Defence Select Committee


The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, having been established in 1979. It oversees the operations of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies, including the armed forces.

Membership

As of May 2020, the members of the committee are as follows:

Chair of the Defence Select Committee

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.