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The Welsh Affairs Select Committee (or simply the 'Welsh Affairs 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 expenditure, administration and policy of the Wales Office, as well as relations with the Senedd.[1] The members of the committee are usually Welsh MPs.
Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, a new chair and members of committees were elected:[2]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Ruth Jones MP (Chair) | Labour | Newport West and Islwyn |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Aphra Brandreth MP | Conservative | Chester South and Eddisbury |
| #FAA61A"}]]}"> | David Chadwick MP | Liberal Democrats | Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe |
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Ann Davies MP | Plaid Cymru | Caerfyrddin |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Gill German MP | Labour | Clwyd North |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Claire Hughes MP | Labour | Bangor Aberconwy |
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Ben Lake MP | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion Preseli |
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Llinos Medi MP | Plaid Cymru | Ynys Môn |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Andrew Ranger MP | Labour | Wrexham |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Henry Tufnell MP | Labour | Mid and South Pembrokeshire |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Steve Witherden MP | Labour | Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr |
Changes since 2024
| Date | Outgoing Member & Party |
Constituency | → | New Member & Party |
Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2025 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Chris Evans MP (Labour) | Caerphilly | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Gill German MP (Labour) | Clwyd North | Hansard |
The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.[3][4]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Stephen Crabb MP (Chair) | Conservative | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Tonia Antoniazzi MP | Labour | Gower |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Simon Baynes MP | Conservative | Clwyd South |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Virginia Crosbie MP | Conservative | Ynys Mon |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Geraint Davies MP | Labour and Co-op[a] | Swansea West |
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Ben Lake MP | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Anna McMorrin MP | Labour | Cardiff North |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Robin Millar MP | Conservative | Aberconwy |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Rob Roberts MP | Conservative[b] | Delyn |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Jamie Wallis MP | Conservative | Bridgend |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Beth Winter MP | Labour | Cynon Valley |
Changes 2019-2024
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2020 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Anna McMorrin MP (Labour) | Cardiff North | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Ruth Jones MP (Labour) | Newport West | Hansard |
| 27 June 2022 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) | Gower | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Wayne David MP (Labour) | Caerphilly | Hansard |
| 22 January 2024 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Wayne David MP (Labour) | Caerphilly | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) | Gower | Hansard |
The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[5][6]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | David Davies MP (Chair) | Conservative | Monmouth |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Tonia Antoniazzi MP | Labour | Gower |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Guto Bebb MP | Conservative | Aberconwy |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Geraint Davies | Labour | Swansea West |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Susan Elan Jones MP | Labour | Clwyd South |
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Ben Lake MP | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Jack Lopresti MP | Conservative | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Anna McMorrin MP | Labour | Cardiff North |
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Jonathan Edwards MP | Plaid Cymru | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |
Changes 2017-2019
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2017 | New seat | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) | Gower | Hansard | ||
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Simon Hoare MP (Conservative) | North Dorset | ||||||
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Anna McMorrin MP (Labour) | Cardiff North | ||||||
| 23 October 2017 | New seat | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) | Aberavon | Hansard | ||
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Liz Saville Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru) | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | ||||||
| 8 January 2018 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) | Aberavon | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Thelma Walker MP (Labour) | Colne Valley | Hansard |
| 5 February 2018 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Thelma Walker MP (Labour) | Colne Valley | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Susan Elan Jones MP (Labour) | Clwyd South | Hansard |
| 22 October 2018 | #0087DC"}]]}"> | Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) | Montgomeryshire | → | #0087DC"}]]}"> | Guto Bebb MP (Conservative) | Aberconwy | Hansard |
| 26 November 2018 | #0087DC"}]]}"> | Simon Hoare MP (Conservative) | North Dorset | → | #0087DC"}]]}"> | Jack Lopresti MP (Conservative) | Filton and Bradley Stoke | Hansard |
| 17 February 2019 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Paul Flynn MP (Labour) | Newport West | → | Vacant | Death of member[7] | ||
| 11 March 2019 | #005B54"}]]}"> | Liz Saville Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru) | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | → | #005B54"}]]}"> | Jonathan Edwards MP (Plaid Cymru) | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Hansard |
| 21 June 2019 | #0087DC"}]]}"> | Chris Davies MP (Conservative) | Brecon and Radnorshire | → | Vacant | Recall petition against member[8] | ||
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.[9][10]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | David Davies MP (Chair) | Conservative | Monmouth |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Byron Davies MP | Conservative | Gower |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Chris Davies MP | Conservative | Brecon and Radnorshire |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Dr James Davies MP | Conservatives | Vale of Clwyd |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Carolyn Harris MP | Labour | Swansea East |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Gerald Jones MP | Labour | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Christina Rees MP | Labour | Neath |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Antoinette Sandbach MP | Conservative | Eddisbury |
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Liz Saville-Roberts MP | Plaid Cymru | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Craig Williams MP | Conservative | Cardiff North |
| #FAA61A"}]]}"> | Mark Williams MP | Liberal Democrat | Ceredigion |
Changes 2015-2017
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2016 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Christina Rees MP (Labour) | Neath | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) | Aberavon | Hansard |
| 25 April 2016 | #0087DC"}]]}"> | Antoinette Sandbach MP (Conservative) | Eddisbury | → | #0087DC"}]]}"> | Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) | Aberavon | Hansard |
| 18 July 2016 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Carolyn Harris MP (Labour) | Swansea East | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Chris Elmore MP (Labour) | Ogmore | Hansard |
| 21 November 2016 | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Gerald Jones MP (Labour) | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | → | #E4003B"}]]}"> | Paul Flynn MP (Labour) | Newport West | Hansard |
At the dissolution of the 2010–2015 Parliament, the committee's membership was:[11]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | David Davies MP (Chair) | Conservative | Monmouth |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Guto Bebb MP | Conservative | Aberconwy |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Simon Hart MP | Conservative | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Glyn Davies MP | Conservatives | Montgomeryshire |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Karen Lumley MP | Conservatives | Redditch |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Stephen Doughty MP | Labour | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Nia Griffith MP | Labour | Llanelli |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Sian James MP | Labour | Swansea East |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Jessica Morden MP | Labour | Newport East |
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Jonathan Edwards MP | Plaid Cymru | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |
| #FAA61A"}]]}"> | Mark Williams MP | Liberal Democrat | Ceredigion |
2010–2015 changes
Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.
At the start of the 2005–2010 Parliament, the committee's membership was:[12]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Dr. Hywel Francis MP (Chair) | Labour | Aberavon |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Stephen Crabb MP | Conservative | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | David Davies MP | Conservative | Monmouth |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Nia Griffith MP | Labour | Llanelli |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Sian James MP | Labour | Swansea East |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | David Jones MP | Conservative | Clwyd West |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Martyn Jones MP | Labour | Clwyd South |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Madeleine Moon MP | Labour | Bridgend |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Betty Williams MP | Labour | Conwy |
| #FAA61A"}]]}"> | Mark Williams MP | Liberal Democrat | Ceredigion |
| #005B54"}]]}"> | Hywel Williams MP | Plaid Cymru | Caernarfon |
2005–2010 changes
Changes between 2005 and 2010 are not known.
| Member | Party | Constituency | From | Until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Leo Abse | Labour | Pontypool | 25 January 1980 | 20 November 1981[13] |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Donald Anderson | Labour | Swansea East | 20 November 1981 | 13 May 1983[13] |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Gareth Wardell | Labour | Gower | 9 June 1983 | 21 March 1997[13] |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Martyn Jones | Labour | Clwyd South | 14 July 1997 | 13 July 2005[13] |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | Hywel Francis | Labour | Aberavon | 13 July 2005 | 6 May 2010 |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | David Davies | Conservative | Monmouth | 10 June 2010 | 6 November 2019[a] |
| #0087DC"}]]}"> | Stephen Crabb | Conservative | Preseli Pembrokeshire | 28 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | tbc | Labour[15] | 2024 | ||
- Office officially vacant from 30 March 2015 to 18 June 2015 and from 3 May 2017 to 7 July 2017.[14]
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