John Bercow
Main Page: John Bercow (Speaker - Buckingham)(15 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
Nominations for Chairs of the 24 Select Committees set out in Standing Order No. 122B, as amended by the Order of the House of Monday 7 June, closed on Tuesday 8 June, and elections were held by secret ballot on Wednesday 9 June. No ballot was necessary for eight Committees for which a single nomination had been received as follows:
Committee | Elected |
|---|---|
Culture, Media & Sport | Mr John Whittingdale |
International Development | Malcolm Bruce |
Justice | Sir Alan Beith |
Northern Ireland Affairs | Mr Laurence Robertson |
Procedure | Mr Greg Knight |
Scottish Affairs | Mr Ian Davidson |
Transport | Mrs Louise Ellman |
Welsh Affairs | David T. C. Davies |
In the contested elections, the following candidates were elected:
Committee | Elected |
|---|---|
Business, Innovation & Skills | Mr Adrian Bailey |
Children, Schools & Families | Mr Graham Stuart |
Communities & Local Government | Mr Clive Betts |
Defence | Mr James Arbuthnot |
Energy & Climate Change | Mr Tim Yeo |
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs | Miss Anne McIntosh |
Environmental Audit | Joan Walley |
Foreign Affairs | Richard Ottaway |
Health | Mr Stephen Dorrell |
Home Affairs | Keith Vaz |
Political and Constitutional Reform | Mr Graham Allen |
Public Accounts | Margaret Hodge |
Public Administration | Mr Bernard Jenkin |
Science & Technology | Andrew Miller |
Treasury | Mr Andrew Tyrie |
Work & Pensions | Miss Anne Begg |
The full breakdown of voting in each contest, indicating the votes attributable to each candidate after each redistribution of the votes of eliminated candidates, is set out in a paper available from the Vote Office. The Members so elected take up their positions formally when their Committee has been nominated by the House. I congratulate all the right hon. and hon. Members concerned.