The Women and Equalities Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established following the 2015 general election to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office on equalities (sex, age, race, sexual orientation, disability and transgender/gender identity) issues.

The committee has faced criticism for its name, and in 2017, Conservative MP Philip Davies said it should be renamed the "Equalities Committee".[1]

Membership

As of November 2023, the membership of the committee is as follows:[2][3][4][5][6]

Member Party Constituency
Caroline Nokes MP (Chair) Conservative Romsey and Southampton North
Elliot Colburn MP Conservative Carshalton and Wallington
Dame Caroline Dinenage MP Conservative Gosport
Jackie Doyle-Price MP Conservative Thurrock
Carolyn Harris MP Labour Swansea East
Lisa Cameron MP Scottish National Party East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Kim Johnson MP Labour Liverpool Riverside
Lia Nici MP Conservative Great Grimsby
Kate Osborne MP Labour Jarrow
Kirsten Oswald MP Scottish National Party East Renfrewshire
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Labour Streatham

Changes since 2019

Date Outgoing Member
& Party
Constituency New Member
& Party
Constituency Source
11 May 2020 Rosie Duffield MP (Labour) Canterbury Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Labour) Streatham Hansard
20 July 2020 Nickie Aiken MP (Conservative) Cities of London and Westminster Elliot Colburn MP (Conservative) Carshalton and Wallington Hansard
7 September 2020 Virginia Crosbie MP (Conservative) Ynys Môn Theo Clarke MP (Conservative) Stafford Hansard
1 March 2021 Sara Britcliffe MP (Conservative) Hyndburn Ben Bradley MP (Conservative) Mansfield Hansard
25 May 2021 Angela Crawley MP (SNP) Lanark and Hamilton East Anne McLaughlin MP (SNP) Glasgow North East Hansard
8 June 2021 Ben Bradley MP (Conservative) Mansfield Lee Anderson MP (Conservative) Ashfield Hansard
Peter Gibson MP (Conservative) Darlington Philip Davies MP (Conservative) Shipley
2 November 2021 Nicola Richards MP (Conservative) West Bromwich East Jackie Doyle-Price MP (Conservative) Thurrock Hansard
14 December 2021 Lee Anderson MP (Conservative) Ashfield Caroline Dinenage MP (Conservative) Gosport Hansard
5 January 2022 Anne McLaughlin MP (SNP) Glasgow North East Kirsten Oswald MP (SNP) East Renfrewshire
8 February 2022 Alex Davies-Jones MP (Labour) Pontypridd Carolyn Harris MP (Labour) Swansea East Hansard
25 October 2022 Jackie Doyle-Price MP (Conservative) Thurrock Victoria Atkins MP (Conservative) Louth and Horncastle Hansard
15 November 2022 Victoria Atkins MP (Conservative) Louth and Horncastle Rachel Maclean MP (Conservative) Redditch Hansard
29 November 2022 Theo Clarke MP (Conservative) Stafford Mark Jenkinson MP (Conservative) Workington Hansard
Philip Davies MP (Conservative) Shipley Dr Jamie Wallis MP (Conservative) Bridgend
22 May 2023 Rachel Maclean MP (Conservative) Redditch Jackie Doyle-Price MP (Conservative) Thurrock Hansard
4 July 2023 Dr Jamie Wallis MP (Conservative) Bridgend Lia Nici MP (Conservative) Great Grimsby Hansard
12 September 2023 Anum Qaisar MP (SNP) Airdrie and Shotts Kirsten Oswald MP (SNP) East Renfrewshire Hansard

2017-2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with members announced on 11 September 2017.[7][8]

Member Party Constituency
Maria Miller MP (Chair) Conservative Basingstoke
Angela Crawley MP SNP Lanark and Hamilton East
Philip Davies MP Conservative Shipley
Rosie Duffield MP Labour Canterbury
Kirstene Hair MP Conservative Angus
Jared O'Mara MP Labour Sheffield Hallam
Jess Phillips MP Labour Birmingham Yardley
Gavin Shuker MP Labour Luton South
Tulip Siddiq MP Labour Hampstead and Kilburn

Changes 2017-2019

Date Outgoing Member
& Party
Constituency New Member
& Party
Constituency Source
16 October 2017 New seat Eddie Hughes MP (Conservative) Walsall North Hansard
6 November 2017 Jared O'Mara MP (Independent) Sheffield Hallam Vacant Hansard
20 November 2017 Vacant Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour) Gower Hansard
5 March 2018 New seat Vicky Ford MP (Conservative) Chelmsford Hansard
4 June 2018 Rosie Duffield MP (Labour) Canterbury Sarah Champion MP (Labour) Rotherham Hansard
Tulip Siddiq MP (Labour) Hampstead and Kilburn Teresa Pearce MP (Labour) Erith and Thamesmead
11 June 2018 Teresa Pearce MP (Labour) Erith and Thamesmead Tulip Siddiq MP (Labour) Hampstead and Kilburn Hansard
26 November 2018 Kirstene Hair MP (Conservative) Angus Anna Soubry MP (Conservative) Broxtowe Hansard
8 May 2019 Gavin Shuker MP (Change UK) Luton South Stephanie Peacock MP (Labour) Barnsley East Hansard

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members announced on 6 July 2015.[9][10]

Member Party Constituency
Maria Miller MP (Chair) Conservative Basingstoke
Ruth Cadbury MP Labour Brentford and Isleworth
Maria Caulfield MP Conservative Lewes
Jo Churchill MP Conservative Bury St Edmunds
Angela Crawley MP SNP Lanark and Hamilton East
Mims Davies MP Conservative Eastleigh
Flick Drummond MP Conservative Portsmouth South
Ben Howlett MP Conservative Bath
Jess Phillips MP Labour Birmingham Yardley
Tulip Siddiq MP Labour Hampstead and Kilburn
Cat Smith MP Labour Lancaster and Fleetwood

Changes 2015-2017

Date Outgoing Member
& Party
Constituency New Member
& Party
Constituency Source
26 October 2015 Tulip Siddiq MP (Labour) Hampstead and Kilburn Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour) Mitcham and Morden Hansard
Cat Smith MP (Labour) Lancaster and Fleetwood Gavin Shuker MP (Labour) Luton South
13 June 2016 Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour) Mitcham and Morden Gill Furniss MP (Labour) Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Hansard
5 December 2016 Gill Furniss MP (Labour) Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Tracy Brabin MP (Labour) Batley and Spen Hansard
19 December 2016 Mims Davies MP (Conservative) Eastleigh Philip Davies MP (Conservative) Shipley Hansard
23 January 2017 Jo Churchill MP (Conservative) Bury St Edmunds Lucy Allan MP (Conservative) Telford Hansard
28 February 2017 Ruth Cadbury MP (Labour) Brentford and Isleworth Holly Lynch MP (Labour) Halifax Hansard

See also

References

  1. "Tory MP Philip Davies says 'women and equalities committee' should be renamed to remove reference to women". The Independent. 2 February 2017.
  2. "Women and Equalities Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. "Committees". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021. That Lee Anderson be discharged from the Women and Equalities Committee and Caroline Dinenage be added
  4. "Committees Volume 723: debated on Tuesday 29 November 2022". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022. That Theo Clark and Philip Davies be discharged from the Women and Equalities Committee and Dr Jamie Wallis and Mark Jenkinson be added.
  5. "Committees Volume 737: debated on Tuesday 12 September 2023". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023. That Ms Anum Qaisar be discharged from the Women and Equalities Committee and Kirsten Oswald be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
  6. "Business without Debate Volume 741: debated on Monday 27 November 2023". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023. That Mark Jenkinson be discharged from the Women and Equalities Committee and Dr Lisa Cameron be added.—(Rebecca Harris, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.}}
  7. "Speaker's Statement: Select Committee Chairs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 627. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2017.
  8. "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 628. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 11 September 2017.
  9. "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 597. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 18 June 2015.
  10. "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 6 July 2015.
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