Welsh Affairs Select Committee

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The Welsh Affairs Select Committee (or simply the 'Welsh Affairs 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 Wales Office, as well as relations with the Senedd.[1] The members of the committee are usually Welsh MPs.

Membership

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Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, a new chair and members of committees were elected:[2]

Changes since 2024

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Date Outgoing Member
& Party
Constituency New Member
& Party
Constituency Source
6 January 2025 Chris Evans MP (Labour) Caerphilly Gill German MP (Labour) Clwyd North Hansard
13 January 2025 Aphra Brandreth MP (Conservative) Chester South and Eddisbury Simon Hoare MP (Conservative) North Dorset Hansard
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2019-2024 Parliament

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The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.[3][4]

  1. Whip suspended from 1 June 2023 to dissolution.
  2. Whip suspended from 25 May 2021 to dissolution.

Changes 2019-2024

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Date Outgoing member and party Constituency New member and party Constituency Source
15 June 2020 Anna McMorrin MP (Labour) Cardiff North Ruth Jones MP (Labour) Newport West Hansard
27 June 2022 Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) Gower Wayne David MP (Labour) Caerphilly Hansard
22 January 2024 Wayne David MP (Labour) Caerphilly Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) Gower Hansard
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Membership 2017–2019

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The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[5][6]

Changes 2017-2019

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Date Outgoing member and party Constituency New member and party Constituency Source
16 October 2017 New seat Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) Gower Hansard
Simon Hoare MP (Conservative) North Dorset
Anna McMorrin MP (Labour) Cardiff North
23 October 2017 New seat Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) Aberavon Hansard
Liz Saville Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru) Dwyfor Meirionnydd
8 January 2018 Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) Aberavon Thelma Walker MP (Labour) Colne Valley Hansard
5 February 2018 Thelma Walker MP (Labour) Colne Valley Susan Elan Jones MP (Labour) Clwyd South Hansard
22 October 2018 Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) Montgomeryshire Guto Bebb MP (Conservative) Aberconwy Hansard
26 November 2018 Simon Hoare MP (Conservative) North Dorset Jack Lopresti MP (Conservative) Filton and Bradley Stoke Hansard
17 February 2019 Paul Flynn MP (Labour) Newport West Vacant Death of member[7]
11 March 2019 Liz Saville Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru) Dwyfor Meirionnydd Jonathan Edwards MP (Plaid Cymru) Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Hansard
21 June 2019 Chris Davies MP (Conservative) Brecon and Radnorshire Vacant Recall petition against member[8]
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Membership 2015–2017

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The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.[9][10]

Changes 2015-2017

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Date Outgoing member and party Constituency New member and party Constituency Source
1 February 2016 Christina Rees MP (Labour) Neath Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) Aberavon Hansard
25 April 2016 Antoinette Sandbach MP (Conservative) Eddisbury Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) Aberavon Hansard
18 July 2016 Carolyn Harris MP (Labour) Swansea East Chris Elmore MP (Labour) Ogmore Hansard
21 November 2016 Gerald Jones MP (Labour) Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Paul Flynn MP (Labour) Newport West Hansard
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Membership 2010–2015

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At the dissolution of the 2010–2015 Parliament, the committee's membership was:[11]

2010–2015 changes

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.

Membership 2005–2010

At the start of the 2005–2010 Parliament, the committee's membership was:[12]

2005–2010 changes

Changes between 2005 and 2010 are not known.

List of chairs

More information Member, Party ...
Member Party Constituency From Until
Leo Abse Labour Pontypool 25 January 1980 20 November 1981[13]
Donald Anderson Labour Swansea East 20 November 1981 13 May 1983[13]
Gareth Wardell Labour Gower 9 June 1983 21 March 1997[13]
Martyn Jones Labour Clwyd South 14 July 1997 13 July 2005[13]
Hywel Francis Labour Aberavon 13 July 2005 6 May 2010
David Davies Conservative Monmouth 10 June 2010 6 November 2019[a]
Stephen Crabb Conservative Preseli Pembrokeshire 28 January 2020 30 May 2024
tbc Labour[15] 2024
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Notes

  1. Office officially vacant from 30 March 2015 to 18 June 2015 and from 3 May 2017 to 7 July 2017.[14]

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