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Defence Select Committee

The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, having been established in 1979. It examines the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies,[1] including the British Armed Forces. The Committee's remit does not generally review Defence Intelligence which instead falls under the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.[2]

Membership

As of January 2024, the members of the committee are as follows:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]


MemberPartyConstituency
Jeremy Quin (Chair)[11]ConservativeHorsham
Sarah AthertonConservativeWrexham
Martin Docherty-HughesScottish National PartyWest Dunbartonshire
Richard DraxConservativeSouth Dorset
Mark FrancoisConservativeRayleigh and Wickford
Kevan JonesLabourNorth Durham
Emma Lewell-BuckLabourSouth Shields
Jesse NormanConservativeHereford and South Herefordshire
Gavin RobinsonDemocratic Unionist PartyBelfast East
John SpellarLabourWarley
Derek TwiggLabourHalton

Changes since 2019

DateOutgoing Member
& Party		Constituency→New Member
& Party		ConstituencySource
11 May 2020Wayne David MP (Labour)Caerphilly→Kevan Jones MP (Labour)North DurhamHansard
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP (Labour)SloughDerek Twigg MP (Labour)Halton
5 January 2022Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP)West Dunbartonshire→Dave Doogan MP (SNP)AngusHansard
25 October 2022Stuart Anderson MP (Conservative)Wolverhampton South West→Andrew Bowie MP (Conservative)West Aberdeenshire and KincardineHansard
Sarah Atherton MP (Conservative)WrexhamRobert Courts MP (Conservative)Witney
8 November 2022Andrew Bowie MP (Conservative)West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine→Sarah Atherton MP (Conservative)WrexhamHansard
12 September 2023Dave Doogan MP (SNP)Angus→Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP)West DunbartonshireHansard
14 September 2023Tobias Ellwood MP (Chair, Conservative)Bournemouth East→VacantHansard
25 October 2023Vacant→Robert Courts MP (Chair, Conservative)WitneyHansard
Robert Courts MP (Conservative)Witney→Vacant
11 December 2023Vacant→Jesse Norman MP (Conservative)Hereford and South HerefordshireHansard
12 December 2023Robert Courts MP (Chair, Conservative)Witney→VacantHansard
17 January 2024Vacant→Jeremy Quin MP (Chair, Conservative)HorshamHansard

2017–2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[12][13]

MemberPartyConstituency
Julian Lewis (Chair)ConservativeNew Forest East
Leo DochertyConservativeAldershot
Martin Docherty-HughesScottish National PartyWest Dunbartonshire
Mark FrancoisConservativeRayleigh and Wickford
Graham JonesLabourHyndburn
Johnny MercerConservativePlymouth Moor View
Madeleine MoonLabourBridgend
Gavin RobinsonDemocratic Unionist PartyBelfast East
Ruth SmeethLabourStoke-on-Trent North
John SpellarLabourWarley
Phil WilsonLabourSedgefield

2015–2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.[14][15]

MemberPartyConstituency
Julian Lewis (Chair)ConservativeNew Forest East
Richard BenyonConservativeNewbury
Douglas ChapmanScottish National PartyDunfermline and West Fife
James GrayConservativeNorth Wiltshire
Johnny MercerConservativePlymouth Moor View
Madeleine MoonLabourBridgend
Conor McGinnLabourSt Helens North
Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyStrangford
Ruth SmeethLabourStoke-on-Trent North
John SpellarLabourWarley
Bob StewartConservativeBeckenham

Changes 2015–2017

DateOutgoing Member
& Party		Constituency→New Member
& Party		ConstituencySource
26 October 2015Conor McGinn MP (Labour)St Helens North→Phil Wilson MP (Labour)SedgefieldHansard
31 October 2016Richard Benyon MP (Conservative)Newbury→Jack Lopresti MP (Conservative)Filton and Bradley StokeHansard
5 December 2016Jim Shannon MP (DUP)Strangford →Gavin Robinson MP (DUP)Belfast EastHansard

2010–2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.[16][17]

MemberPartyConstituency
James Arbuthnot (Chair)ConservativeNorth East Hampshire
Julian BrazierConservativeCanterbury
Jeffrey DonaldsonDemocratic Unionist PartyLagan Valley
John GlenConservativeSalisbury
David HamiltonLabourMidlothian
Mike HancockLiberal DemocratsPortsmouth South
Adam HollowayConservativeGravesham
Madeleine MoonLabourBridgend
Alison SeabeckLabourPlymouth Moor View
Bob StewartConservativeBeckenham
Gisela StuartLabourBirmingham Edgbaston
John WoodcockLabour and Co-opBarrow and Furness

Changes 2010–2015

DateOutgoing Member
& Party		Constituency→New Member
& Party		ConstituencySource
2 November 2010Adam Holloway MP (Conservative)Gravesham→Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative)Portsmouth NorthHansard
David Hamilton MP (Labour)MidlothianThomas Docherty MP (Labour)Dunfermline and West Fife
Alison Seabeck MP (Labour)Plymouth Moor ViewDai Havard MP (Labour)Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
John Woodcock MP (Labour and Co-op)Barrow and FurnessSandra Osborne MP (Labour)Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
24 October 2011Mike Hancock MP (Liberal Democrats)Portsmouth South→Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrats)ColchesterHansard
5 November 2012John Glen MP (Conservative)Salisbury→Adam Holloway MP (Conservative)GraveshamHansard
10 June 2013Sandra Osborne MP (Labour)Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock→Derek Twigg MP (Labour)HaltonHansard
4 November 2013Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative)Portsmouth North→James Gray MP (Conservative)North WiltshireHansard
25 November 2013Thomas Docherty MP (Labour)Dunfermline and West Fife→John Woodcock MP (Labour and Co-op)Barrow and FurnessHansard
28 April 2014James Arbuthnot MP (Chair, Conservative)North East Hampshire→VacantHansard
14 May 2014Vacant→Rory Stewart MP (Chair, Conservative)Penrith and The BorderHansard
3 November 2014Julian Brazier MP (Conservative)Canterbury→Richard Benyon MP (Conservative)NewburyHansard
Adam Holloway MP (Conservative)GraveshamJulian Lewis MP (Conservative)New Forest East

Chair of the Defence Select Committee

ChairPartyConstituencyFirst electedMethod
Michael MatesConservativeEast Hampshire1987Elected by the Select Committee
Michael ColvinConservativeRomsey and Waterside1995Elected by the Select Committee
Bruce GeorgeLabourWalsall South16 July 1997Elected by the Select Committee
James ArbuthnotConservativeNorth East Hampshire13 July 2005Elected by the Select Committee
(and the House of Commons in 2010)
Rory StewartConservativePenrith and The Border14 May 2014Elected by the House of Commons
Julian LewisConservativeNew Forest East17 June 2015Elected by the House of Commons
Tobias EllwoodConservativeBournemouth East29 January 2020Elected by the House of Commons
Independent
Conservative
Robert CourtsConservativeWitney25 October 2023Elected by the House of Commons
Jeremy QuinConservativeHorsham17 January 2024Elected by the House of Commons

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.[18] Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.[19]

17 January 2024[20]
Candidate1st round
Votes%
Jeremy Quin37178.6
Rehman Chishti10121.4
Valid votes472
25 October 2023[21]
Candidate1st round
Votes%
Robert Courts24957.9
Sarah Atherton14233.0
Mark Francois399.1
Valid votes430
29 January 2020[22]
Candidate1st round2nd round3rd round4th round
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Tobias Ellwood24343.225646.127149.729656.7
Sir Bernard Jenkin17330.818333.019335.422643.3
Robert Courts6211.06812.38114.9Eliminated
Adam Holloway458.0488.6Eliminated
James Gray396.9Eliminated
Not redistributed71.2173.0407.1
Valid votes562555545522
12 July 2017[23]
Candidate1st round
Votes%
Julian Lewis30553.5
Johnny Mercer26546.5
Not redistributed
Valid votes570
17 June 2015[24]
Candidate1st round2nd round
Votes%Votes%
Julian Lewis26044.131456.5
Richard Benyon20835.324243.5
Bob Stewart12120.5Eliminated
Not redistributed335.6
Valid votes589556
14 May 2014[25]
Candidate1st round2nd round3rd round4th round5th round6th round7th round
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Rory Stewart11323.611524.112225.713929.314931.917939.322651.6
Julian Lewis12425.912826.813127.613829.115633.416536.221248.4
Julian Brazier6814.27114.97114.97716.29019.311224.6Eliminated
Keith Simpson4810.04810.15110.76112.87215.4Eliminated
Bob Stewart5210.95411.35611.86012.6Eliminated
Crispin Blunt449.2449.2449.3Eliminated
Tobias Ellwood173.5173.6Eliminated
James Gray132.7Eliminated
Not redistributed20.440.840.8122.5234.8418.6
Valid votes479477475475467456438
9 June 2010[26]
Candidate1st round2nd round3rd round
Votes%Votes%Votes%
James Arbuthnot21036.623642.427352.7
Patrick Mercer17630.718933.924547.3
Julian Lewis11520.113223.7Eliminated
Douglas Carswell7212.6Eliminated
Not redistributed162.8559.6
Valid votes573557518

See also

References

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