Welsh Affairs Select Committee
# Welsh Affairs Select Committee

The Welsh Affairs Select Committee (or simply the 'Welsh Affairs 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 Wales Office, as well as relations with the Senedd. The members of the committee are usually Welsh MPs.

## Current membership

As of July 2022, the membership of the committee is as follows:

| Member | Party | Constituency |
| - | - | - |
| Stephen Crabb MP (Chair) | Conservative | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| Simon Baynes MP | Conservative | Clwyd South |
| Virginia Crosbie MP | Conservative | Ynys Mon |
| Wayne David MP | Labour | Caerphilly |
| Geraint Davies MP | Independent | Swansea West |
| Ruth Jones MP | Labour | Newport West |
| Ben Lake MP | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion |
| Robin Millar MP | Conservative | Aberconwy |
| Rob Roberts MP | Independent | Delyn |
| Jamie Wallis MP | Conservative | Bridgend |
| Beth Winter MP | Labour | Cynon Valley |

* ↑ Suspended from Labour Party
* ↑ Suspended from Conservative Party

### Changes since 2019

| Date | Outgoing member and party | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | New member and party | Constituency | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 June 2020 | | Anna McMorrin MP (Labour) | Cardiff North | → | | Ruth Jones MP (Labour) | Newport West | Hansard |
| 27 June 2022 | | Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) | Gower | → | | Wayne David MP (Labour) | Caerphilly | Hansard |

## 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.

| Member | Party | Constituency |
| - | - | - |
| David Davies MP (Chair) | Conservative | Monmouth |
| Tonia Antoniazzi MP | Labour | Gower |
| Guto Bebb MP | Conservative | Aberconwy |
| Geraint Davies | Labour | Swansea West |
| Susan Elan Jones MP | Labour | Clwyd South |
| Ben Lake MP | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion |
| Jack Lopresti MP | Conservative | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Anna McMorrin MP | Labour | Cardiff North |
| Jonathan Edwards MP | Plaid Cymru | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |

### Changes 2017-2019

| Date | Outgoing member and party | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | New member and party | Constituency | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 October 2017 | New seat | New seat | New seat | → | | Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) | Gower | Hansard |
| 16 October 2017 | New seat | New seat | New seat | → | | Simon Hoare MP (Conservative) | North Dorset | Hansard |
| 16 October 2017 | New seat | New seat | New seat | → | | Anna McMorrin MP (Labour) | Cardiff North | Hansard |
| 23 October 2017 | New seat | New seat | New seat | → | | Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) | Aberavon | Hansard |
| 23 October 2017 | New seat | New seat | New seat | → | | Liz Saville Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru) | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Hansard |
| 8 January 2018 | | Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) | Aberavon | → | | Thelma Walker MP (Labour) | Colne Valley | Hansard |
| 5 February 2018 | | Thelma Walker MP (Labour) | Colne Valley | → | | Susan Elan Jones MP (Labour) | Clwyd South | Hansard |
| 22 October 2018 | | Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) | Montgomeryshire | → | | Guto Bebb MP (Conservative) | Aberconwy | Hansard |
| 26 November 2018 | | Simon Hoare MP (Conservative) | North Dorset | → | | Jack Lopresti MP (Conservative) | Filton and Bradley Stoke | Hansard |
| 17 February 2019 | | Paul Flynn MP (Labour) | Newport West | → | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Death of member |
| 11 March 2019 | | Liz Saville Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru) | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | → | | Jonathan Edwards MP (Plaid Cymru) | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Hansard |
| 21 June 2019 | | Chris Davies MP (Conservative) | Brecon and Radnorshire | → | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Recall petition against member |

## Membership 2015–2017

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

| Member | Party | Constituency |
| - | - | - |
| David Davies MP (Chair) | Conservative | Monmouth |
| Byron Davies MP | Conservative | Gower |
| Chris Davies MP | Conservative | Brecon and Radnorshire |
| Dr James Davies MP | Conservatives | Vale of Clwyd |
| Carolyn Harris MP | Labour | Swansea East |
| Gerald Jones MP | Labour | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
| Christina Rees MP | Labour | Neath |
| Antoinette Sandbach MP | Conservative | Eddisbury |
| Liz Saville-Roberts MP | Plaid Cymru | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
| Craig Williams MP | Conservative | Cardiff North |
| Mark Williams MP | Liberal Democrat | Ceredigion |

### Changes 2015-2017

| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 February 2016 | Christina Rees MP (Labour) | Neath | → | Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) | Aberavon | Hansard |
| 25 April 2016 | Antoinette Sandbach MP (Conservative) | Eddisbury | → | Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) | Aberavon | Hansard |
| 18 July 2016 | Carolyn Harris MP (Labour) | Swansea East | → | Chris Elmore MP (Labour) | Ogmore | Hansard |
| 21 November 2016 | Gerald Jones MP (Labour) | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | → | Paul Flynn MP (Labour) | Newport West | Hansard |

## Membership 2010–2015

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

| Member | Party | Constituency |
| - | - | - |
| David Davies MP (Chair) | Conservative | Monmouth |
| Guto Bebb MP | Conservative | Aberconwy |
| Simon Hart MP | Conservative | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
| Glyn Davies MP | Conservatives | Montgomeryshire |
| Karen Lumley MP | Conservatives | Redditch |
| Stephen Doughty MP | Labour | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Nia Griffith MP | Labour | Llanelli |
| Sian James MP | Labour | Swansea East |
| Jessica Morden MP | Labour | Newport East |
| Jonathan Edwards MP | Plaid Cymru | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |
| Mark Williams MP | Liberal Democrat | Ceredigion |

### 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.

| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 November 2010 | Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) | Montgomeryshire | → | Stuart Andrew MP (Conservative) | Pudsey | Hansard |
| 22 November 2010 | Nia Griffith MP (Labour) | Llanelli | → | Siân James MP (Labour) | Swansea East | Hansard |
| 27 June 2011 | Alun Cairns MP (Conservative) | Vale of Glamorgan | → | Robin Walker MP (Conservative) | Worcester | Hansard |
| 28 November 2011 | Owen Smith MP (Labour) | Pontypridd | → | Nia Griffith MP (Labour) | Llanelli | Hansard |
| 5 November 2012 | Stuart Andrew MP (Conservative) | Pudsey | → | Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) | Montgomeryshire | Hansard |
| 26 November 2012 | Susan Jones MP (Labour) | Clwyd South | → | Stephen Doughty MP (Labour) | Cardiff South and Penarth | Hansard |
| 3 December 2012 | Robin Walker MP (Conservative) | Worcester | → | Simon Hart MP (Conservative) | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Hansard |
| 6 January 2014 | Jonathan Edwards MP (Plaid Cymru) | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | → | Hywel Williams MP (Plaid Cymru) | Arfon | Hansard |
| 10 March 2014 | Hywel Williams MP (Plaid Cymru) | Arfon | → | Jonathan Edwards MP (Plaid Cymru) | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Hansard |

## Membership 2005–2010

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

| Member | Party | Constituency |
| - | - | - |
| Dr. Hywel Francis MP (Chair) | Labour | Aberavon |
| Stephen Crabb MP | Conservative | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| David Davies MP | Conservative | Monmouth |
| Nia Griffith MP | Labour | Llanelli |
| Sian James MP | Labour | Swansea East |
| David Jones MP | Conservative | Clwyd West |
| Martyn Jones MP | Labour | Clwyd South |
| Madeleine Moon MP | Labour | Bridgend |
| Betty Williams MP | Labour | Conwy |
| Mark Williams MP | Liberal Democrat | Ceredigion |
| Hywel Williams MP | Plaid Cymru | Caernarfon |

### 2005–2010 changes

Changes between 2005 and 2010 are not known.

## List of chairs

| Member | Party | Constituency | From | Until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Leo Abse | Labour | Pontypool | 25 January 1980 | 20 November 1981 |
| Donald Anderson | Labour | Swansea East | 20 November 1981 | 13 May 1983 |
| Gareth Wardell | Labour | Gower | 9 June 1983 | 21 March 1997 |
| Martyn Jones | Labour | Clwyd South | 14 July 1997 | 13 July 2005 |
| Hywel Francis | Labour | Aberavon | 13 July 2005 | 6 May 2010 |
| David Davies | Conservative | Monmouth | 10 June 2010 | 6 November 2019 $^{[1]}$ |
| Stephen Crabb | Conservative | Preseli Pembrokeshire | 28 January 2020 | Present |

$^{[Note1]}$ Office officially vacant from 30 March 2015 to 18 June 2015 and from 3 May 2017 to 7 July 2017.

