Labour MPs have begun the process of selecting their party’s representatives on parliamentary select committees.
Members of committees, which usually have a cross-party selection of at least 11 members, decide upon lines of inquiry and gather evidence for examining various government departments.
Chairs of select committees were elected by MPs from across the House of Commons last month, but Labour’s representatives on select committees are being elected this week, with the first tranche of members confirmed yesterday evening.
At least half of the members selected must be women under Labour rules for the contest.
READ MORE: Behind the scenes in the campaign for select committee chair elections
Here are the results so far – this page will be updated as more results are declared.
Business and Trade
Antonia Bance (Tipton and Wednesbury), Sarah Edwards (Tamworth), Sonia Kumar (Dudley), Gregor Poynton (Livingston), Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington) and Rosie Wrighting (Kettering)
Culture, Media and Sport
Bayo Alaba (Southend East and Rochford), James Frith (Bury North), Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton), Natasha Irons (Croydon East), Jo Platt (Leigh and Atherton), Tom Rutland (East Worthing and Shoreham) and Paul Waugh (Rochdale)
Defence
Calvin Bailey (Leyton and Wanstead), Alex Baker (Aldershot), Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields), Michelle Scrogham (Barrow and Furness), Fred Thomas (Plymouth Moor View) and Derek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood)
Education
Jess Asato (Lowestoft), Sureena Brackenridge (Wolverhampton North East), Amanda Martin (Portsmouth North), Darren Paffey (Southampton Itchen), Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley), Marie Tidball (Penistone and Stocksbridge)
Foreign Affairs
Dan Carden (Liverpool Walton) Claire Hazelgrove (Filton and Bradley Stoke), Uma Kumaran (Stratford and Bow), Blair McDougall (East Renfrewshire), Abtisam Mohamed (Sheffield Central) and Matthew Patrick (Wirral West)
Health and Social Care
Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip), Ben Coleman (Chelsea and Fulham), Beccy Cooper (Worthing West), Deidre Costigan (Ealing Southall), Jen Craft (Thurrock), Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley) and Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham Erdington)
Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mike Amesbury (Runcorn and Helsby), Chris Curtis (Milton Keynes North), Maya Ellis (Ribble Valley), Naushabah Khan (Gillingham and Rainham), Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater) and Sarah Smith (Hyndburn)
Treasury
Rachel Blake (Cities of London and Westminster), Lola McEvoy (Darlington), Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden), Lucy Rigby (Northampton North), Jeevun Sandher (Loughborough) and Yuan Yang (Earley and Woodley)
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