Courtesy of PoliticsHome, here is the full list of the new chairmen of select
committees:
‘The following candidates have been elected unopposed as select committee chairs:- Culture, Media and Sport: Mr John Whittingdale
- International Development: Malcolm Bruce
- Justice: Sir Alan Beith
- Northern Ireland: Mr Laurence Robertson
- Procedure: Mr Greg Knight
- Scottish Affairs: Mr Ian Davidson
- Transport: Mrs Louise Ellman
- Welsh Affairs: David T. C. Davies
The following candidates have been elected as select committee chairs by secret ballot, under the Alternative Vote system:
- Business, Innovation and Skills: Mr Adrian Bailey
- Children, Schools and Families (Education): Mr Graham Stuart
- Communities and Local Government: Mr Clive Betts
- Defence: Mr James Arbuthnot
- Energy and Climate Change: Mr Tim Yeo
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Miss Anne McIntosh
- Environmental Audit: Joan Walley
- Foreign Affairs: Richard Ottaway
- Health: Mr Stephen Dorrell
- Home Affairs: Keith Vaz
- Political and Constitutional Reform: Mr Graham Allen
- Public Accounts: Margaret Hodge
- Public Administration: Mr Bernard Jenkin
- Science and Technology: Andrew Miller
- Treasury: Mr Andrew Tyrie
- Work and Pensions: Miss Anne Begg’
Certainly, there will be reservations over Vaz and Hodge; but, from what I hear, both are adept and will hold the government to account. My only regret is that Douglas Carswell didn’t take the
defence committee – in fact he was hammered, withdrawing after the first round. Defence procurement requires urgent reform, and Carswell would have held a
"http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/6054713/the-case-for-carswell.thtml">blow-torch to the soft and cosy relationship between ministers, officials and contractors.
