Membership of Women and Equalities Committee announced
6 July 2015
The House of Commons formally appointed the members of the Women and Equalities Committee on 6 July 2015.
Full membership of the Committee:
| Name | Party | Constituency |
| Mrs Maria Miller (Chair) | Conservative | Basingstoke |
| Ruth Cadbury | Labour | Brentford and Isleworth |
| Maria Caulfield | Conservative | Lewes |
| Jo Churchill | Conservative | Bury St Edmunds |
| Angela Crawley | Scottish National Party | Lanark and Hamilton East |
| Mims Davies | Conservative | Eastleigh |
| Mrs Flick Drummond | Conservative | Portsmouth South |
| Ben Howlett | Conservative | Bath |
| Jess Phillips | Labour | Birmingham, Yardley |
| Tulip Siddiq | Labour | Hampstead and Kilburn |
| Cat Smith | Labour | Lancaster and Fleetwood |
Background
The chair of the Women and Equality Committee was allocated to the Conservative party. Maria Miller was elected chair on 17 June by a secret ballot open to all Members of the House of Commons.
The other members of the Committee were elected by secret ballot within their own party. The number of seats each party gets on each committee is allocated in proportion to their representation in the House of Commons as a whole.
Further information
- News story: Maria Miller elected as Chair
- Parliament and women
- Role of Women and Equalities Committee
- About Parliament: Select Committees
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