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The Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (SCEC),^[1] or simply the Speaker's Committee, is a body created under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to scrutinise the Electoral Commission.^[2] Through the committee's members, the commission is able to field questions in the House of Commons in a manner similar to the way ministers do.

Composition

The committee comprises nine MPs: the speaker of the House of Commons (who also serves as its chair), the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,^[3] the chair of the select committee responsible for electoral issues,^[4]^[5] As of 22 February 2023, the members of the committee are as follows:


Member	Party	Role
Lindsay Hoyle	Speaker (Labour)	Speaker of the House of Commons (ex officio member)
Michael Gove	Conservative	Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (ex officio member)
Felicity Buchan	Conservative	Minister of the Crown with responsibilities in relation to local government (Appointed by the Prime Minister)
Clive Betts	Labour	Chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (ex officio member)
William Wragg	Conservative	Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee (ex officio member)
Rachel Hopkins	Labour	Regular Member
Craig Mackinlay	Conservative	Regular Member
Lee Rowley	Conservative	Regular Member
Cat Smith	Labour	Regular Member
Owen Thompson	Scottish National Party	Regular Member

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References

^ "Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (c. 41), Schedule 1 ss 14–19
^ SI 2021/1265, Sch. 2 para. 15(2).
^ Section 2(2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections, and Referendums Act specifically calls for this to be the chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, but 2(6)(b) states that if responsibility for electoral issues transfers to another committee, that committees chair should serve instead.
^ Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2010 (c. 41) s 2
^ "Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission". UK Parliament.

External links

The records of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission are held by the Parliamentary Archives

[1] "Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[sect2&4-2] Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (c. 41), Schedule 1 ss 14–19

[3] SI 2021/1265, Sch. 2 para. 15(2).

[Chairs-4] Section 2(2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections, and Referendums Act specifically calls for this to be the chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, but 2(6)(b) states that if responsibility for electoral issues transfers to another committee, that committees chair should serve instead.

[5] Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2010 (c. 41) s 2

[6] "Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission". UK Parliament.

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+{{Short description|British parliamentary committee}}
-The '''Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission''', or simply the '''Speaker's Committee''', is a body created under the [[Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000]] to scrutinise the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]].<ref name="sect2&4">[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/2000/cukpga_20000041_en_18 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (c. 41)], Schedule 1 ss 14–19</ref> Through the Committee's members, the Commission is able to field questions in the House of Commons in a manner similar to the way ministers do.
+{{Redirect|Speaker's Committee|the American committee with that nickname|United States House Committee on Rules}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
+The '''Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission''' ('''SCEC'''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/other-committees/speakers-committee-on-the-electoral-commission/|title=Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission |website=UK Parliament|access-date=5 November 2019}}</ref> or simply the '''Speaker's Committee''', is a body created under the [[Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000]] to scrutinise the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]].<ref name="sect2&4">[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/2000/cukpga_20000041_en_18 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (c. 41)], Schedule 1 ss 14–19</ref> Through the committee's members, the commission is able to field questions in the House of Commons in a manner similar to the way ministers do.
 ==Composition==
+The committee comprises nine MPs: the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|speaker of the House of Commons]] (who also serves as its chair), the [[Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]],<ref>[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1265/schedule/2/paragraph/15/made#schedule-2-paragraph-15-2 SI 2021/1265, Sch. 2 para. 15(2)].</ref> the chair of the select committee responsible for electoral issues,<ref name="Chairs">Section 2(2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections, and Referendums Act specifically calls for this to be the chair of the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]], but 2(6)(b) states that if responsibility for electoral issues transfers to another committee, that committees chair should serve instead.</ref><ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/2000/cukpga_20000041_en_2#pt1-pb1-l1g2 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2010 (c. 41) s 2]</ref> As of 22 February 2023, the members of the committee are as follows:
-{{Update|date=July 2017}}
+{| class="wikitable"
-The Committee comprises nine MPs: the [[Speaker of the British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]] (who also serves as its chair), the [[Lord President of the Council]],<ref name="Lord Chancellor">As ministerial responsibility for the Electoral Commission was transferred to the Deputy Prime Minister, this position was transferred by [[statutory instrument]] as was done when responsibility shifted from the Home Secretary to the Lord Chancellor. See [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1837/article/4/made SI 2010/1837, s 4] and [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022626.htm#11 SI 2002/2626, s 11].</ref> the Chair of the select committee responsible for electoral issues,<ref name="Chairs">Section 2(2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections, and Referendums Act specifically calls for this to be the chair of the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]], but 2(6)(b) states that if responsibility for electoral issues transfers to another committee, that committees chair should serve instead. In the 2005, [[Alan Beith]] served on the Committee as chair of the [[Justice Select Committee]]. As ministerial responsibility for the Electoral Commission has transferred to the Deputy Prime Minister, the chair of the [[Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee]], which was set up to scrutinse the Deputy Prime Minister's functions, now serves.</ref> the minister responsible for local government, and five others nominated by the Speaker who are not [[Minister of the Crown|Ministers of the Crown]].<ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/2000/cukpga_20000041_en_2#pt1-pb1-l1g2 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2010 (c. 41) s 2]</ref> As of 12 November 2012, the members of the Committee are as follows:
+|+
+!Member
-* [[John Bercow]], ex officio as Speaker of the House of Commons (Chair)
+!Party
-* [[Nick Clegg]] (Liberal Democrat), ex officio as Lord President of the Council<ref name="Lord Chancellor"/>
+!Role
-* [[Graham Allen (politician)|Graham Allen]] (Labour), ex officio as Chair of the [[Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee]]<ref name="Chairs"/>
+|-
-* ''Vacant'', a minister responsible for local government responsible for local government appointed by the Prime Minister
+|[[Lindsay Hoyle]]
-* [[Gerald Kaufman]] (Labour)<ref name="26MayAppt">[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmvote/100526v01.htm House of Commons Votes and Proceedings, 26 May 2010].</ref>
+|''Speaker'' ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
-* [[Eleanor Laing]] (Conservative)<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmvote/121112v01.htm House of Commons Votes and Proceedings, 12 November 2012].</ref>
+|Speaker of the House of Commons ''([[Ex-Officio|ex officio]] member)''
-* [[Gary Streeter]] (Conservative)<ref name="26MayAppt"/>
+|-
-* [[Naomi Long]] (Alliance)<ref name="11OctAppt">[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmvote/101011v01.htm House of Commons Vote and Proceedings, 11 October 2010].</ref>
+|[[Michael Gove]]
-* [[Bridget Phillipson]] (Labour)<ref name="11OctAppt" />
+|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
+|Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ''([[Ex-Officio|ex officio]] member)''
+|-
+|[[Felicity Buchan]]
+|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
+|Minister of the Crown with responsibilities in relation to local government ''(Appointed by the Prime Minister)''
+|-
+|[[Clive Betts]]
+|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
+|Chair of the [[Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee]] ''([[Ex-Officio|ex officio]] member)''
+|-
+|[[William Wragg]]
+|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
+|Chair of the [[Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee]] ''([[Ex-Officio|ex officio]] member)''
+|-
+|[[Rachel Hopkins]]
+|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
+|Regular Member
+|-
+|[[Craig Mackinlay]]
+|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
+|Regular Member
+|-
+|[[Lee Rowley]]
+|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
+|Regular Member
+|-
+|[[Cat Smith]]
+|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
+|Regular Member
+|-
+|[[Owen Thompson]]
+|[[Scottish National Party]]
+|Regular Member
+|}
+<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/144/speakers-committee-on-the-electoral-commission/membership/ |title=Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission|website=UK Parliament}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[https://archives.parliament.uk/collections/getrecord/GB61_HC_CL_CO_SC The records of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission are held by the Parliamentary Archives]
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