lewer MP (Conservative)
27 October 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Robert Halfon MP (Chair, Conservative)	Harlow	→	Vacant	Hansard
8 November 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Tom Hunt MP (Conservative)	Ipswich	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Flick Drummond MP (Conservative)
16 November 2022	Vacant	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Robin Walker MP (Chair, Conservative)	Worcester	Hansard
29 November 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Angela Richardson MP (Conservative)	Guildford	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Nick Fletcher MP (Conservative)
13 March 2023	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Kate Osborne MP (Labour)	Jarrow	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Mohammad Yasin MP (Labour)
22 January 2024	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Miriam Cates MP (Conservative)	Penistone and Stocksbridge	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Vicky Ford MP (Conservative)
30 April 2024	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Apsana Begum MP (Labour)	Poplar and Limehouse	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Gen Kitchen MP (Labour)
Kim Johnson MP (Labour)	Liverpool Riverside	Jess Phillips MP (Labour)	Birmingham Yardley

2017–2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.

Member	Constituency
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Robert Halfon MP (Chair)	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Lucy Allan MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Michelle Donelan MP	Conservative
Scottish National Party}}"	Marion Fellows MP	Scottish National Party
Labour Party (UK)}}"	James Frith MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Emma Hardy MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Trudy Harrison MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ian Mearns MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Lucy Powell MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Thelma Walker MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	William Wragg MP	Conservative

Changes 2017–2019

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
22 October 2018	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Michelle Donelan MP (Conservative)	Chippenham	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Ben Bradley MP (Conservative)

2015–2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.

Member	Constituency
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Neil Carmichael MP (Chair)	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Lucy Allan MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ian Austin MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Michelle Donelan MP	Conservative
Scottish National Party}}"	Marion Fellows MP	Scottish National Party
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Suella Fernandes MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Lucy Frazer MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Kate Hollern MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ian Mearns MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Caroline Nokes MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Kate Osamor MP	Labour

Changes 2015–2017

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
1 February 2016	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Kate Hollern MP (Labour)	Blackburn	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Catherine McKinnell MP (Labour)
Kate Osamor MP (Labour)	Edmonton	Stephen Timms MP (Labour)	East Ham
22 February 2016	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Caroline Nokes MP (Conservative)	Romsey and Southampton North	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	William Wragg MP (Conservative)
31 October 2016	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Stephen Timms MP (Labour)	East Ham	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Lilian Greenwood MP (Labour)

2010–2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.

Member	Constituency
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Graham Stuart MP (Chair)	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Conor Burns MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Nic Dakin MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Pat Glass MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Damian Hinds MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Liz Kendall MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Charlotte Leslie MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ian Mearns MP	Labour
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Tessa Munt MP	Liberal Democrats
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Lisa Nandy MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Craig Whittaker MP	Conservative

Changes 2010–2015

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
2 November 2010	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Conor Burns MP (Conservative)	Bournemouth West	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Neil Carmichael MP (Conservative)
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Liz Kendall MP (Labour)	Leicester West	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Bill Esterson MP (Labour)	Sefton Central
31 October 2016	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Nic Dakin MP (Labour)	Scunthorpe	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Alex Cunningham MP (Labour)
11 June 2012	Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Tessa Munt MP (Liberal Democrats)	Wells	→	Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		David Ward MP (Liberal Democrats)
10 September 2012	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Lisa Nandy MP (Labour)	Wigan	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour)
5 November 2012	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Damian Hinds MP (Conservative)	East Hampshire	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Chris Skidmore MP (Conservative)
4 November 2013	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Charlotte Leslie MP (Conservative)	Bristol North West	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Dominic Raab MP (Conservative)
18 March 2014	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Chris Skidmore MP (Conservative)	Kingswood	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Caroline Nokes MP (Conservative)

Publications

2017 - 2019 Parliament

Date	Title	Government response
8 October 2018	Sixth Report of the Session 2017–19: The apprenticeships ladder of opportunity: quality not quantity
25 July 2018	Fifth Report of Session 2017–19: Forgotten children: alternative provision and the scandal of ever increasing exclusions
13 July 2018	Fourth Report of Session 2017–19: Appointment of the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission
9 May 2018	Third Report of Session 2017–19: The Government’s Green Paper on mental health: failing a generation
22 March 2018	Second Report of Session 2017–19: The future of the Social Mobility Commission
22 December 2017		First Report of Session 2017–19: Fostering

2015-17 Parliament

Date	Title	Government response
2 May 2017	Eleventh Report of Session 2016–17: Primary assessment	Government Response to the Committee’s Eleventh Report of Session 2016–17
1 May 2017	Tenth Report of Session 2016–17: Children and young people's mental health—the role of education	Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2016–17
25 April 2017	Ninth Report of Session 2016–17: Exiting the EU: challenges and opportunities for higher education	Government Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2016–17
31 March 2017	Eighth Report of Session 2016–17: Apprenticeships	Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2016–17
28 February 2017	Seventh Report of Session 2016–17: Multi-academy trusts	Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2016–17
24 February 2017	Sixth Report of Session 2016–17: Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Students	N/A
21 February 2017	Fifth Report of Session 2016–17: Recruitment and retention of teachers	Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2016–17
13 February 2017	Fourth Report of Session 2016–17: Evidence check: Grammar schools	Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2016–17
13 July 2016	Third Report of Session 2016–17: Social work reform	Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2016–17
7 July 2016	Second Report of Session 2016–17: Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills	Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2016–17
5 July 2016	First Report of Session 2016–17: Careers education, information, advice and guidance	Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2016–17
28 April 2016	Fourth Report of Session 2015–16: Mental health and well-being of looked-after children	Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2015–16
20 March 2016	Third Report of Session 2015–16: Appointment of the Chief Regulator of Ofqual	N/A
24 January 2016	Second Report of Session 2015–16: Holocaust education	Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2015–16
20 January 2016		First Report of Session 2015–16: The role of Regional Schools Commissioners	Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2015–16

Chair of the Education Select Committee

Chair	Constituency	First elected	Method
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Helen Hayes MP	Labour	Dulwich and West Norwood	11 September
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Robin Walker MP	Conservative	Worcester	16 November 2022
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Robert Halfon MP	Conservative	Harlow	12 July 2017
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Neil Carmichael MP	Conservative	Stroud	18 June 2015
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Graham Stuart MP	Conservative	Beverley and Holderness	9 June 2010
Previously as Children, Schools and Families Select Committee
Labour Co-operative}}"	Barry Sheerman MP	Labour Co-op	Huddersfield	12 November 2007
Previously as Education and Skills Select Committee
Labour Co-operative}}"	Barry Sheerman MP	Labour Co-op	Huddersfield	16 July 2001

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.

16 November 2022	1st round	2nd round	Votes	%	Votes
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Helen Hayes	263	47.2	312	59.3
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Sharon Hodgson	197	35.4	214	40.7
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Marie Tidball	97	17.4	Eliminated
Not redistributed		31	5.6

16 November 2022	1st round	2nd round	Votes	%	Votes
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Robin Walker	217	48.1	228	52.3
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Caroline Ansell	108	23.9	124	28.4
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	David Simmonds	70	15.5	84	19.3
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Jonathan Gullis	56	12.4	Eliminated
Not redistributed		15	3.3

27 January 2020	Candidate	1st round	Votes	%
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Robert Halfon	Unopposed

12 July 2017	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	4th round	5th round	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Robert Halfon	136	23.8	141	25.1	152	27.7	185	35.7	261	55.1
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Nick Boles	129	22.6	137	24.4	153	27.9	178	34.4	213	44.9
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Dan Poulter	109	19.1	112	20.0	127	23.2	155	29.9	Eliminated
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Tim Loughton	101	17.7	104	18.5	116	21.2	Eliminated
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Stephen Metcalfe	63	11.0	67	11.9	Eliminated
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Rehman Chishti	33	5.8	Eliminated
Not redistributed		10	1.8	23	4.0	53	9.3	97	17.0

17 June 2015	1st round	2nd round	Votes	%	Votes
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Neil Carmichael	224	37.5	294	53.8
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Tim Loughton	191	32.0	252	46.2
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Caroline Nokes	182	30.5	Eliminated
Not redistributed		51	8.5

9 June 2010	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Votes	%	Votes	%
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Graham Stuart	192	36.6	210	42.2	244	52.5
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Rob Wilson	159	30.3	183	36.7	221	47.5
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Lee Scott	92	17.5	105	21.1	Eliminated
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Andrew Turner	82	15.6	Eliminated
Not redistributed		27	5.1	60	11.4

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