# Home Affairs Select Committee

The Home Affairs Select Committee is a departmental select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## Remit

The Home Affairs Committee is one of the House of Commons select committees related to government departments: its terms of reference are to examine "the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Home Office and its associated public bodies".
The committee chooses its own subjects of inquiry, within the overall terms of reference. It invites written evidence from interested parties and holds public evidence sessions, usually in committee rooms at the House of Commons, although it does have the power to meet away from Westminster.
At the end of each inquiry, the committee will normally agree on a report based on the evidence received. Such reports are published and made available on the internet. Reports usually contain recommendations to the government and other bodies. By convention, the government responds to reports within about two months of publication. These responses are also published.

## Inquiries

Recent inquiries have included:
* Brexit-related preparations
* Counter-terrorism
* Domestic abuse
* Hate crime and its violent consequences
* Immigration detention
* Islamophobia
* Modern slavery
* Policing for the future
* Windrush children

## Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:
| Member | Party | Constituency |
| Karen Bradley MP (chair) | Conservative | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Shaun Davies MP | Labour | Telford |
| Paul Kohler MP | Liberal Democrats | Wimbledon |
| Ben Maguire MP | Liberal Democrats | North Cornwall |
| Robbie Moore MP | Conservative | Keighley and Ilkley |
| Margaret Mullane MP | Labour | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Chris Murray MP | Labour | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Connor Rand MP | Labour | Altrincham and Sale West |
| Joani Reid MP | Labour | East Kilbride and Strathaven |
| Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP | Labour | Clapham and Brixton Hill |
| Jake Richards MP | Labour | Rother Valley |

## 2019–2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.
| Member | Party | Constituency |
| Yvette Cooper (chair) | Labour | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
| Janet Daby | Labour | Lewisham East |
| Dehenna Davison | Conservative | Bishop Auckland |
| Stephen Doughty | Labour and Co-op | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Ruth Edwards | Conservative | Rushcliffe |
| Laura Farris | Conservative | Newbury |
| Simon Fell | Conservative | Barrow and Furness |
| Adam Holloway | Conservative | Gravesham |
| Tim Loughton | Conservative | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Holly Lynch | Labour | Halifax |
| Stuart McDonald | Scottish National Party | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East |

### Changes 2019-2024

| Date | Outgoing member | Outgoing member | Constituency | → | New member | New member | Constituency |
| 11 May 2020 | | Janet Daby (Labour) | Lewisham East | → | | Diane Abbott (Labour) | Hackney North and Stoke Newington |
| 11 May 2020 | | Holly Lynch (Labour) | Halifax | → | | Andrew Gwynne (Labour) | Denton and Reddish |
| 11 May 2020 | | Stephen Doughty (Labour and Co-op) | Cardiff South and Penarth | → | | Diana Johnson (Labour) | Kingston upon Hull North |
| 2 November 2021 | | Dehenna Davison (Conservative) | Bishop Auckland | → | | James Daly (Conservative) | Bury North |
| 2 November 2021 | | Ruth Edwards (Conservative) | Rushcliffe | → | | Gary Sambrook (Conservative) | Birmingham Northfield |
| 1 December 2021 | | Yvette Cooper (chair, Labour) | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | → | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 15 December 2021 | | Diana Johnson (Labour) | Kingston upon Hull North | → | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 15 December 2021 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | → | | Diana Johnson (chair, Labour) | Kingston upon Hull North |
| 8 February 2022 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | → | | Paula Barker (Labour) | Liverpool Wavertree |
| 7 March 2022 | | Andrew Gwynne (Labour) | Denton and Reddish | → | | Carolyn Harris (Labour) | Swansea East |
| 15 March 2022 | | James Daly (Conservative) | Bury North | → | | Lee Anderson (Conservative) | Ashfield |
| 15 March 2022 | | Laura Farris (Conservative) | Newbury | → | | Matt Vickers (Conservative) | Stockton South |
| 27 June 2022 | | Matt Vickers (Conservative) | Stockton South | → | | James Daly (Conservative) | Bury North |
| 9 January 2023 | | Gary Sambrook (Conservative) | Birmingham Northfield | → | | Marco Longhi (Conservative) | Dudley North |
| 28 March 2023 | | Stuart McDonald (Scottish National Party) | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | → | | Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party) | Glasgow Central |
| 27 November 2023 | | Paula Barker (Labour) | Liverpool Wavertree | → | | Kim Johnson (Labour) | Liverpool Riverside |
| 14 May 2024 | | Lee Anderson (Reform UK) | Ashfield | → | | Brendan Clarke-Smith (Conservative) | Bassetlaw |

## 2017–2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.
| Member | Party | Constituency |
| Yvette Cooper (chair) | Labour | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
| Christopher Chope | Conservative | Christchurch |
| Stephen Doughty | Labour and Co-op | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Preet Gill | Labour and Co-op | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Sarah Jones | Labour | Croydon Central |
| Tim Loughton | Conservative | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Stuart McDonald | Scottish National Party | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East |
| Esther McVey | Conservative | Tatton |
| Will Quince | Conservative | Colchester |
| Naz Shah | Labour | Bradford West |

### Changes 2017–2019

| Date | Outgoing member | Outgoing member | Constituency | → | New member | Constituency | Source |
| 16 October 2017 | New seat | New seat | New seat | → | Rehman Chishti (Conservative) | Gillingham and Rainham | Hansard |
| 4 December 2017 | | Esther McVey (Conservative) | Tatton | → | Douglas Ross (Conservative) | Moray | Hansard |
| 5 February 2018 | | Preet Gill (Labour) | Birmingham Edgbaston | → | John Woodcock (Labour) | Barrow and Furness | Hansard |
| 20 February 2018 | | Will Quince (Conservative) | Colchester | → | Kirstene Hair (Conservative) | Angus | Hansard |
| 18 June 2018 | | Sarah Jones (Labour) | Croydon Central | → | Alex Norris (Labour and Co-op) | Nottingham North | Hansard |
| 23 July 2018 | | Naz Shah (Labour) | Bradford West | → | Kate Green (Labour) | Stretford and Urmston | Hansard |
| 26 November 2018 | | Kirstene Hair (Conservative) | Angus | → | Chris Green (Conservative) | Bolton West | Hansard |
| 8 May 2019 | | Alex Norris (Labour and Co-op) | Nottingham North | → | Janet Daby (Labour) | Lewisham East | Hansard |
| 8 May 2019 | | John Woodcock (Independent) | Barrow and Furness | → | Toby Perkins (Labour) | Chesterfield | Hansard |

## 2015–2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.
| Member | Party | Constituency |
| Keith Vaz (chair) | Labour | Leicester East |
| Victoria Atkins | Conservative | Louth and Horncastle |
| James Berry | Conservative | Kingston and Surbiton |
| David Burrowes | Conservative | Enfield Southgate |
| Nus Ghani | Conservative | Wealden |
| Ranil Jayawardena | Conservative | North East Hampshire |
| Tim Loughton | Conservative | East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Stuart McDonald | Scottish National Party | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East |
| Keir Starmer | Labour | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Anna Turley | Labour and Co-op | Redcar |
| David Winnick | Labour | Walsall North |

### Changes 2015–2017

| Date | Outgoing member | Outgoing member | Constituency | → | New member | New member | Constituency | Source |
| 26 October 2015 | | Anna Turley (Labour) | Redcar | → | | Naz Shah Labour) | Bradford West | Hansard |
| 26 October 2015 | | Keir Starmer (Labour) | Holborn and St Pancras | → | | Chuka Umunna (Labour) | Streatham | Hansard |
| 6 September 2016 | | Keith Vaz (chair, Labour) | Leicester East | → | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Hansard |
| 19 October 2016 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | → | | Yvette Cooper (chair, Labour) | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | Hansard |
| 31 October 2016 | | Victoria Atkins (Conservative) | Louth and Horncastle | → | | Byron Davies Conservative) | Gower | Hansard |

## 2010–2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.
| Member | Party | Constituency |
| Keith Vaz (chair) | Labour | Leicester East |
| Nicola Blackwood | Conservative | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Aidan Burley | Conservative | Cannock Chase |
| Lorraine Fullbrook | Conservative | South Ribble |
| Dr Julian Huppert | Liberal Democrats | Cambridge |
| Steve McCabe | Labour | Birmingham Selly Oak |
| Mary Macleod | Conservative | Brentford and Isleworth |
| Alun Michael | Labour and Co-op | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Bridget Phillipson | Labour | Houghton and Sunderland South |
| Mark Reckless | Conservative | Rochester and Strood |
| David Winnick | Labour | Walsall North |

### Changes 2010–2015

| Date | Outgoing member | Outgoing member | Constituency | → | New member | New member | Constituency | Source |
| 2 November 2010 | | Mary Macleod (Conservative) | Brentford and Isleworth | → | | James Clappison (Conservative) | Hertsmere | Hansard |
| 14 February 2011 | | Aidan Burley (Conservative) | Cannock Chase | → | | Michael Ellis (Conservative) | Northampton North | Hansard |
| 22 October 2012 | | Alun Michael (Labour and Co-op) | Cardiff South and Penarth | → | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Resignation of member from Parliament |
| 26 November 2012 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | → | | Karl Turner (Labour) | Kingston upon Hull East | Hansard |
| 4 February 2013 | | Karl Turner (Labour) | Kingston upon Hull East | → | | Chris Ruane (Labour) | Vale of Clwyd | Hansard |
| 4 November 2013 | | Steve McCabe (Labour) | Birmingham Selly Oak | → | | Ian Austin (Labour) | Dudley North | Hansard |
| 4 November 2013 | | Bridget Phillipson (Labour) | Houghton and Sunderland South | → | | Paul Flynn (Labour) | Newport West | Hansard |
| 4 November 2013 | | Chris Ruane (Labour) | Vale of Clwyd | → | | Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) | Bolton South East | Hansard |
| 30 September 2014 | | Mark Reckless (UKIP) | Rochester and Strood | → | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Resignation of member from Parliament |
| 3 November 2014 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | → | | Tim Loughton (Conservative) | East Worthing and Shoreham | Hansard |

## 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 | → | New member | Source |
| 4 December 2017 | Esther McVey (Con) | → | Douglas Ross (Con) | Hansard |
| 5 February 2018 | Preet Gill (Lab) | → | John Woodcock (Lab) | Hansard |
| 20 February 2018 | Will Quince (Con) | → | Kirstene Hair (Con) | Hansard |
| 8 May 2019 | Alex Norris (Lab Co-op) | → | Janet Daby (Lab) | Hansard |
| 8 May 2019 | John Woodcock (Ind) | → | Toby Perkins (Lab) | Hansard |

## Chairs of the Home Affairs Select Committee

| Chair | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Notes |
| John Wheeler | June 1987 | 16 March 1992 | Conservative | |
| Ivan Lawrence | 15 July 1992 | 21 March 1997 | Conservative | |
| Chris Mullin | 17 July 1997 | 19 October 1999 | Labour | |
| Robin Corbett | 19 October 1999 | 11 May 2001 | Labour | |
| Chris Mullin | 18 July 2001 | 14 July 2003 | Labour | |
| John Denham | 15 July 2003 | 25 July 2007 | Labour | |
| Keith Vaz | 26 July 2007 | 13 September 2016 | Labour | |
| Tim Loughton | September 2016 | October 2016 | Conservative | Acting |
| Yvette Cooper | 19 October 2016 | 1 December 2021 | Labour | |
| Tim Loughton | 1 December 2021 | 15 December 2021 | Conservative | Acting |
| Diana Johnson | 15 December 2021 | Incumbent | Labour | |

### Election results

From June 2010 chairs of select committees have been directly elected by a secret ballot of the whole House of Commons using the alternative vote system. Candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated and their votes redistributed until one remaining candidate has more than half of valid votes. Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.
9 June 2010 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Keith Vaz | 336 | 58.1 |
| | Alun Michael | 242 | 41.9 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 578 | |
17 June 2015 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Keith Vaz | 412 | 68.2 |
| | Fiona Mactaggart | 192 | 31.8 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 604 | |
19 October 2016 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 3rd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Yvette Cooper | 216 | 39.9 | 235 | 45.4 | 281 | 58.9 |
| | Caroline Flint | 149 | 27.5 | 161 | 31.1 | 196 | 31.2 |
| | Chuka Umunna | 111 | 20.5 | 112 | 21.6 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Paul Flynn | 65 | 12.0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | Not redistributed | Not redistributed | 23 | 4.3 | 64 | 11.8 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 541 | | 518 | | 477 | |
12 July 2017 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Yvette Cooper | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | N/A | |
30 January 2020 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Yvette Cooper | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | N/A | |
15 December 2021 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Dame Diana Johnson | 145 | 45.6 | 154 | 53.8 |
| | Dr Rupa Huq | 96 | 30.5 | 132 | 46.2 |
| | Yasmin Qureshi | 74 | 23.5 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 315 | | 286 | |