Committees

General Election Planning and Services

Inquiry

The Administration Committee has launched an inquiry into the support and services provided to Members of the House of Commons and their offices at general elections. This will include returning and newly-elected Members and those who are standing down or lose their seats, as well as Members' staff. Submissions are also invited on the practical support provided to Members' offices, including the process of moving into accommodation, IT support and training.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 27 May 2022.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Monday 6 March 2023
4:30pm Private
4:40pm Public
General Election Planning and Services - Oral evidence 6 March 2023
4:40pm
  • Kate Emms (Director of Member Engagement at House of Commons)
  • Chris Sear (Director of the Members' Services Team at House of Commons)
5:00pm
  • Steven Bonnar MP
  • Dave Doogan MP
  • Chris Loder MP
  • Sarah Owen MP
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Monday 12 December 2022
4:30pm Private
4:40pm Public
General Election Planning and Services - Oral evidence 12 December 2022
4:40pm
  • Luciana Berger, Former Member of Parliament
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Monday 14 November 2022
4:45pm Public
General Election Planning and Services - Oral evidence 14 November 2022
4:45pm
  • Marianne Cwynarski CBE (Director General (Operations) at House of Commons)
  • John Owen OBE (Director of Strategic Business Resilience at House of Commons)
  • Chris Sear (Director, Members' Services Team at House of Commons)
  • Kate Emms (Director of Member Engagement at House of Commons)
  • Rob Sanders (Director of Live Services at Parliamentary Digital Service)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Monday 24 October 2022
4:15pm Private
4:30pm Public
General Election Planning and Services - Oral evidence 24 October 2022
4:30pm
  • Alex Gordon Shute (Founder at Ithaca Partners)
  • Dame Jane Roberts DBE (Visiting Fellow at Open University)
  • Professor Meg Russell (Director at Constitution Unit, University College London)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: committeea@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 4151 (General enquiries) / 020 7219 0969 (Media enquiries)
  • Address: Administration Committee, Governance Office, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA