The Education and Skills Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department for Education and Skills and its associated public bodies.

Current membership

Mr Barry Sheerman MP (Labour, Huddersfield) (Chairman)

Mr David Chaytor MP (Labour, Bury North)

Valerie Davey MP (Labour, Bristol West)

Jeff Ennis MP (Labour, Barnsley East & Mexborough)

Paul Holmes MP (Liberal Democrat, Chesterfield)

Mr Robert Jackson MP (Conservative, Wantage)

Ms Meg Munn MP (Labour, Sheffield Heeley)

Mr Kerry Pollard MP (Labour, St Albans)

Jonathan Shaw MP (Labour, Chatham and Aylesford)

Mr Mark Simmonds MP (Conservative, Boston & Skegness)

Mr Andrew Turner MP (Conservative, Isle of Wight)

Powers

The committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk.

Publications

The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/education_and_skills_committee.cfm. A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is at the back of this volume.

Committee staff

The current staff of the Committee are David Lloyd (Clerk), Annabel Jones (Second Clerk), Sara Eustace (Committee Specialist), Pam Fisher (Committee Assistant) and Catherine Jackson (Secretary).

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Education and Skills Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 6181; the Committee's email address is edskillscom@parliament.uk