Defence Select Committee

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The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, having been established in 1979. It examines the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies,[1] including the British Armed Forces. The Committee's remit does not generally review Defence Intelligence which instead falls under the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.[2]

Membership

Members are as follows:[3]

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Member Party Constituency
Tan Dhesi MP (chair) Labour Slough
Calvin Bailey MP Labour Leyton and Wanstead
Alex Baker MP Labour Aldershot
Lincoln Jopp MP Conservative Spelthorne
Emma Lewell MP Labour South Shields
Mike Martin MP Lib Dems Tunbridge Wells
Jesse Norman MP Conservative Hereford and South Herefordshire
Ian Roome MP Lib Dems North Devon
Michelle Scrogham MP Labour Barrow and Furness
Fred Thomas MP Labour Plymouth Moor View
Derek Twigg MP Labour Widnes and Halewood
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2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.[4][5]

More information Member, Party ...
Member Party Constituency
Tobias Ellwood (chair) Conservative Bournemouth East
Stuart Anderson Conservative Wolverhampton South West
Sarah Atherton Conservative Wrexham
Wayne David Labour Caerphilly
Tan Dhesi Labour Slough
Martin Docherty-Hughes Scottish National Party West Dunbartonshire
Richard Drax Conservative South Dorset
Mark Francois Conservative Rayleigh and Wickford
Emma Lewell-Buck Labour South Shields
Gavin Robinson Democratic Unionist Party Belfast East
John Spellar Labour Warley
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    Changes 2019-2024

    More information Date, Outgoing Member & Party ...
    Date Outgoing Member
    & Party    		 Constituency → New Member
    & Party    		 Constituency Source
    11 May 2020 Wayne David MP (Labour) Caerphilly → Kevan Jones MP (Labour) North Durham Hansard
    Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP (Labour) Slough Derek Twigg MP (Labour) Halton
    5 January 2022 Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP) West Dunbartonshire → Dave Doogan MP (SNP) Angus Hansard
    25 October 2022 Stuart Anderson MP (Conservative) Wolverhampton South West → Andrew Bowie MP (Conservative) West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Hansard
    Sarah Atherton MP (Conservative) Wrexham Robert Courts MP (Conservative) Witney
    8 November 2022 Andrew Bowie MP (Conservative) West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine → Sarah Atherton MP (Conservative) Wrexham Hansard
    12 September 2023 Dave Doogan MP (SNP) Angus → Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP) West Dunbartonshire Hansard
    14 September 2023 Tobias Ellwood MP (chair, Conservative) Bournemouth East → Vacant Hansard
    25 October 2023 Vacant → Robert Courts MP (chair, Conservative) Witney Hansard
    Robert Courts MP (Conservative) Witney → Vacant
    11 December 2023 Vacant → Jesse Norman MP (Conservative) Hereford and South Herefordshire Hansard
    12 December 2023 Robert Courts MP (chair, Conservative) Witney → Vacant Hansard
    17 January 2024 Vacant → Jeremy Quin MP (chair, Conservative) Horsham Hansard
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    2017–2019 Parliament

    The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[6][7]

    More information Member, Party ...
    Member Party Constituency
    Julian Lewis (chair) Conservative New Forest East
    Leo Docherty Conservative Aldershot
    Martin Docherty-Hughes Scottish National Party West Dunbartonshire
    Mark Francois Conservative Rayleigh and Wickford
    Graham Jones Labour Hyndburn
    Johnny Mercer Conservative Plymouth Moor View
    Madeleine Moon Labour Bridgend
    Gavin Robinson Democratic Unionist Party Belfast East
    Ruth Smeeth Labour Stoke-on-Trent North
    John Spellar Labour Warley
    Phil Wilson Labour Sedgefield
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    2015–2017 Parliament

    The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.[8][9]

    More information Member, Party ...
    Member Party Constituency
    Julian Lewis (chair) Conservative New Forest East
    Richard Benyon Conservative Newbury
    Douglas Chapman Scottish National Party Dunfermline and West Fife
    James Gray Conservative North Wiltshire
    Johnny Mercer Conservative Plymouth Moor View
    Madeleine Moon Labour Bridgend
    Conor McGinn Labour St Helens North
    Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party Strangford
    Ruth Smeeth Labour Stoke-on-Trent North
    John Spellar Labour Warley
    Bob Stewart Conservative Beckenham
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    Changes 2015–2017

    More information Date, Outgoing Member & Party ...
    Date Outgoing Member
    & Party    		 Constituency → New Member
    & Party    		 Constituency Source
    26 October 2015 Conor McGinn MP (Labour) St Helens North → Phil Wilson MP (Labour) Sedgefield Hansard
    31 October 2016 Richard Benyon MP (Conservative) Newbury → Jack Lopresti MP (Conservative) Filton and Bradley Stoke Hansard
    5 December 2016 Jim Shannon MP (DUP) Strangford → Gavin Robinson MP (DUP) Belfast East Hansard
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    2010–2015 Parliament

    The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.[10][11]

    More information Member, Party ...
    Member Party Constituency
    James Arbuthnot (chair) Conservative North East Hampshire
    Julian Brazier Conservative Canterbury
    Jeffrey Donaldson Democratic Unionist Party Lagan Valley
    John Glen Conservative Salisbury
    David Hamilton Labour Midlothian
    Mike Hancock Liberal Democrats Portsmouth South
    Adam Holloway Conservative Gravesham
    Madeleine Moon Labour Bridgend
    Alison Seabeck Labour Plymouth Moor View
    Bob Stewart Conservative Beckenham
    Gisela Stuart Labour Birmingham Edgbaston
    John Woodcock Labour and Co-op Barrow and Furness
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    Changes 2010–2015

    More information Date, Outgoing Member & Party ...
    Date Outgoing Member
    & Party    		 Constituency → New Member
    & Party    		 Constituency Source
    2 November 2010 Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) Gravesham → Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative) Portsmouth North Hansard
    David Hamilton MP (Labour) Midlothian Thomas Docherty MP (Labour) Dunfermline and West Fife
    Alison Seabeck MP (Labour) Plymouth Moor View Dai Havard MP (Labour) Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
    John Woodcock MP (Labour and Co-op) Barrow and Furness Sandra Osborne MP (Labour) Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
    24 October 2011 Mike Hancock MP (Liberal Democrats) Portsmouth South → Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrats) Colchester Hansard
    5 November 2012 John Glen MP (Conservative) Salisbury → Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) Gravesham Hansard
    10 June 2013 Sandra Osborne MP (Labour) Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock → Derek Twigg MP (Labour) Halton Hansard
    4 November 2013 Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative) Portsmouth North → James Gray MP (Conservative) North Wiltshire Hansard
    25 November 2013 Thomas Docherty MP (Labour) Dunfermline and West Fife → John Woodcock MP (Labour and Co-op) Barrow and Furness Hansard
    28 April 2014 James Arbuthnot MP (chair, Conservative) North East Hampshire → Vacant Hansard
    14 May 2014 Vacant → Rory Stewart MP (chair, Conservative) Penrith and The Border Hansard
    3 November 2014 Julian Brazier MP (Conservative) Canterbury → Richard Benyon MP (Conservative) Newbury Hansard
    Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) Gravesham Julian Lewis MP (Conservative) New Forest East
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    Chair of the Defence Select Committee

    More information Chair, Party ...
    Chair Party Constituency First elected Method
    Michael Mates Conservative East Hampshire 1987 Elected by the Select Committee
    Michael Colvin Conservative Romsey and Waterside 1995 Elected by the Select Committee
    Bruce George Labour Walsall South 16 July 1997 Elected by the Select Committee
    James Arbuthnot Conservative North East Hampshire 13 July 2005 Elected by the Select Committee
    (and the House of Commons in 2010)
    Rory Stewart Conservative Penrith and The Border 14 May 2014 Elected by the House of Commons
    Julian Lewis Conservative New Forest East 17 June 2015 Elected by the House of Commons
    Tobias Ellwood Conservative Bournemouth East 29 January 2020 Elected by the House of Commons
    Independent
    Conservative
    Robert Courts Conservative Witney 25 October 2023 Elected by the House of Commons
    Jeremy Quin Conservative Horsham 17 January 2024 Elected by the House of Commons
    Tan Dhesi Labour Slough 11 September 2024 Elected by the House of Commons
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    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.[12] Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.[13]

    More information 11 September 2024, Candidate ...
    11 September 2024[14]
    Candidate 1st round
    Votes %
    Tan Dhesi 320 56.8
    Derek Twigg 243 43.2
    Valid votes 563
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    More information 17 January 2024, Candidate ...
    17 January 2024[15]
    Candidate 1st round
    Votes %
    Jeremy Quin 371 78.6
    Rehman Chishti 101 21.4
    Valid votes 472
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    More information 25 October 2023, Candidate ...
    25 October 2023[16]
    Candidate 1st round
    Votes %
    Robert Courts 249 57.9
    Sarah Atherton 142 33.0
    Mark Francois 39 9.1
    Valid votes 430
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    More information 29 January 2020, Candidate ...
    29 January 2020[17]
    Candidate 1st round 2nd round 3rd round 4th round
    Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
    Tobias Ellwood 243 43.2 256 46.1 271 49.7 296 56.7
    Sir Bernard Jenkin 173 30.8 183 33.0 193 35.4 226 43.3
    Robert Courts 62 11.0 68 12.3 81 14.9 Eliminated
    Adam Holloway 45 8.0 48 8.6 Eliminated
    James Gray 39 6.9 Eliminated
    Not redistributed 7 1.2 17 3.0 40 7.1
    Valid votes 562 555 545 522
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    More information 12 July 2017, Candidate ...
    12 July 2017[18]
    Candidate 1st round
    Votes %
    Julian Lewis 305 53.5
    Johnny Mercer 265 46.5
    Not redistributed
    Valid votes 570
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    More information 17 June 2015, Candidate ...
    17 June 2015[19]
    Candidate 1st round 2nd round
    Votes % Votes %
    Julian Lewis 260 44.1 314 56.5
    Richard Benyon 208 35.3 242 43.5
    Bob Stewart 121 20.5 Eliminated
    Not redistributed 33 5.6
    Valid votes 589 556
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    More information 14 May 2014, Candidate ...
    14 May 2014[20]
    Candidate 1st round 2nd round 3rd round 4th round 5th round 6th round 7th round
    Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
    Rory Stewart 113 23.6 115 24.1 122 25.7 139 29.3 149 31.9 179 39.3 226 51.6
    Julian Lewis 124 25.9 128 26.8 131 27.6 138 29.1 156 33.4 165 36.2 212 48.4
    Julian Brazier 68 14.2 71 14.9 71 14.9 77 16.2 90 19.3 112 24.6 Eliminated
    Keith Simpson 48 10.0 48 10.1 51 10.7 61 12.8 72 15.4 Eliminated
    Bob Stewart 52 10.9 54 11.3 56 11.8 60 12.6 Eliminated
    Crispin Blunt 44 9.2 44 9.2 44 9.3 Eliminated
    Tobias Ellwood 17 3.5 17 3.6 Eliminated
    James Gray 13 2.7 Eliminated
    Not redistributed 2 0.4 4 0.8 4 0.8 12 2.5 23 4.8 41 8.6
    Valid votes 479 477 475 475 467 456 438
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    More information 9 June 2010, Candidate ...
    9 June 2010[21]
    Candidate 1st round 2nd round 3rd round
    Votes % Votes % Votes %
    James Arbuthnot 210 36.6 236 42.4 273 52.7
    Patrick Mercer 176 30.7 189 33.9 245 47.3
    Julian Lewis 115 20.1 132 23.7 Eliminated
    Douglas Carswell 72 12.6 Eliminated
    Not redistributed 16 2.8 55 9.6
    Valid votes 573 557 518
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