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The Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons (frequently shortened to Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was created early in the 1997–2001, 2001–2005, 2005–2010, and 2024–present Parliaments. It ceased to exist at the end of the 2005–10 Parliament, and the Government chose not to propose its reappointment in the Parliament following the 2010 election.[1]

The Committee was first established on 4 June 1997 for the life of the Parliament (until 2001) with a remit to "consider how the practices and procedures of the House should be modernised, and to make recommendations thereon".[2] It was composed of 15 MPs and chaired by the Leader of the House of Commons. It was recreated on 16 July 2001 and 13 July 2005 on similar terms.[3][4]

Following the election of a Labour Government in July 2024, a new modernisation committee was created.[5] This new committee will have 14 MPs and is established on terms similar to former iterations of this committee.

Membership

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Membership of the committee is as follows:[6]

Member Party Constituency
Lucy Powell MP (Chair) Labour Manchester Central
Alex Barros-Curtis MP Labour Cardiff West
Markus Campbell-Savours MP Labour Penrith and Solway
Wendy Chamberlain MP Liberal Democrats North East Fife
Christopher Chope MP Conservative Christchurch
Sarah Coombes MP Labour West Bromwich
Chris Elmore MP Labour Bridgend
Kirith Entwistle MP Labour Bolton North East
Marie Goldman MP Liberal Democrats Chelmsford
Paulette Hamilton MP Labour Birmingham Erdington
Joy Morrissey MP Conservative Beaconsfield
Jesse Norman MP Conservative Hereford and South Herefordshire
Jo Platt MP Labour Leith and Atherton
Chris Vince MP Labour Harlow

Changes since 2024

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Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
18 November 2024 Chris Philp MP (Conservative) Croydon South → Jesse Norman MP (Conservative) Hereford and South Herefordshire Hansard
4 March 2025 Mike Amesbury MP (Independent) Runcorn and Helsby → Chris Vince MP (Labour) Harlow Hansard

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Commons Debates". Daily Hansard - Debate. Vol. 511. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 15 June 2010. col. 786. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2008. and by abolishing the Modernisation Committee.
  2. ^ "Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons First Report". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 29 June 1997. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Standing Orders of the House of Commons - Public Business 2004". House of Commons publications. House of Commons. 14 July 2001. Modernisation of the House of Commons. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ "House of Commons Standing Orders - Public Business Session 2006–07". House of Commons publications. House of Commons. 13 July 2005. Modernisation of the House of Commons. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  5. ^ Howes, Dan (29 August 2024). "The Modernisation Committee". Institute for Government. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Modernisation Committee". Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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