Administration Committee

The Administration Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has a remit "to consider the services provided for and by the House of Commons".

This is a cross-party committee that is made of eleven backbench members. Starting in 2015, the committee chair is whichever member also sits on the House of Commons Commission.

There are weekly meetings held in private, with occasional evidence sessions held publicly. It is considered an inward-facing 'Domestic Committee'. The members are an advisory committee to the House of Commons Commission whose work encompasses many topics, including:^[1]

Catering and banqueting
Visitor services and retail
Digital services
Broadcasting of Parliament
Education and public outreach and engagement
Rules of access and use of facilities
Management of the buildings and facilities which make up the Parliamentary Estate

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:^[2]^[3]

	Party	Constituency
Nick Smith MP (Chair)	Labour	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Alex Barros-Curtis MP	Labour	Cardiff West
Bob Blackman MP	Conservative	Harrow East
Bambos Charalambous MP	Labour	Southgate and Wood Green
Alberto Costa MP	Conservative	South Leicestershire
Mary Glindon MP	Labour	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Marie Goldman MP	Liberal Democrats	Chelmsford
Carolyn Harris MP	Labour	Swansea East
Navendu Mishra MP	Labour	Stockport
Tessa Munt MP	Liberal Democrats	Wells and Mendip Hills
Kirsteen Sullivan MP	Labour	Bathgate and Linlithgow

Changes since 2024

Date		Constituency	→		Constituency	Source
31 March 2025	Gill Furniss MP (Labour)	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	→	Bambos Charalambous MP (Labour)	Southgate and Wood Green	Hansard
28 April 2025	Joe Morris MP (Labour)	Hexham	→	Kirsteen Sullivan MP (Labour)	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Hansard
12 January 2026	Max Wilkinson MP (Liberal Democrats)	Cheltenham	→	Marie Goldman MP (Liberal Democrats)	Chelmsford	Hansard

2019–2024 Parliament

As of July 2022, the members of the committee are as follows:^[4]

	Party	Constituency
Sir Charles Walker MP (Chair)	Conservative	Broxbourne
John Cryer MP	Labour	Leyton and Wanstead
Michael Fabricant MP	Conservative	Lichfield
Marion Fellows MP	SNP	Motherwell and Wishaw
Colleen Fletcher MP	Labour	Coventry North East
Rt Hon. Sir Greg Knight MP	Conservative	East Yorkshire
Pauline Latham MP	Conservative	Mid Derbyshire
Rt Hon. Maria Miller MP	Conservative	Basingstoke
Jessica Morden MP	Labour	Newport East
Rt Hon. Mark Tami MP	Labour	Alyn and Deeside
Giles Watling MP	Conservative	Clacton

2017–2019 Parliament

Members were announced on 30 October 2017.^[5]

	Party	Constituency
Paul Beresford MP (Chair)	Conservative	Mole Valley
David Amess MP	Conservative	Southend West
Sarah Champion MP	Labour	Rotherham
John Cryer MP	Labour	Leyton and Wanstead
Michael Fabricant MP	Conservative	Lichfield
Colleen Fletcher MP	Labour	Coventry North East
Pauline Latham MP	Conservative	Mid Derbyshire
Jessica Morden MP	Labour	Newport East
Mary Robinson MP	Conservative	Cheadle
Mark Tami MP	Labour	Alyn and Deeside

Changes 2017-2019

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
6 November 2017	New seat			→		Patrick Grady MP (SNP)	Glasgow North	Hansard
22 October 2018		Patrick Grady MP (SNP)	Glasgow North	→		Marion Fellows MP (SNP)	Motherwell and Wishaw	Hansard

2015–2017 Parliament

Members were announced on 20 July 2015.^[6]

	Party	Constituency
Paul Beresford MP (Chair)	Conservative	Mole Valley
David Amess MP	Conservative	Southend West
John Cryer MP	Labour	Leyton and Wanstead
Martyn Day MP	SNP	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Michael Fabricant MP	Conservative	Lichfield
James Gray MP	Conservative	North Wiltshire
Nigel Mills MP	Conservative	Amber Valley
Gisela Stuart MP	Labour	Birmingham Edgbaston
Mark Tami MP	Labour	Alyn and Deeside
Keith Vaz MP	Labour	Leicester East
Robin Walker MP	Conservative	Worcester

Changes 2015-2017

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
28 November 2016		Robin Walker MP (Conservative)	Worcester	→		Robert Syms MP (Conservative)	Poole	Hansard
16 January 2017		James Gray MP (Conservative)	North Wiltshire	→		Mary Robinson MP (Conservative)	Cheadle	Hansard

2010–2015 Parliament

Members were announced on 26 July 2010.^[7]

	Party	Constituency
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP	Conservative	The Cotswolds
Rosie Cooper MP	Labour	West Lancashire
Frank Dobson MP	Labour	Holborn and St Pancras
Thomas Docherty MP	Labour	Dunfermline and West Fife
Gemma Doyle MP	Labour and Co-op	West Dunbartonshire
Mark Francois MP	Conservative	Rayleigh and Wickford
Alan Haselhurst MP	Conservative	Saffron Walden
Siân James MP	Labour	Swansea East
Dr Phillip Lee MP	Conservative	Bracknell
Nigel Mills MP	Conservative	Amber Valley
Tessa Munt MP	Liberal Democrats	Wells
Sarah Newton MP	Conservative	Truro and Falmouth
Bob Russell MP	Liberal Democrats	Colchester
Shailesh Vara MP	Conservative	North West Cambridgeshire
David Watts MP	Labour	St Helens North
Mike Weatherley MP	Conservative	Hove

Changes 2010-2015

Date		Constituency	→		Constituency	Source
2 November 2010	Frank Dobson MP (Labour)	Holborn and St Pancras	→	Tom Harris MP (Labour)	Glasgow South	Hansard
	Gemma Doyle MP (Labour)	West Dunbartonshire		Kevan Jones MP (Labour)	North Durham
	David Watts MP (Labour)	St Helens North		Angela Smith MP (Labour)	Penistone and Stocksbridge
22 November 2010	Tom Harris MP (Labour)	Glasgow South	→	John Spellar MP (Labour)	Warley	Hansard
22 November 2010	Siân James MP (Labour)	Swansea East	→	David Watts MP (Labour)	St Helens North	Hansard
14 November 2011	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (Conservative)	The Cotswolds	→	Graham Evans MP (Conservative)	Weaver Vale	Hansard
	Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrats)	Colchester		Mark Hunter MP (Liberal Democrats)	Cheadle
	Shailesh Vara MP (Conservative)	North West Cambridgeshire		Simon Kirby MP (Conservative)	Brighton Kemptown
23 January 2012	Angela Smith MP (Labour)	Penistone and Stocksbridge	→	Mark Tami MP (Labour)	Alyn and Deeside	Hansard
22 October 2012	Mark Francois MP (Conservative)	Rayleigh and Wickford	→	Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative)	New Forest West	Hansard
29 October 2012	Rosie Cooper MP (Labour)	West Lancashire	→	Keith Vaz MP (Conservative)	Leicester East	Hansard
3 December 2012	Simon Kirby MP (Conservative)	Brighton Kemptown	→	Karen Bradley MP (Conservative)	Staffordshire Moorlands	Hansard
	Dr Phillip Lee MP (Conservative)	Bracknell		Marcus Jones MP (Conservative)	Nuneaton
	Sarah Newton MP (Conservative)	Truro and Falmouth		David Morris MP (Conservative)	Morecambe and Lunesdale
	Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative)	Hove		John Penrose MP (Conservative)	Weston-super-Mare
25 March 2013	Graham Evans MP (Conservative)	Weaver Vale	→	Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative)	Crawley	Hansard
1 July 2013	Kevan Jones MP (Labour)	North Durham	→	Tom Harris MP (Labour)	Glasgow South	Hansard
1 July 2013	John Spellar MP (Labour)	Warley	→	David Wright MP (Labour)	Telford	Hansard
28 October 2013	John Penrose MP (Conservative)	Weston-super-Mare	→	David Evennett MP (Conservative)	Bexleyheath and Crayford	Hansard
28 October 2013	Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative)	New Forest West	→	Robert Syms MP (Conservative)	Poole	Hansard
10 March 2014	Karen Bradley MP (Conservative)	Staffordshire Moorlands	→	Harriett Baldwin MP (Conservative)	West Worcestershire	Hansard
	David Morris MP (Conservative)	Morecambe and Lunesdale		Conor Burns MP (Conservative)	Bournemouth West
	Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative)	Crawley		Mark Harper MP (Conservative)	Forest of Dean
1 December 2014	Harriett Baldwin MP (Conservative)	West Worcestershire	→	Michael Fabricant MP (Conservative)	Lichfield	Hansard
1 December 2014	Mark Harper MP (Conservative)	Forest of Dean	→	Ben Wallace MP (Conservative)	Wyre and Preston North	Hansard
8 December 2014	Robert Syms MP (Conservative)	Poole	→	Nigel Evans MP (Conservative)	Ribble Valley	Hansard

References

^ "Role - Administration Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Administration olume 757: debated on Monday 25 November 2024". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024. That Bob Blackman and Alberto Costa be members of the Administration Committee.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
^ "Nick Smith MP elected as Chair of the House of Commons Administration Committee". committees.parliament.uk. House of Commons Administration Committee. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
^ "Administration Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 630. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 30 October 2017.
^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 20 July 2015.
^ "Administration". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 514. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 26 July 2010.

External links

Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives

[1] "Role - Administration Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[2] "Administration olume 757: debated on Monday 25 November 2024". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024. That Bob Blackman and Alberto Costa be members of the Administration Committee.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

[3] "Nick Smith MP elected as Chair of the House of Commons Administration Committee". committees.parliament.uk. House of Commons Administration Committee. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

[4] "Administration Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[5] "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 630. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 30 October 2017.

[6] "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 20 July 2015.

[7] "Administration". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 514. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 26 July 2010.

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