The membership of the Public Administration Select Committee in the previous Parliament was as follows:
| Member | Constituency | Party |
|---|
| Dr Tony Wright MP, Chair | Cannock Chase | Labour |
| Mr David Burrowes, MP | Enfield Southgate | Conservative |
| Paul Flynn, MP | Newport West | Labour |
| David Heyes, MP | Ashton under Lyne | Labour |
| Kelvin Hopkins, MP | Luton North | Labour |
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, MP | Bridgewater | Conservative |
| Julie Morgan, MP | Cardiff North | Labour |
| Mr Gordon Prentice, MP | Pendle | Labour |
| Paul Rowen, MP | Rochdale | Liberal Democrats |
| Mr Charles Walker, MP | Broxbourne | Conservative |
| Jenny Willott, MP | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrats |