Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
The Housing, Communities and Local Government 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 work, the expenditure, administration and policies of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and its associated public bodies.
Membership[]
As of 15 March 2020, the membership of the committee is as follows:
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Betts MP (Chair) | Labour | Sheffield South East | |
| Ian Byrne MP | Labour | Liverpool West Derby | |
| Bob Blackman MP | Conservative | Harrow East | |
| Rachel Hopkins MP | Labour | Luton South | |
| Brendan Clarke-Smith MP | Conservative | Bassetlaw | |
| Ben Everitt MP | Conservative | Milton Keynes North | |
| Florence Eshalomi MP | Labour | Vauxhall | |
| Ian Levy MP | Conservative | Blyth Valley | |
| Andrew Lewer MP | Conservative | Northampton South | |
| Mary Robinson MP | Conservative | Cheadle | |
| Mohammad Yasin MP | Labour | Bedford | |
Source: Membership - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Changes[]
Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to the membership of select committees as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.
Chair of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee[]
| Chair | Party | Constituency | First elected | Method | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Betts | Labour | Sheffield South East (Sheffield Attercliffe 1992–2010) |
10 June 2010 | Elected by the House of Commons[1] | |
| Phyllis Starkey | Labour | Milton Keynes South West | 28 June 2006 | Elected by the Select Committee[2] | |
| Previously as Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Select Committee | |||||
| Phyllis Starkey | Labour | Milton Keynes South West | 14 July 2005 | Elected by the Select Committee[2] | |
| Andrew Bennett | Labour | Denton and Reddish | 23 July 2002 | 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 | ||
| Votes | % | ||
| Clive Betts | 335 | 59.4 | |
| David Lammy | 229 | 40.6 | |
| Not redistributed | |||
| Valid votes | 564 | ||
| 17 June 2015[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 1st round | ||
| Votes | % | ||
| Clive Betts | Unopposed | ||
| Not redistributed | |||
| Valid votes | |||
| 9 June 2010[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 1st round | ||
| Votes | % | ||
| Clive Betts | 279 | 50.3 | |
| Nick Raynsford | 276 | 49.7 | |
| Not redistributed | |||
| Valid votes | 555 | ||
See also[]
- Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom
References[]
- ^ a b Robertson, Gene (23 July 2010). "Place your Betts". Inside Housing.
- ^ a b "Phyllis Starkey, former MP, Milton Keynes South West". TheyWorkForYou.
- ^ "House of Commons - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions - Minutes of Proceedings Report". TheyWorkForYou.
- ^ "Standing Orders of the House of Commons". parliament.uk.
- ^ Gorb, Aleksandra (31 December 2021). "Chairs of Commons select committees since 2010". parliament.uk.
- ^ "ELECTION FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES: RESULT" (PDF). parliament.uk. 12 July 2017.
- ^ "ELECTION FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES: RESULT" (PDF). parliament.uk. 17 June 2015.
External links[]
- Select Committees of the British House of Commons