Loughton, Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, said he will be putting his name forward to replace fellow Tory Graham Stuart who has held the role the past five years but announced following the general election that he would be standing down.
An election for the chairmanship is due to take place later this month, voted for by MPs.
Loughton told CYP Now that he had been considering putting himself forward for a committee chairmanship “for a while” and had been told by colleagues to opt for education.
“Everyone I talked to said I ought to go for education to carry on the work I was doing as children’s minister – a poacher turned gamekeeper role,” he said.
“I thought it would be a good position to try and scrutinise government.”
Loughton has been critical of the government on several occasions since his unexpected sacking as children’s minister in 2012.
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