Women and Equalities Committee

Commons committee · Select Active · established 3 June 2015

Current members
11
Formal meetings held
238
Meetings with attendance published
60
Mean member attendance
98.2%

Purpose

The Women and Equalities Committee examines the work of the Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO). It holds Government to account on equality law and policy, including the Equality Act 2010 and cross Government activity on equalities. It also scrutinises the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

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Members

MemberPartyRoleSinceMeetingsAttendance
Dame Nia Griffith Labour Member 3 November 2025 – n/a
Rosie Duffield Independent Member 25 November 2024 5 / 5 100.0%
Christine Jardine Liberal Democrat Member 28 October 2024 1 / 1 100.0%
Nadia Whittome Labour Member 27 October 2025 – n/a
Kim Leadbeater Labour Member 27 October 2025 – n/a
Rachel Taylor Labour Member 28 October 2024 1 / 1 100.0%
Shivani Raja Conservative Member 21 October 2026 – n/a
Richard Quigley Labour Member 22 June 2026 – n/a
Alex Brewer Liberal Democrat Member 28 October 2024 1 / 1 100.0%
Kevin McKenna Labour Member 27 October 2025 – n/a
Olivia Bailey Labour Member 14 September 2026 – n/a

Attendance counts only formal meetings for which Parliament published an attendance list while the member held a (non-alternate) role.

Member attendance compared

Women and Equalities Committee member attendanceAttendance percentage per current memberRosie DuffieldRosie Duffield: 100.0%100.0%Christine JardineChristine Jardine: 100.0%100.0%Rachel TaylorRachel Taylor: 100.0%100.0%Alex BrewerAlex Brewer: 100.0%100.0%

Former members (35)

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