Committee

Committee of Privileges

Select committee Commons

What it does

The Committee of Privileges is appointed to consider specific matters relating to privileges referred to it by the House. The scope of any inquiry comprises all matters relevant to the matter referred.

Members

Alberto Costa MP Conservative Chair
Anna Sabine MP Liberal Democrat Member
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP Conservative Member
Gareth Snell MP Labour (Co-op) Member
Gill Furniss MP Labour Member
Michael Wheeler MP Labour Member
Paula Barker MP Labour Member

Recent outputs

Correspondence Letter from the Charity Commission, regarding Committee's report, dated 14 July 2026 15 Jul 2026
Report 1st Report - Matter referred on 4 September 2025: Actions of the Charity Commission 14 Jul 2026
Attendance statistics Members' Attendance Statistics for 2025-26 7 Jul 2026
Special Report 1st Special Report - Matter referred on 14 July 2025 (Omagh Bombing Inquiry): Government Response 23 Jan 2026
Report 1st Report - Matter referred on 14 July 2025 (Omagh Bombing Inquiry) 20 Oct 2025
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2024-25 (Privileges) 14 Oct 2025
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2022-23 (Privileges) 19 Dec 2024
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2021-22 (Privileges) 15 Feb 2024
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2019-21 (Privileges) 15 Feb 2024
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2022-23 (Privileges) 8 Feb 2024
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2021-22 (Privileges) 8 Feb 2024
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2019-21 (Privileges) 8 Feb 2024
Report Sixth Report - Matter referred on 29 November 2022: conduct of John Nicolson MP 19 Oct 2023
Special Report First Special Report - Matter referred on 21 April 2022: Co-ordinated campaign of interference in the work of the Privileges Committee 29 Jun 2023
Report Fifth Report - Matter referred on 21 April 2022 (conduct of Rt Hon Boris Johnson): Final Report 15 Jun 2023
Correspondence Letter from Peters and Peters Solicitors LLP to the Chair of Committee, 22 March 2023 22 Mar 2023
Correspondence Chair of Committee to Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, 22 March 2023 22 Mar 2023
Report Fourth Report - Matter referred on 21 April 2022: summary of issues to be raised with Mr Johnson 3 Mar 2023
Government Response Government response to the Committee of Privileges report on Select Committees and Contempts 7 Oct 2022
Report Third Report - Matter referred on 21 April 2022: comments on joint opinion of Lord Pannick QC and Jason Pobjoy 26 Sep 2022
Report Second Report - Matter referred on 21 April 2022: proposed conduct of inquiry 21 Jul 2022
Correspondence Correspondence from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, regarding two issues in relation to the matter referred to the Committee by the House concerning the conduct of the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, dated 13 July 15 Jul 2022
Correspondence Correspondence from the Chair to Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, in relation to the matter referred to the Committee by the House, dated 14 July 15 Jul 2022
Correspondence Correspondence from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, in relation to the matter referred to the Committee by the House concerning the conduct of the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, dated 14 July 15 Jul 2022
Report First Report - Select committees and contempts: review of consultation on Committee proposals 16 Jun 2022
Report First Report - Select committees and contempts: clarifying and strengthening powers to call for persons, papers and records 2 May 2021
Correspondence Correspondence with the Chair of the Liaison Committee relating to the exercise and enforcement of select committee powers, dated 8 October 2019 24 Oct 2019
Report 1st Report - Conduct of Mr Dominic Cummings 27 Mar 2019
Correspondence Correspondence with the Leader of the House relating to humble Addresses, dated 4 December 2018 10 Dec 2018
Correspondence Correspondence with the Leader of the House relating to humble Addresses, dated 6 December 2018 10 Dec 2018

Source: the official committee page.