Select Committee on Statutory Instruments

Select committee of the UK House of Commons

The Select Committee on Statutory Instruments is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to scrutinise statutory instruments made in exercise of powers granted by Act of Parliament where the instrument has been laid before the House of Commons only. The committee's responsibilities are those the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has with respect to instruments laid before both Houses, and its members are the Commons members of the joint committee.

Membership

2021−2023 Parliament

As of January 2023, the members of the committee are as follows:

Member		Constituency
Jessica Morden (Chair)	Labour	Newport East
Peter Grant	Scottish National Party	Glenrothes
Paul Holmes	Conservative	Eastleigh
Gareth Johnson	Conservative	Dartford
Damien Moore	Conservative	Southport
Maggie Throup	Conservative	Erewash
Liz Twist	Labour	Blaydon

2019−2021 Parliament

As of May 2021, the members of the committee were as follows:

Member		Constituency
Jessica Morden (Chair)	Labour	Newport East
James Davies	Conservative	Vale of Clwyd
Paul Holmes	Conservative	Eastleigh
John Lamont	Conservative	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Robert Syms	Conservative	Poole
Richard Thomson	Scottish National Party	Gordon
Liz Twist	Labour	Blaydon

Changes since 2019

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
2 March 2020		Eddie Hughes MP (Conservative)	Walsall North	→		Paul Holmes MP (Conservative)	Eastleigh	Hansard
25 May 2021		Owen Thompson MP (SNP)	Midlothian	→		Richard Thomson MP (SNP)	Gordon	Hansard

2017−2019 Parliament

Members were announced on 30 October 2017.^[1]

Member		Constituency
Dan Carden	Labour	Liverpool Walton
Vicky Foxcroft	Labour	Lewisham Deptford
Patrick Grady	SNP	Glasgow North
John Lamont	Conservative	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Lee Rowley	Conservative	North East Derbyshire
Robert Syms	Conservative	Poole
Derek Twigg	Labour	Halton

Changes 2017−2019

Date		Constituency	→		Constituency	Source
23 April 2018	Lee Rowley MP (Conservative)	North East Derbyshire	→	Julia Lopez MP (Conservative)	Hornchurch and Upminster	Hansard
5 November 2018	Derek Twigg MP (Labour)	Halton	→	Jessica Morden MP (Labour)	Newport East	Hansard
29 April 2019	Dan Carden MP (Labour)	Liverpool Walton	→	Susan Elan Jones MP (Labour)	Clwyd South	Hansard
8 October 2019	Julia Lopez MP (Conservative)	Hornchurch and Upminster	→	Maria Caulfield MP (Conservative)	Lewes	Hansard

2015−2017 Parliament

Members were announced on 13 July 2015.^[2]

Member		Constituency
Tom Blenkinsop	Labour	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Michael Ellis	Conservative	Eastleigh
Stephen Hammond	Conservative	Wimbledon
Derek Twigg	Labour	Halton

Changes 2015−2017

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→		Constituency	Source
20 July 2015	New seat			→	Ian Liddell-Grainger MP (Conservative)	Bridgwater and West Somerset	Hansard
2 November 2015		Michael Ellis MP (Conservative)	Eastleigh	→	Victoria Prentis MP (Conservative)	Banbury	Hansard
22 February 2016		Tom Blenkinsop MP (Labour)	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	→	Vicky Foxcroft MP (Labour)	Lewisham Deptford	Hansard

References

^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 630. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 30 October 2017.
^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 13 July 2015.

External links

Select Committee on Statutory Instruments

Current parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom

Commons

Departmental	Business and Trade Culture, Media and Sport Defence Education Energy Security and Net Zero Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Foreign Affairs Health and Social Care Home Affairs International Development Justice Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Northern Ireland Affairs Science, Innovation and Technology Scottish Affairs Transport Treasury Welsh Affairs Work and Pensions
Topical	Arms Export Controls Environmental Audit European Scrutiny Petitions Public Accounts Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Statutory Instruments Women and Equalities
General	Panel of Chairs Public bill committees Delegated legislation committees European committees Northern Ireland Grand Committee Regional Affairs Committee Scottish Grand Committee Welsh Grand Committee
Internal	Administration Finance Backbench Business Liaison Procedure Selection Standards Privileges Works of Art
Statutory	House of Commons Commission Administration Estimate Audit Members Estimate Members Estimate Audit Public Accounts Commission Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Lords

Topical	Communications and Digital Constitution Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Economic Affairs European Affairs European Union International Agreements International Relations and Defence Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Science and Technology
Private	Hybrid Instruments Standing Orders
Internal	Lords Commission Finance Liaison Conduct Procedure and Privileges Selection
Domestic	Services Works of Art

Joint

Select	Consolidation Bills Human Rights National Security Strategy Statutory Instruments Tax Law Rewrite Bills
Statutory	Ecclesiastical Committee Intelligence and Security