Work and Pensions Committee
Commons committee · Select Active · established 16 July 2001
Current members
11
Formal meetings held
223
Meetings with attendance published
218
Mean member attendance
100.0%
Purpose
The Work and Pensions Committee looks into the policies and spending of the Department for Work and Pensions, including benefits for people in and out of work, state pensions and how private pensions are regulated. It also scrutinises DWP’s public bodies and other regulators.
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Contact: workpencom@parliament.uk
Members
| Member | Party | Role | Since | Meetings | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushanara Ali | Labour | Member | 27 October 2025 | 29 / 29 | 100.0% |
| Debbie Abrahams | Labour | Member | 11 September 2024 | 218 / 218 | 100.0% |
| Liz Twist | Labour | Member | 22 June 2026 | 8 / 8 | 100.0% |
| Joy Morrissey | Conservative | Member | 21 October 2025 | 30 / 30 | 100.0% |
| Damien Egan | Labour | Member | 21 October 2024 | 59 / 59 | 100.0% |
| Patrick Hurley | Labour | Member | 22 June 2026 | 8 / 8 | 100.0% |
| Steve Darling | Liberal Democrat | Member | 28 October 2024 | 59 / 59 | 100.0% |
| Andrew Pakes | Labour (Co-op) | Member | 26 October 2026 | 2 / 2 | 100.0% |
| Lee Barron | Labour | Member | 27 October 2025 | 29 / 29 | 100.0% |
| John Milne | Liberal Democrat | Member | 28 October 2024 | 59 / 59 | 100.0% |
| Mr Peter Bedford | Conservative | Member | 28 October 2024 | 59 / 59 | 100.0% |
Attendance counts only formal meetings for which Parliament published an attendance list while the member held a (non-alternate) role.
Member attendance compared
Former members (20)
Show former members and their attendance
- Sir Desmond Swayne 100.0% attendance
- Sir Stephen Timms 100.0% attendance
- Steve McCabe
- Nigel Mills 100.0% attendance
- Neil Coyle 100.0% attendance
- Chris Stephens 100.0% attendance
- David Linden 100.0% attendance
- Marsha De Cordova 100.0% attendance
- Shaun Bailey 100.0% attendance
- Dr Ben Spencer 100.0% attendance
- Siobhan Baillie 100.0% attendance
- Danny Kruger 100.0% attendance
- Selaine Saxby 100.0% attendance
- Johanna Baxter 100.0% attendance
- Ben Obese-Jecty 100.0% attendance
- David Baines 100.0% attendance
- Gill German 100.0% attendance
- Amanda Hack 100.0% attendance
- Frank McNally 100.0% attendance
- David Pinto-Duschinsky 100.0% attendance