The Transport Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for 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.House of Commons (2021), Standing Orders of the House of Commons, accessed 28 October 2023

Chairs Committee chairs include those listed below.https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/153/transport-committee/membership/former/ https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200001/cmselect/cmenvtra/167/16701.htm

NameStartEndPartyConstituencyLabour (1979–1981)Leicester EastSocial Democratic (1981–1983)LabourTyne BridgeLabourSunderland SouthLabourGlasgow ShettlestonConservativeChristchurchConservativeSouthend WestLabourCrewe and NantwichLabourLiverpool RiversideLabourNottingham SouthLabourBexhill and BattleConservativeMilton Keynes SouthpresentLabourBrentford and Isleworth

Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:

Member Party Constituency Ruth Cadbury MP (Chair) Labour Brentford and Isleworth Steff Aquarone MP Liberal Democrats North Norfolk Scott Arthur MP Labour Edinburgh South West Elsie Blundell MP Labour Heywood and Middleton North Jacob Collier MP Labour Burton and Uttoxeter Daniel Francis MP Labour Bexleyheath and Crayford Olly Glover MP Liberal Democrats Didcot and Wantage Katie Lam MP Conservative Weald of Kent Alex Mayer MP Labour Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Rebecca Smith MP Conservative South West Devon Laurence Turner MP Labour Birmingham Northfield

Changes since 2024 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 27 October 2025 Catherine Atkinson MP (Labour) Derby North → Jacob Collier MP (Labour) Burton and Uttoxeter Hansard 22 June 2026 Baggy Shanker MP (Labour) Derby South → Daniel Francis MP (Labour) Bexleyheath and Crayford Hansard

2019-2024 Parliament The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.

Member Party Constituency Huw Merriman MP (Chair) ConservativeBexhill and Battle Ruth Cadbury MP Labour Brentford and Isleworth Lilian Greenwood MP Labour Nottingham South Simon Jupp MP Conservative East Devon Robert Largan MP Conservative High Peak Chris Loder MP Conservative West Dorset Karl McCartney MP Conservative Lincoln Grahame Morris MP Labour Easington Gavin Newlands MP Scottish National Party Paisley and Renfrewshire North Greg Smith MP Conservative Buckingham Sam Tarry MP Labour Ilford South

Changes 2019-2024 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency Source 22 February 2021 Sam Tarry MP (Labour) Ilford South → Ben Bradshaw MP (Labour) Exeter Hansard 5 January 2022 Lilian Greenwood MP (Labour) Nottingham South → Navendu Mishra MP (Labour) Stockport Hansard 17 May 2022 Navendu Mishra MP (Labour) Stockport → Christian Wakeford MP (Labour) Bury South Hansard 25 October 2022 Simon Jupp MP (Conservative) East Devon → Jack Brereton MP (Conservative) Stoke-on-Trent South Hansard27 October 2022 Huw Merriman MP (Chair, Conservative) Bexhill and Battle →VacantHansard16 November 2022Vacant → Iain Stewart MP (Chair, Conservative) Milton Keynes SouthHansard 21 November 2022 Robert Largan MP (Conservative) High Peak → Paul Howell MP (Conservative) Sedgefield Hansard 24 January 2023 Christian Wakeford MP (Labour) Bury South → Mike Amesbury MP (Labour) Weaver Vale Hansard 17 July 2023 Chris Loder MP (Conservative) West Dorset → Sara Britcliffe MP (Conservative) Hyndburn Hansard 20 November 2023 Mike Amesbury MP (Labour) Weaver Vale → Fabian Hamilton MP (Labour) Leeds North EastHansard Ruth Cadbury MP (Labour) Brentford and Isleworth Mick Whitley MP (Labour) Birkenhead

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.

Member Party Constituency Lilian Greenwood MP (Chair) Labour Nottingham South Ronnie Cowan MP Scottish National Party Inverclyde Steve Double MP Conservative St Austell and Newquay Paul Girvan MP Democratic Unionist South Antrim Huw Merriman MP Conservative Bexhill and Battle Luke Pollard MP Labour Co-op Plymouth Sutton and Devonport Laura Smith MP Labour Crewe and Nantwich Iain Stewart MP Conservative Milton Keynes South Graham Stringer MP Labour Blackley & Broughton Martin Vickers MP Conservative Cleethorpes Daniel Zeichner MP Labour Cambridge

Changes 2017-2019 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency Source 5 February 2018 Laura Smith MP (Labour) Crewe and Nantwich → Grahame Morris MP (Labour) Easington Hansard 8 May 2018 Martin Vickers MP (Conservative) Cleethorpes → Jack Brereton MP (Conservative) Stoke-on-Trent South Hansard 29 October 2018 Luke Pollard MP (Labour) Plymouth Sutton and Devonport → Ruth Cadbury MP (Labour) Brentford and Isleworth Hansard 5 November 2018 Iain Stewart MP (Conservative) Milton Keynes South → Robert Courts MP (Conservative) Witney Hansard

2015-2017 Parliament The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.

Member Party Constituency Louise Ellman MP (Chair) Labour Liverpool Riverside Robert Flello MP Labour Stoke-on-Trent South Mary Glindon MP Labour North Tyneside Karl McCartney MP Conservative Lincoln Stewart McDonald MP SNP Glasgow South Mark Menzies MP Conservative Fylde Huw Merriman MP Conservative Bexhill and Battle Will Quince MP Conservative Colchester Iain Stewart MP Conservative Milton Keynes South Graham Stringer MP Labour Blackley and Broughton Martin Vickers MP Conservative Cleethorpes

Changes 2015-2017 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency Source 31 October 2016 Mary Glindon MP (Labour) North Tyneside → Clive Efford MP (Labour) Eltham Hansard

2010-2015 Parliament The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010. Member Party Constituency Louise Ellman MP (Chair) Labour Liverpool Riverside Angie Bray MP Conservative Ealing Central and Acton Lilian Greenwood MP Labour Nottingham South Tom Harris MP Labour Glasgow South Kelvin Hopkins MP Labour Luton North Kwasi Kwarteng MP Conservative Spelthorne John Leech MP Liberal Democrats Manchester Withington Paul Maynard MP Conservative Blackpool North and Cleveleys Angela Smith MP Labour Penistone and Stocksbridge Iain Stewart MP Conservative Milton Keynes South Julian Sturdy MP Conservative York Outer

Changes 2010-2015 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency Source 2 November 2010 Angie Bray MP (Conservative) Ealing Central and Acton → Steve Baker MP (Conservative) Wycombe Hansard Lilian Greenwood MP (Labour) Nottingham South → Julie Hilling MP (Labour) Bolton West Angela Smith MP (Labour) Sheffield Hillsborough Gavin Shuker MP (Labour Co-op) Luton South 21 March 2011 Kelvin Hopkins MP (Labour) Luton North → Jim Dobbin MP (Labour Co-op) Heywood and Middleton Hansard 18 July 2011 Gavin Shuker MP (Labour Co-op) Luton South → Graham Stringer MP (Labour) Blackley and Broughton Hansard 5 November 2012 Paul Maynard MP (Conservative) Blackpool North and Cleveleys → Karen Lumley MP (Conservative) Redditch Hansard Julian Sturdy MP (Conservative) York Outer Karl McCartney MP (Conservative) Lincoln 26 November 2012 Tom Harris MP (Labour) Glasgow South → Lucy Powell MP (Labour Co-op) Manchester Central Hansard 10 December 2012 Julie Hilling MP (Labour) Bolton West → Sarah Champion MP (Labour) Rotherham Hansard 21 January 2013 John Leech MP (Liberal Democrat) Manchester Withington → Adrian Sanders MP (Liberal Democrat) Torbay Hansard 10 June 2013 Steve Baker MP (Conservative) Wycombe → Jason McCartney MP (Conservative) Colne Valley Hansard 5 July 2013 Kwasi Kwarteng MP (Conservative) Spelthorne → Martin Vickers MP (Conservative) Cleethorpes Hansard 4 November 2013 Lucy Powell MP (Labour) Manchester Central → Jim Fitzpatrick MP (Labour) Poplar and Limehouse Hansard Iain Stewart MP (Conservative) Milton Keynes South Chloe Smith MP (Conservative) Norwich North 6 September 2014 Jim Dobbin MP (Labour Co-op) Heywood and Middleton →Vacant Death of member 1 December 2014Vacant → Tom Harris MP (Labour) Glasgow South Hansard

See also Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom

References

External links Transport Committee Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives