Defence Committee membership agreed

The Chair and Members of the Committee are:

• Tobias Ellwood MP (Chair) (Conservative)
• Stuart Anderson (Conservative)
• Sarah Atherton (Conservative)
• Wayne David (Labour)
• Richard Drax (Conservatove)
• Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour)
• Mr Mark Francois (Conservative)
• Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National)
• Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour)
• Gavin Robinson (Democratic Unionist)
• John Spellar (Labour)

Election of chairs and members

Committee chairs were elected by a secret ballot of all MPs in January 2020. The members of committees are then selected by their parties through an internal ballot, for agreement by the House.

The allocation of chairs and the membership of select committees broadly reflects the balance of political parties in the House.

• Find out more about the election of select committee chairs and members

Further information

• House of Commons: Election of Select Committee Chairs
• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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