The Transport Select Committee is a
select committee of the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...
in the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...
. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the
Department for Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport ...
and its associated public bodies. Its powers, like those of other select committees, are provided for under standing order 152 of the
Standing Orders of the House of Commons and its membership is limited to 11 members.
Membership
Membership of the committee is as follows:
2019-2024 Parliament
The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.
Changes 2019-2024
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 8 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
See also
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List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
References
External links
Transport CommitteeRecords for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives
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Transport policy in the United Kingdom
Select Committees of the British House of Commons