Administration Committee

The Administration Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has a remit "to consider the services provided for and by the House of Commons".

This is a cross-party committee that is made of eleven backbench members. Starting in 2015, the committee chair is whichever member also sits on the House of Commons Commission.

There are weekly meetings held in private, with occasional evidence sessions held publicly. It is considered an inward-facing 'Domestic Committee'. The members are an advisory committee to the House of Commons Commission whose work encompasses many topics, including:^[1]

• Catering and banqueting
• Visitor services and retail
• Digital services
• Broadcasting of Parliament
• Education and public outreach and engagement
• Rules of access and use of facilities
• Management of the buildings and facilities which make up the Parliamentary Estate

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:^[2][3]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Nick Smith MP (Chair)	Labour	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
	Alex Barros-Curtis MP	Labour	Cardiff West
	Bob Blackman MP	Conservative	Harrow East
	Bambos Charalambous MP	Labour	Southgate and Wood Green
	Alberto Costa MP	Conservative	South Leicestershire
	Mary Glindon MP	Labour	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
	Carolyn Harris MP	Labour	Swansea East
	Navendu Mishra MP	Labour	Stockport
	Tessa Munt MP	Liberal Democrats	Wells and Mendip Hills
	Kirsteen Sullivan MP	Labour	Bathgate and Linlithgow
	Max Wilkinson MP	Liberal Democrats	Cheltenham

Changes since 2024

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
31 March 2025		Gill Furniss MP (Labour)	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	→		Bambos Charalambous MP (Labour)	Southgate and Wood Green	Hansard
28 April 2025		Joe Morris MP (Labour)	Hexham	→		Kirsteen Sullivan MP (Labour)	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Hansard

2019–2024 Parliament

As of July 2022, the members of the committee are as follows:^[4]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Sir Charles Walker MP (Chair)	Conservative	Broxbourne
	John Cryer MP	Labour	Leyton and Wanstead
	Michael Fabricant MP	Conservative	Lichfield
	Marion Fellows MP	SNP	Motherwell and Wishaw
	Colleen Fletcher MP	Labour	Coventry North East
	Rt Hon. Sir Greg Knight MP	Conservative	East Yorkshire
	Pauline Latham MP	Conservative	Mid Derbyshire
	Rt Hon. Maria Miller MP	Conservative	Basingstoke
	Jessica Morden MP	Labour	Newport East
	Rt Hon. Mark Tami MP	Labour	Alyn and Deeside
	Giles Watling MP	Conservative	Clacton

2017-2019 Parliament

Members were announced on 30 October 2017.^[5]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Paul Beresford MP (Chair)	Conservative	Mole Valley
	David Amess MP	Conservative	Southend West
	Sarah Champion MP	Labour	Rotherham
	John Cryer MP	Labour	Leyton and Wanstead
	Michael Fabricant MP	Conservative	Lichfield
	Colleen Fletcher MP	Labour	Coventry North East
	Pauline Latham MP	Conservative	Mid Derbyshire
	Jessica Morden MP	Labour	Newport East
	Mary Robinson MP	Conservative	Cheadle
	Mark Tami MP	Labour	Alyn and Deeside

Changes 2017-2019

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
6 November 2017	New seat			→		Patrick Grady MP (SNP)	Glasgow North	Hansard
22 October 2018		Patrick Grady MP (SNP)	Glasgow North	→		Marion Fellows MP (SNP)	Motherwell and Wishaw	Hansard

2015-2017 Parliament

Members were announced on 20 July 2015.^[6]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Paul Beresford MP (Chair)	Conservative	Mole Valley
	David Amess MP	Conservative	Southend West
	John Cryer MP	Labour	Leyton and Wanstead
	Martyn Day MP	SNP	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	Michael Fabricant MP	Conservative	Lichfield
	James Gray MP	Conservative	North Wiltshire
	Nigel Mills MP	Conservative	Amber Valley
	Gisela Stuart MP	Labour	Birmingham Edgbaston
	Mark Tami MP	Labour	Alyn and Deeside
	Keith Vaz MP	Labour	Leicester East
	Robin Walker MP	Conservative	Worcester

Changes 2015-2017

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
28 November 2016		Robin Walker MP (Conservative)	Worcester	→		Robert Syms MP (Conservative)	Poole	Hansard
16 January 2017		James Gray MP (Conservative)	North Wiltshire	→		Mary Robinson MP (Conservative)	Cheadle	Hansard

2010-2015 Parliament

Members were announced on 26 July 2010.^[7]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP	Conservative	The Cotswolds
	Rosie Cooper MP	Labour	West Lancashire
	Frank Dobson MP	Labour	Holborn and St Pancras
	Thomas Docherty MP	Labour	Dunfermline and West Fife
	Gemma Doyle MP	Labour and Co-op	West Dunbartonshire
	Mark Francois MP	Conservative	Rayleigh and Wickford
	Alan Haselhurst MP	Conservative	Saffron Walden
	Siân James MP	Labour	Swansea East
	Dr Phillip Lee MP	Conservative	Bracknell
	Nigel Mills MP	Conservative	Amber Valley
	Tessa Munt MP	Liberal Democrats	Wells
	Sarah Newton MP	Conservative	Truro and Falmouth
	Bob Russell MP	Liberal Democrats	Colchester
	Shailesh Vara MP	Conservative	North West Cambridgeshire
	David Watts MP	Labour	St Helens North
	Mike Weatherley MP	Conservative	Hove

Changes 2010-2015

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
2 November 2010		Frank Dobson MP (Labour)	Holborn and St Pancras	→		Tom Harris MP (Labour)	Glasgow South	Hansard
		Gemma Doyle MP (Labour)	West Dunbartonshire			Kevan Jones MP (Labour)	North Durham
		David Watts MP (Labour)	St Helens North			Angela Smith MP (Labour)	Penistone and Stocksbridge
22 November 2010		Tom Harris MP (Labour)	Glasgow South	→		John Spellar MP (Labour)	Warley	Hansard
		Siân James MP (Labour)	Swansea East			David Watts MP (Labour)	St Helens North
14 November 2011		Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (Conservative)	The Cotswolds	→		Graham Evans MP (Conservative)	Weaver Vale	Hansard
		Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrats)	Colchester			Mark Hunter MP (Liberal Democrats)	Cheadle
		Shailesh Vara MP (Conservative)	North West Cambridgeshire			Simon Kirby MP (Conservative)	Brighton Kemptown
23 January 2012		Angela Smith MP (Labour)	Penistone and Stocksbridge	→		Mark Tami MP (Labour)	Alyn and Deeside	Hansard
22 October 2012		Mark Francois MP (Conservative)	Rayleigh and Wickford	→		Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative)	New Forest West	Hansard
29 October 2012		Rosie Cooper MP (Labour)	West Lancashire	→		Keith Vaz MP (Conservative)	Leicester East	Hansard
3 December 2012		Simon Kirby MP (Conservative)	Brighton Kemptown	→		Karen Bradley MP (Conservative)	Staffordshire Moorlands	Hansard
		Dr Phillip Lee MP (Conservative)	Bracknell			Marcus Jones MP (Conservative)	Nuneaton
		Sarah Newton MP (Conservative)	Truro and Falmouth			David Morris MP (Conservative)	Morecambe and Lunesdale
		Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative)	Hove			John Penrose MP (Conservative)	Weston-super-Mare
25 March 2013		Graham Evans MP (Conservative)	Weaver Vale	→		Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative)	Crawley	Hansard
1 July 2013		Kevan Jones MP (Labour)	North Durham	→		Tom Harris MP (Labour)	Glasgow South	Hansard
		John Spellar MP (Labour)	Warley			David Wright MP (Labour)	Telford
28 October 2013		John Penrose MP (Conservative)	Weston-super-Mare	→		David Evennett MP (Conservative)	Bexleyheath and Crayford	Hansard
		Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative)	New Forest West			Robert Syms MP (Conservative)	Poole
10 March 2014		Karen Bradley MP (Conservative)	Staffordshire Moorlands	→		Harriett Baldwin MP (Conservative)	West Worcestershire	Hansard
		David Morris MP (Conservative)	Morecambe and Lunesdale			Conor Burns MP (Conservative)	Bournemouth West
		Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative)	Crawley			Mark Harper MP (Conservative)	Forest of Dean
1 December 2014		Harriett Baldwin MP (Conservative)	West Worcestershire	→		Michael Fabricant MP (Conservative)	Lichfield	Hansard
		Mark Harper MP (Conservative)	Forest of Dean			Ben Wallace MP (Conservative)	Wyre and Preston North
8 December 2014		Robert Syms MP (Conservative)	Poole	→		Nigel Evans MP (Conservative)	Ribble Valley	Hansard

See also

• Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom