The Scottish Affairs Select Committee is a

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of the House of Commons in the

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. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the

Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland ( gd, Oifis Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba), often referred to as, and formerly officially called, the Scotland Office, is a department of His Majesty's Government headed by the Secretary of State ...

(and prior to that, the Scottish Office), and relations with the

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. It also looks at the administration and expenditure of the

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. Unlike the

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, MPs from constituencies outside

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can, and do, sit on the Scottish Affairs Committee.

Membership

Following the 2019 general election, the House of Commons appointed the members of the Scottish Affairs committee on 4 May 2020. As of November 2022 the membership is as follows:

Changes since 2019

2017-2019 Parliament

The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.

Changes 2017-2019

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.

Changes 2015-2017

2010-2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.

Changes 2010-2015

List of chairs

References

External links

Records of the Scottish Affairs Committee are held at the Parliamentary ArchivesScottish Affairs Committee
Politics of Scotland Select Committees of the British House of Commons {{Scotland-poli-stub