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".
Chairs Committee chairs include those listed below.https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/membership/former/
NameStartEndPartyConstituencyConservativeBasingstokeConservativeRomsey and Southampton NorthLabourLuton NorthpresentLabourReading West and Mid Berkshire
Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:
Member Party Constituency Olivia Bailey MP (Chair) Labour Reading West and Mid Berkshire Alex Brewer MP Liberal Democrats North East Hampshire Rosie Duffield MP Independent Canterbury Nia Griffith MP Labour Llanelli Christine Jardine MP Liberal Democrats Edinburgh West Kim Leadbeater MP Labour Spen Valley Kevin McKenna MP Labour Sittingbourne and Sheppey Rebecca Paul MP Conservative Reigate Richard Quigley MP Labour Isle of Wight West Rachel Taylor MP Labour North Warwickshire and Bedworth Nadia Whittome MP Labour Nottingham East
Changes since 2024 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 2 June 2025 Shivani Raja MP (Conservative) Leicester East → Rebecca Paul MP (Conservative) Reigate Hansard 27 October 2025 Kirith Entwistle MP (Labour) Bolton North East → Kevin McKenna MP (Labour) Sittingbourne and Sheppey Hansard 27 October 2025 Natalie Fleet MP (Labour) Bolsover → Kim Leadbeater MP (Labour) Spen Valley Hansard 27 October 2025 Catherine Fookes MP (Labour) Monmouthshire → Nadia Whittome MP (Labour) Nottingham East Hansard 3 November 2025 Samantha Niblett MP (Labour) South Derbyshire → Nia Griffith MP (Labour) Llanelli Hansard 22 June 2026 David Burton-Sampson MP (Labour) Southend West and Leigh → Richard Quigley MP (Labour) Isle of Wight West Hansard 1 September 2026 Sarah Owen MP (chair, Labour) Luton North → Vacant Hansard14 September 2026 Vacant →Olivia Bailey MP (Chair, Labour)Reading West and Mid BerkshireHansard
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 Caroline Nokes MP (Chair) Conservative Romsey and Southampton North Nickie Aiken MP Conservative Cities of London and Westminster Sara Britcliffe MP Conservative Hyndburn Angela Crawley MP Scottish National Party Lanark and Hamilton East Virginia Crosbie MP Conservative Ynys Môn Alex Davies-Jones MP Labour Pontypridd Rosie Duffield MP Labour Canterbury Peter Gibson MP Conservative Darlington Kim Johnson MP Labour Liverpool Riverside Kate Osborne MP Labour Jarrow Nicola Richards MP Conservative West Bromwich East
Changes 2019-2024 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 → Anum Qaisar MP (SNP) Airdrie and Shotts Hansard 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 27 November 2023Mark Jenkinson MP (Conservative)Workington →Lisa Cameron MP (Conservative)East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowHansard
2017-2019 Parliament The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with members announced on 11 September 2017.
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.
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 Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom Minister for Women and Equalities
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