Education Select Committee

The Education 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 Department for Education and any associated public bodies.

The Chair of the Committee is Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP.[1] Previous Chairs include Neil Carmichael (2015–17) and Graham Stuart MP (2010–2015).

Membership

As of 14 March 2020, the membership of the committee is as follows:[2]

Member Party Constituency
The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP (Chair) Conservative Harlow
Jonathan Gullis MP Conservative Stoke-on-Trent North
Tom Hunt MP Conservative Ipswich
Caroline Johnson MP Conservative Sleaford and North Hykeham
Fleur Anderson MP Labour Putney
Apsana Begum MP Labour Poplar and Limehouse
David Johnston MP Conservative Wantage
Ian Mearns MP Labour Gateshead
Lucy Powell MP Labour Co-op Manchester Central
David Simmonds MP Conservative Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Christian Wakeford MP Conservative Bury South

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.

22 October 2018 Michelle Donelan MP Chippenham → Ben Bradley MP Mansfield Hansard

Publications

Current Parliament
DateTitle Government response
8 October 2018 Sixth Report of the Session 2017–19: The apprenticeships ladder of opportunity: quality not quantity Awaited
25 July 2018Fifth Report of Session 2017–19: Forgotten children: alternative provision and the scandal of ever increasing exclusions Awaited
13 July 2018Fourth Report of Session 2017–19: Appointment of the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission N/A
9 May 2018Third Report of Session 2017–19: The Government’s Green Paper on mental health: failing a generation Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2017–19
22 March 2018Second Report of Session 2017–19: The future of the Social Mobility Commission Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2017–19
22 December 2017 First Report of Session 2017–19: Fostering Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2017–19

2015-17 Parliament
DateTitleGovernment response
2 May 2017Eleventh Report of Session 2016–17: Primary assessmentGovernment Response to the Committee’s Eleventh Report of Session 2016–17
1 May 2017Tenth Report of Session 2016–17: Children and young people's mental health—the role of educationGovernment Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2016–17
25 April 2017Ninth Report of Session 2016–17: Exiting the EU: challenges and opportunities for higher educationGovernment Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2016–17
31 March 2017Eighth Report of Session 2016–17: ApprenticeshipsGovernment Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2016–17
28 February 2017Seventh Report of Session 2016–17: Multi-academy trustsGovernment Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2016–17
24 February 2017Sixth Report of Session 2016–17: Appointment of the Chair of the Office for StudentsN/A
21 February 2017Fifth Report of Session 2016–17: Recruitment and retention of teachersGovernment Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2016–17
13 February 2017Fourth Report of Session 2016–17: Evidence check: Grammar schoolsGovernment Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2016–17
13 July 2016Third Report of Session 2016–17: Social work reformGovernment Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2016–17
7 July 2016Second Report of Session 2016–17: Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and SkillsGovernment Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2016–17
5 July 2016First Report of Session 2016–17: Careers education, information, advice and guidanceGovernment Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2016–17
28 April 2016Fourth Report of Session 2015–16: Mental health and well-being of looked-after childrenGovernment Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2015–16
20 March 2016Third Report of Session 2015–16: Appointment of the Chief Regulator of OfqualN/A
24 January 2016Second Report of Session 2015–16: Holocaust educationGovernment Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2015–16
20 January 2016 First Report of Session 2015–16: The role of Regional Schools CommissionersGovernment Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2015–16

Chair of the Education Select Committee
Chair Party Constituency First elected Method
Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP Conservative Harlow 12 July 2017 Elected by the House of Commons
Neil Carmichael MP Conservative Stroud 18 June 2015 Elected by the House of Commons
Graham Stuart MP Conservative Beverley and Holderness 9 June 2010 Elected by the House of Commons
Previously as Children, Schools and Families Select Committee
Barry Sheerman MP Labour Co-op Huddersfield 12 November 2007 Elected by the Select Committee[3]
Previously as Education and Skills Select Committee
Barry Sheerman MP Labour Co-op Huddersfield 16 July 2001 Elected by the Select Committee[3]

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.[4] Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.[5]

12 July 2017[6]
Candidate 1st round 2nd round 3rd round 4th round 5th round
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Robert Halfon 136 23.8 141 25.1 152 27.7 185 35.7 261 55.1
Nick Boles 129 22.6 137 24.4 153 27.9 178 34.4 213 44.9
Dan Poulter 109 19.1 112 20.0 127 23.2 155 29.9 Eliminated
Tim Loughton 101 17.7 104 18.5 116 21.2 Eliminated
Stephen Metcalfe 63 11.0 67 11.9 Eliminated
Rehman Chishti 33 5.8 Eliminated
Not redistributed 10 1.8 23 4.0 53 9.3 97 17.0
Valid votes 571 561 548 518 474
17 June 2015[7]
Candidate 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Neil Carmichael 224 37.5 294 53.8
Tim Loughton 191 32.0 252 46.2
Caroline Nokes 182 30.5 Eliminated
Not redistributed 51 8.5
Valid votes 597 546
9 June 2010[8]
Candidate 1st round 2nd round 3rd round
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Graham Stuart 192 36.6 210 42.2 244 52.5
Rob Wilson 159 30.3 183 36.7 221 47.5
Lee Scott 92 17.5 105 21.1 Eliminated
Andrew Turner 82 15.6 Eliminated
Not redistributed 27 5.1 60 11.4
Valid votes 525 498 465

See also

References
  1. https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/education-committee/news-parliament-2017/chair-elected-17-19/
  2. https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/education-committee/membership/
  3. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10534/barry_sheerman/huddersfield
  4. https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmstords/900/body.htm#122B
  5. http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN04400
  6. https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Select-Committee-Chair-Results-2017.pdf
  7. https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/committee-chair-election-results.pdf
  8. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/chair-elections/Committee-Chair-Results.pdf
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