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Scottish Affairs Select Committee

UK House of Commons select committee

Summary

UK House of Commons select committee

The Scottish Affairs 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 Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland (and prior to that, the Scottish Office), and relations with the Scottish Parliament. It also looks at the administration and expenditure of the Advocate General for Scotland.

Unlike the Scottish Grand Committee, MPs from constituencies outside Scotland can, and do, sit on the Scottish Affairs Committee.

Predecessors

Before 1992 there was not consistent Select Committee scrutiny of Scottish affairs. In 1968 a committee was formed partly in response to the growth of Scottish nationalism, although the committee was closed down by a reorganisation of select committees by Edward Heath's government in 1972. In 1979 Norman St John Stevas the Leader of the House under Margaret Thatcher's government instituted a Select Committee system that closely mirrored government departments in order to have better parliamentary scrutiny of the government. This was again discontinued in 1987 although there was an alternative Scottish Affairs committee composed of opposition MPs.

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:

Member	Constituency
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Patricia Ferguson MP (chair)	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Maureen Burke MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Harriet Cross MP	Conservative
Scottish National Party}}"	Dave Doogan MP	Scottish National Party
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Lillian Jones MP	Labour
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Angus Macdonald MP	Liberal Democrats
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Douglas McAllister MP	Labour
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Susan Murray MP	Liberal Democrats
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Jack Rankin MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Elaine Stewart MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Kirsteen Sullivan MP	Labour

Changes since 2024

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
nowrap	16 June 2025	Scottish National Party}}"		Stephen Flynn MP (Scottish National Party)	Aberdeen South	→	Scottish National Party}}"	Dave Doogan MP (Scottish National Party)

2019–2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020. Members of the committee were announced on 2 March 2020, but Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) objected to the appointment, claiming that not enough Scottish MPs had been selected. The debate was adjourned, and the committee was eventually constituted on 4 May 2020, when the list of proposed members was put before the house without objection.

Member	Constituency
Scottish National Party}}"	Pete Wishart MP (chair)	Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party}}"	Mhairi Black MP	Scottish National Party
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Andrew Bowie MP	Conservative
Scottish National Party}}"	Deidre Brock MP	Scottish National Party
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Wendy Chamberlain MP	Liberal Democrats
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Alberto Costa MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Jon Cruddas MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	David Duguid MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Sally-Ann Hart MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	John Lamont MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Liz Twist MP	Labour

Changes 2019–2024

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
15 June 2020	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		David Duguid MP (Conservative)	Banff and Buchan	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Douglas Ross MP (Conservative)
8 November 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Andrew Bowie MP (Conservative)	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	David Duguid MP (Conservative)
9 January 2023	Scottish National Party}}"		Mhairi Black MP (SNP)	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	→	Scottish National Party}}"	Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP)
21 February 2023	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Jon Cruddas MP (Labour)	Dagenham and Rainham	→	Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Christine Jardine MP (Liberal Democrats)
Liz Twist MP (Labour)	Blaydon	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Andrew Western MP (Labour)	Stretford and Urmston
22 May 2023	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		John Lamont MP (Conservative)	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mark Menzies MP (Conservative)
18 September 2023	Scottish National Party}}"		Deidre Brock MP (SNP)	Edinburgh North and Leith	→	Scottish National Party}}"	Alan Brown MP (SNP)
Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP)	Central Ayrshire	Anum Qaisar MP (SNP)	Airdrie and Shotts
22 January 2024	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Andrew Western MP (Labour)	Stretford and Urmston	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Michael Shanks MP (Labour)

2017–2019 Parliament

The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.

Member	Constituency
Scottish National Party}}"	Pete Wishart MP (chair)	Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party}}"	Deidre Brock MP	Scottish National Party
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	David Duguid MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Hugh Gaffney MP	Labour
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Christine Jardine MP	Liberal Democrats
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ged Killen MP	Labour and Co-op
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	John Lamont MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Paul Masterton MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Danielle Rowley MP	Labour and Co-op
Scottish National Party}}"	Tommy Sheppard MP	Scottish National Party
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Ross Thomson MP	Conservative

Changes 2017–2019

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
22 October 2018	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Paul Masterton MP (Conservative)	East Renfrewshire	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Kirstene Hair MP (Conservative)
1 April 2019	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Kirstene Hair MP (Conservative)	Angus	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Paul Masterton MP (Conservative)
21 October 2019	Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Christine Jardine MP (Liberal Democrats)	Edinburgh West	→	Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Jamie Stone MP (Liberal Democrats)

2015–2017 Parliament

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

Member	Constituency
Scottish National Party}}"	Pete Wishart MP (chair)	Scottish National Party
Labour Party (UK)}}"	David Anderson MP	Labour
Scottish National Party}}"	Kirsty Blackman MP	Scottish National Party
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Christopher Chope MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Jim Cunningham MP	Labour
Scottish National Party}}"	Margaret Ferrier MP	Scottish National Party
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Stephen Hepburn MP	Labour
Scottish National Party}}"	Chris Law MP	Scottish National Party
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Dr Dan Poulter MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	John Stevenson MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Maggie Throup MP	Conservative

Changes 2015–2017

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
5 September 2016	Labour Party (UK)}}"		David Anderson MP (Labour)	Blaydon	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Ian Murray MP (Labour)
Scottish National Party}}"		Kirsty Blackman MP (SNP)	Aberdeen North	Scottish National Party}}"		Deidre Brock MP (SNP)	Edinburgh North and Leith
28 November 2016	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Maggie Throup MP (Conservative)	Erewash	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Anna Soubry MP (Conservative)
23 January 2017	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Dr Dan Poulter MP (Conservative)	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Craig Williams MP (Conservative)

2010–2015 Parliament

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

Member	Constituency
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ian Davidson MP (chair)	Labour and Co-op
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Fiona Bruce MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Cathy Jamieson MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Jim McGovern MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mark Menzies MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	David Mowat MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Fiona O'Donnell MP	Labour
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Alan Reid MP	Liberal Democrats
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Lindsay Roy MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Julian Smith MP	Conservative
Scottish National Party}}"	Dr Eilidh Whiteford MP	Scottish National Party

Changes 2010–2015

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
29 November 2010	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Mark Menzies MP (Conservative)	Fylde	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Mike Freer MP (Conservative)
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Julian Smith MP (Conservative)	Skipton and Ripon	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Simon Reevell MP (Conservative)	Dewsbury
25 October 2011	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Cathy Jamieson MP (Labour)	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Iain McKenzie MP (Labour)
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Fiona O'Donnell MP (Labour)	East Lothian	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Graeme Morrice MP (Labour)	Livingston
23 January 2012	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Graeme Morrice MP (Labour)	Livingston	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Pamela Nash MP (Labour)
5 November 2012	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		David Mowat MP (Conservative)	Warrington South	→	Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Michael Crockart MP (Liberal Democrat)
28 January 2013	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Fiona Bruce MP (Conservative)	Congleton	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Eleanor Laing MP (Conservative)
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Iain McKenzie MP (Labour)	Inverclyde	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Graeme Morrice MP (Labour)	Livingston
4 February 2013	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Mike Freer MP (Conservative)	Finchley and Golders Green	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Sir James Paice MP (Conservative)
6 January 2014	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Eleanor Laing MP (Conservative)	Epping Forest	→	Vacant	Hansard
14 July 2014	Vacant	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Mark Menzies MP (Conservative)	Fylde	Hansard
23 February 2015	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Lindsay Roy MP (Labour)	Glenrothes	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Iain McKenzie MP (Labour)

List of chairs

Member	Method
	title=House of Commons – Liaison Committee – First Report	url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199697/cmselect/cmliaisn/323i/lc0129.htm	website=UK Parliament	access-date=17 September 2019}}	June 1987
Labour Party (UK)}}"	William McKelvey	15 July 1992
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Irene Adams	14 July 1997
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar	13 July 2005
Labour Co-operative}}"	Ian Davidson	10 June 2010
Scottish National Party}}"	Pete Wishart	10 June 2015
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Patricia Ferguson	11 September 2024

References

[http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/ UK Parliament – Scottish Affairs Select Committee Home Page]
[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237125122_A_Committee_Again_The_First_Year_of_the_Revived_Select_Committee_on_Scottish_Affairs A COMMITTEE AGAIN: THE FIRST YEAR OF THE REVIVED SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCOTTISH AFFAIRS], Allan McConnell and Robert Pyper, Scottish Affairs, no.7, Spring 1994
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