The Administration Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has a remit "to consider the services provided for and by the House of Commons".
This is a cross-party committee that is made of eleven backbench members. Starting in 2015, the committee chair is whichever member also sits on the House of Commons Commission.
There are weekly meetings held in private, with occasional evidence sessions held publicly. It is considered an inward-facing 'Domestic Committee'. The members are an advisory committee to the House of Commons Commission whose work encompasses many topics, including: Catering and banqueting Visitor services and retail Digital services Broadcasting of Parliament Education and public outreach and engagement Rules of access and use of facilities Management of the buildings and facilities which make up the Parliamentary Estate
Chairs Committee chairs include those listed below.https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/2/administration-committee/membership/former/
NameStartEndPartyConstituencyLabourSalford EastLabourGlasgow SpringburnConservativeBroxbourneLabourAberdeen NorthConservativeSaffron WaldenConservativeMole ValleyConservativeBroxbournepresentLabourBlaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:
Member Party Constituency Nick Smith MP (Chair) Labour Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney Alex Barros-Curtis MP Labour Cardiff West Bob Blackman MP Conservative Harrow East Bambos Charalambous MP Labour Southgate and Wood Green Alberto Costa MP Conservative South Leicestershire Mary Glindon MP Labour Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend Marie Goldman MP Liberal Democrats Chelmsford Carolyn Harris MP Labour Swansea East Navendu Mishra MP Labour Stockport Tessa Munt MP Liberal Democrats Wells and Mendip Hills Kirsteen Sullivan MP Labour Bathgate and Linlithgow
Changes since 2024 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 31 March 2025 Gill Furniss MP (Labour) Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough → Bambos Charalambous MP (Labour) Southgate and Wood Green Hansard 28 April 2025 Joe Morris MP (Labour) Hexham → Kirsteen Sullivan MP (Labour) Bathgate and Linlithgow Hansard 12 January 2026 Max Wilkinson MP (Liberal Democrats) Cheltenham → Marie Goldman MP (Liberal Democrats) Chelmsford Hansard
2019–2024 Parliament As of July 2022, the members of the committee are as follows:
Member Party Constituency Sir Charles Walker MP (Chair) ConservativeBroxbourneJohn Cryer MP LabourLeyton and WansteadMichael Fabricant MP ConservativeLichfieldMarion Fellows MPSNPMotherwell and Wishaw Colleen Fletcher MP Labour Coventry North EastRt Hon. Sir Greg Knight MPConservativeEast YorkshirePauline Latham MPConservativeMid DerbyshireRt Hon. Maria Miller MPConservativeBasingstokeJessica Morden MP LabourNewport EastRt Hon. Mark Tami MP LabourAlyn and Deeside Giles Watling MPConservativeClacton
2017–2019 Parliament Members were announced on 30 October 2017. Member Party ConstituencyPaul Beresford MP (Chair)ConservativeMole ValleyDavid Amess MPConservativeSouthend WestSarah Champion MPLabourRotherhamJohn Cryer MPLabourLeyton and WansteadMichael Fabricant MPConservativeLichfieldColleen Fletcher MPLabourCoventry North EastPauline Latham MPConservativeMid DerbyshireJessica Morden MPLabourNewport EastMary Robinson MPConservativeCheadleMark Tami MPLabourAlyn and Deeside
Changes 2017-2019 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 6 November 2017 New seat → Patrick Grady MP (SNP) Glasgow North Hansard 22 October 2018 Patrick Grady MP (SNP) Glasgow North → Marion Fellows MP (SNP) Motherwell and Wishaw Hansard
2015–2017 Parliament Members were announced on 20 July 2015.
Member Party ConstituencyPaul Beresford MP (Chair)ConservativeMole ValleyDavid Amess MPConservativeSouthend WestJohn Cryer MPLabourLeyton and WansteadMartyn Day MPSNPLinlithgow and East FalkirkMichael Fabricant MPConservativeLichfieldJames Gray MPConservativeNorth WiltshireNigel Mills MPConservativeAmber ValleyGisela Stuart MPLabourBirmingham EdgbastonMark Tami MPLabourAlyn and DeesideKeith Vaz MPLabourLeicester EastRobin Walker MPConservativeWorcester
Changes 2015-2017 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 28 November 2016 Robin Walker MP (Conservative) Worcester → Robert Syms MP (Conservative) Poole Hansard 16 January 2017 James Gray MP (Conservative) North Wiltshire → Mary Robinson MP (Conservative) Cheadle Hansard
2010–2015 Parliament Members were announced on 26 July 2010.
Member Party ConstituencyGeoffrey Clifton-Brown MPConservativeThe CotswoldsRosie Cooper MPLabourWest LancashireFrank Dobson MPLabourHolborn and St PancrasThomas Docherty MPLabourDunfermline and West FifeGemma Doyle MPLabour and Co-opWest DunbartonshireMark Francois MPConservativeRayleigh and WickfordAlan Haselhurst MPConservativeSaffron WaldenSiân James MPLabourSwansea EastDr Phillip Lee MPConservativeBracknellNigel Mills MPConservativeAmber ValleyTessa Munt MPLiberal DemocratsWellsSarah Newton MPConservativeTruro and FalmouthBob Russell MPLiberal DemocratsColchesterShailesh Vara MPConservativeNorth West CambridgeshireDavid Watts MPLabourSt Helens NorthMike Weatherley MPConservativeHove
Changes 2010-2015 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 2 November 2010 Frank Dobson MP (Labour) Holborn and St Pancras → Tom Harris MP (Labour) Glasgow South Hansard Gemma Doyle MP (Labour) West Dunbartonshire Kevan Jones MP (Labour) North Durham David Watts MP (Labour) St Helens North Angela Smith MP (Labour) Penistone and Stocksbridge 22 November 2010 Tom Harris MP (Labour) Glasgow South → John Spellar MP (Labour) Warley Hansard Siân James MP (Labour) Swansea East David Watts MP (Labour) St Helens North 14 November 2011 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (Conservative) The Cotswolds → Graham Evans MP (Conservative) Weaver Vale Hansard Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrats) Colchester Mark Hunter MP (Liberal Democrats) Cheadle Shailesh Vara MP (Conservative) North West Cambridgeshire Simon Kirby MP (Conservative) Brighton Kemptown 23 January 2012 Angela Smith MP (Labour) Penistone and Stocksbridge → Mark Tami MP (Labour) Alyn and Deeside Hansard 22 October 2012 Mark Francois MP (Conservative) Rayleigh and Wickford → Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative) New Forest West Hansard 29 October 2012 Rosie Cooper MP (Labour) West Lancashire → Keith Vaz MP (Conservative) Leicester East Hansard 3 December 2012 Simon Kirby MP (Conservative) Brighton Kemptown → Karen Bradley MP (Conservative) Staffordshire Moorlands Hansard Dr Phillip Lee MP (Conservative) Bracknell Marcus Jones MP (Conservative) Nuneaton Sarah Newton MP (Conservative) Truro and Falmouth David Morris MP (Conservative) Morecambe and Lunesdale Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative) Hove John Penrose MP (Conservative) Weston-super-Mare 25 March 2013 Graham Evans MP (Conservative) Weaver Vale → Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative) Crawley Hansard 1 July 2013 Kevan Jones MP (Labour) North Durham → Tom Harris MP (Labour) Glasgow South Hansard John Spellar MP (Labour) Warley David Wright MP (Labour) Telford 28 October 2013 John Penrose MP (Conservative) Weston-super-Mare → David Evennett MP (Conservative) Bexleyheath and Crayford Hansard Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative) New Forest West Robert Syms MP (Conservative) Poole 10 March 2014 Karen Bradley MP (Conservative) Staffordshire Moorlands → Harriett Baldwin MP (Conservative) West Worcestershire Hansard David Morris MP (Conservative) Morecambe and Lunesdale Conor Burns MP (Conservative) Bournemouth West Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative) Crawley Mark Harper MP (Conservative) Forest of Dean 1 December 2014 Harriett Baldwin MP (Conservative) West Worcestershire → Michael Fabricant MP (Conservative) Lichfield Hansard Mark Harper MP (Conservative) Forest of Dean Ben Wallace MP (Conservative) Wyre and Preston North 8 December 2014 Robert Syms MP (Conservative) Poole → Nigel Evans MP (Conservative) Ribble Valley Hansard
See also Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom
References
External links Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives