Select Committee Chairs

MPs made history yesterday, for the first time ever Parliamentarians elected Chairs to the House of Common's influential Select Committees, this will undoubtedly strengthen the ability the of the committees to scrutinise Government. The results have now been announced - see below for the full list.

The following candidates have been elected unopposed as select committee chairs:

• Culture, Media and Sport: Mr John Whittingdale
• International Development: Malcolm Bruce
• Justice: Sir Alan Beith
• Northern Ireland: Mr Laurence Robertson
• Procedure: Mr Greg Knight
• Scottish Affairs: Mr Ian Davidson
• Transport: Mrs Louise Ellman
• Welsh Affairs: David T. C. Davies

The following candidates have been elected as select committee chairs by secret ballot, under the Alternative Vote system:

• Business, Innovation and Skills Mr Adrian Bailey
• Children, Schools and Families (Education) Mr Graham Stuart
• Communities and Local Government Mr Clive Betts
• Defence Mr James Arbuthnot
• Energy and Climate Change Mr Tim Yeo
• Environment, Food and 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 and Technology Andrew Miller 
• Treasury Mr Andrew Tyrie 
• Work and Pensions Miss Anne Begg