Exiting the European Union Select Committee

The Exiting the European Union Select Committee is one of a number of select committees of the British House of Commons, which scrutinises the work of the Department for Exiting the European Union. The Department was launched by Prime Minister Theresa May in July 2016, following the 'Leave' vote in the UK's referendum on membership of the European Union.[1]

Membership

On 19 October 2016, Hilary Benn was elected as the first chair of the committee.[2] Labour MPs voted for their remaining four representatives from a shortlist on 25 October.[3] The Conservatives selected their representatives on 26 October.[4] The remaining members were published in the House of Commons Order Paper for the 27th October, except the SDLP's choice.[5]

Member Party Constituency
The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (Chair) Labour Leeds Central
The Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP Conservative North East Bedfordshire
The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP Liberal Democrats Orkney and Shetland
Maria Caulfield MP Conservative Lewes
Joanna Cherry QC MP Scottish National Edinburgh South West
Mark Durkan MP Social Democratic and Labour Foyle
Jonathan Edwards MP Plaid Cymru Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Conservative Surrey Heath
Peter Grant MP Scottish National Glenrothes
Andrea Jenkyns MP Conservative Morley and Outwood
Jeremy Lefroy MP Conservative Stafford
The Rt Hon Peter Lilley MP Conservative Hitchin and Harpenden
Seema Malhotra MP Labour Feltham and Heston
Karl McCartney MP Conservative Lincoln
The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP Labour Wolverhampton South East
Craig Mackinlay MP Conservative South Thanet
Dominic Raab MP Conservative Esher and Walton
Emma Reynolds MP Labour Wolverhampton North East
The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP Labour East Ham
The Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP Conservative Maldon
Sammy Wilson MP Democratic Unionist East Antrim

References

  1. "Department for Exiting the European Union has forty staff — with view to taking on a "couple of hundred"". Civil Service World. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. "Hilary Benn and Yvette Cooper win select committee chair elections". BBC News. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. Isaby, Jonathan (26 October 2016). "The names in the frame for the Brexit Select Committee". Brexit Central. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. "Soubry Kept Off Brexit Committee". Euro Guido. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. "Thursday 27th October 2016 Order Paper No. 51 Part 2" (PDF). p. 37.
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