The Welsh Affairs Select Committee (or simply the 'Welsh Affairs Committee') is a select committee of the

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in the

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. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Wales Office, as well as relations with the

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. The members of the committee are usually Welsh MPs.

Membership

Following the

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, a new chair and members of committees were elected:

Changes since 2024

2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.

Changes 2019-2024

Membership 2017–2019

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

Membership 2015–2017

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.

Changes 2015-2017

Membership 2010–2015

At the dissolution of the 2010–2015 Parliament, the committee's membership was:

2010–2015 changes

Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.

Membership 2005–2010

At the start of the 2005–2010 Parliament, the committee's membership was:

2005–2010 changes

Changes between 2005 and 2010 are not known.

List of chairs

Notes

References

External links

Records of the Welsh Affairs Committee are held at the Parliamentary ArchivesUK Parliament: Welsh Select Committee
{{UKParliamentCommittees Select Committees of the British House of Commons Politics of Wales