Women and Equalities Committee

The Women and Equalities Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established following the 2015 general election to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office on equalities (sex, age, race, sexual orientation, disability and transgender/gender identity) issues.

The committee has faced criticism for its name, and in 2017, Conservative MP Philip Davies said it should be renamed the "Equalities Committee".^[1]

Membership

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

Member		Party	Constituency
	Sarah Owen MP (Chair)	Labour	Luton North
	Alex Brewer MP	Liberal Democrats	North East Hampshire
	David Burton-Sampson MP	Labour	Southend West and Leigh
	Rosie Duffield MP	Independent	Canterbury
	Kirith Entwistle MP	Labour	Bolton North East
	Natalie Fleet MP	Labour	Bolsover
	Catherine Fookes MP	Labour	Monmouthshire
	Christine Jardine MP	Liberal Democrats	Edinburgh West
	Samantha Niblett MP	Labour	South Derbyshire
	Shivani Raja MP	Conservative	Leicester East
	Rachel Taylor MP	Labour	North Warwickshire and Bedworth

2019-2024 Parliament

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

Member		Party	Constituency
	Caroline Nokes MP (Chair)	Conservative	Romsey and Southampton North
	Nickie Aiken MP	Conservative	Cities of London and Westminster
	Sara Britcliffe MP	Conservative	Hyndburn
	Angela Crawley MP	Scottish National Party	Lanark and Hamilton East
	Virginia Crosbie MP	Conservative	Ynys Môn
	Alex Davies-Jones MP	Labour	Pontypridd
	Rosie Duffield MP	Labour	Canterbury
	Peter Gibson MP	Conservative	Darlington
	Kim Johnson MP	Labour	Liverpool Riverside
	Kate Osborne MP	Labour	Jarrow
	Nicola Richards MP	Conservative	West Bromwich East

Changes 2019-2024

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
11 May 2020		Rosie Duffield MP (Labour)	Canterbury	→		Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Labour)	Streatham	Hansard
20 July 2020		Nickie Aiken MP (Conservative)	Cities of London and Westminster	→		Elliot Colburn MP (Conservative)	Carshalton and Wallington	Hansard
7 September 2020		Virginia Crosbie MP (Conservative)	Ynys Môn	→		Theo Clarke MP (Conservative)	Stafford	Hansard
1 March 2021		Sara Britcliffe MP (Conservative)	Hyndburn	→		Ben Bradley MP (Conservative)	Mansfield	Hansard
25 May 2021		Angela Crawley MP (SNP)	Lanark and Hamilton East	→		Anne McLaughlin MP (SNP)	Glasgow North East	Hansard
8 June 2021		Ben Bradley MP (Conservative)	Mansfield	→		Lee Anderson MP (Conservative)	Ashfield	Hansard
		Peter Gibson MP (Conservative)	Darlington			Philip Davies MP (Conservative)	Shipley
2 November 2021		Nicola Richards MP (Conservative)	West Bromwich East	→		Jackie Doyle-Price MP (Conservative)	Thurrock	Hansard
14 December 2021		Lee Anderson MP (Conservative)	Ashfield	→		Caroline Dinenage MP (Conservative)	Gosport	Hansard
5 January 2022		Anne McLaughlin MP (SNP)	Glasgow North East	→		Anum Qaisar MP (SNP)	Airdrie and Shotts	Hansard
8 February 2022		Alex Davies-Jones MP (Labour)	Pontypridd	→		Carolyn Harris MP (Labour)	Swansea East	Hansard
25 October 2022		Jackie Doyle-Price MP (Conservative)	Thurrock	→		Victoria Atkins MP (Conservative)	Louth and Horncastle	Hansard
15 November 2022		Victoria Atkins MP (Conservative)	Louth and Horncastle	→		Rachel Maclean MP (Conservative)	Redditch	Hansard
29 November 2022		Theo Clarke MP (Conservative)	Stafford	→		Mark Jenkinson MP (Conservative)	Workington	Hansard
		Philip Davies MP (Conservative)	Shipley			Dr Jamie Wallis MP (Conservative)	Bridgend
22 May 2023		Rachel Maclean MP (Conservative)	Redditch	→		Jackie Doyle-Price MP (Conservative)	Thurrock	Hansard
4 July 2023		Dr Jamie Wallis MP (Conservative)	Bridgend	→		Lia Nici MP (Conservative)	Great Grimsby	Hansard
12 September 2023		Anum Qaisar MP (SNP)	Airdrie and Shotts	→		Kirsten Oswald MP (SNP)	East Renfrewshire	Hansard
27 November 2023		Mark Jenkinson MP (Conservative)	Workington	→		Lisa Cameron MP (Conservative)	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	Hansard

2017-2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with members announced on 11 September 2017.^[5][6]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Maria Miller MP (Chair)	Conservative	Basingstoke
	Angela Crawley MP	SNP	Lanark and Hamilton East
	Philip Davies MP	Conservative	Shipley
	Rosie Duffield MP	Labour	Canterbury
	Kirstene Hair MP	Conservative	Angus
	Jared O'Mara MP	Labour	Sheffield Hallam
	Jess Phillips MP	Labour	Birmingham Yardley
	Gavin Shuker MP	Labour	Luton South
	Tulip Siddiq MP	Labour	Hampstead and Kilburn

Changes 2017-2019

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
16 October 2017	New seat			→		Eddie Hughes MP (Conservative)	Walsall North	Hansard
6 November 2017		Jared O'Mara MP (Independent)	Sheffield Hallam	→	Vacant			Hansard
20 November 2017	Vacant			→		Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour)	Gower	Hansard
5 March 2018	New seat			→		Vicky Ford MP (Conservative)	Chelmsford	Hansard
4 June 2018		Rosie Duffield MP (Labour)	Canterbury	→		Sarah Champion MP (Labour)	Rotherham	Hansard
		Tulip Siddiq MP (Labour)	Hampstead and Kilburn			Teresa Pearce MP (Labour)	Erith and Thamesmead
11 June 2018		Teresa Pearce MP (Labour)	Erith and Thamesmead	→		Tulip Siddiq MP (Labour)	Hampstead and Kilburn	Hansard
26 November 2018		Kirstene Hair MP (Conservative)	Angus	→		Anna Soubry MP (Conservative)	Broxtowe	Hansard
8 May 2019		Gavin Shuker MP (Change UK)	Luton South	→		Stephanie Peacock MP (Labour)	Barnsley East	Hansard

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members announced on 6 July 2015.^[7][8]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Maria Miller MP (Chair)	Conservative	Basingstoke
	Ruth Cadbury MP	Labour	Brentford and Isleworth
	Maria Caulfield MP	Conservative	Lewes
	Jo Churchill MP	Conservative	Bury St Edmunds
	Angela Crawley MP	SNP	Lanark and Hamilton East
	Mims Davies MP	Conservative	Eastleigh
	Flick Drummond MP	Conservative	Portsmouth South
	Ben Howlett MP	Conservative	Bath
	Jess Phillips MP	Labour	Birmingham Yardley
	Tulip Siddiq MP	Labour	Hampstead and Kilburn
	Cat Smith MP	Labour	Lancaster and Fleetwood

Changes 2015-2017

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
26 October 2015		Tulip Siddiq MP (Labour)	Hampstead and Kilburn	→		Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour)	Mitcham and Morden	Hansard
		Cat Smith MP (Labour)	Lancaster and Fleetwood			Gavin Shuker MP (Labour)	Luton South
13 June 2016		Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour)	Mitcham and Morden	→		Gill Furniss MP (Labour)	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	Hansard
5 December 2016		Gill Furniss MP (Labour)	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	→		Tracy Brabin MP (Labour)	Batley and Spen	Hansard
19 December 2016		Mims Davies MP (Conservative)	Eastleigh	→		Philip Davies MP (Conservative)	Shipley	Hansard
23 January 2017		Jo Churchill MP (Conservative)	Bury St Edmunds	→		Lucy Allan MP (Conservative)	Telford	Hansard
28 February 2017		Ruth Cadbury MP (Labour)	Brentford and Isleworth	→		Holly Lynch MP (Labour)	Halifax	Hansard

See also

• List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
• Minister for Women and Equalities