The Home Affairs Committee: Membership
and Powers
The Home Affairs Committee is appointed to examine
on behalf of the House of Commons the expenditure, administration
and policy of the Home Office and associated public bodies; the
policy, administration and expenditure of the Lord Chancellor's
Department (including the work of staff provided for the administrative
work of courts and tribunals, but excluding consideration of individual
cases and appointments); and the administration and expenditure
of the Attorney General's Office, the Treasury Solicitor's Department,
the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office (but
excluding individual cases and appointments and advice given within
government by Law Officers). The Committee's constitution and
powers are set out in House of Commons Standing Order No. 152.
The Committee has 11 Members, of whom the quorum
is three. The Members of the Committee are appointed by the House
and, unless discharged, remain on the Committee until the next
dissolution of Parliament. The present membership of the Committee
is as follows[1]:
Mrs Janet Dean MP (Labour, Burton) [2]
Mr Robin Corbett MP (Labour, Birmingham Erdington)
[3](Chairman
since 19 October 1999)
Mr Michael Fabricant MP (Conservative, Lichfield)
[4]
Mr Gerald Howarth MP (Conservative, Aldershot)
[3]
Mr Martin Linton MP (Labour, Battersea)
[3]
Mr Humfrey Malins MP (Conservative, Woking)
[3]
Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrat, Colchester)
[5]
Mr Marsha Singh MP (Labour, Bradford West)
[3]
Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Labour, Wellingborough)
[6]
Mr David Winnick (Labour, Walsall North)
[3]
Mr Chris Mullin[3]
(Labour, Sunderland South) (Chairman until 19 October 1999).
The Committee has powers to require the submissions
of documents, to examine witnesses and to publish reports to the
House accompanied by the evidence it has gathered. The Committee
may meet at any time (except when Parliament is prorogued or dissolved)
and may hold meetings away from Westminster. The Committee may
meet concurrently with other committees or sub-committees established
under Standing Order No. 152 and with the House's European Scrutiny
Committee (or any of its sub-committees) for the purpose of deliberating,
taking evidence or considering draft reports. The Committee may
exchange documents and evidence with any of these committees,
as well as with the House's Public Accounts, Deregulation and
Environmental Audit committees.
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are
published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All Reports
of the Committee, including published evidence, together with
pressnotices issued by the Committee are available on the Committee's
home page at www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/hmafhome.htm on
the Internet.
All correspondence should be addressed to the
Clerk of the Home Affairs Committee, Committee Office, House of
Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for
general inquiries is: 020 7219 3276; the Committee's e-mail address
is homeaffcom@parliament.uk.
1 Mr Richard Allan (Liberal Democrat, Sheffield
Hallam) was appointed on 16 July 1997 and discharged on 8
June 1998; Mr Ross Cranston (Labour, Dudley North) was
appointed on 16 July 1997 and discharged on 9 November 1998; Mr
Nick Hawkins (Conservative, Surrey Heath) was appointed
on 2 March 1998 and discharged on 26 July 1999; Rt Hon Douglas
Hogg (Conservative, Sleaford and North Hykeham) was appointed
on 16 July 1997 and discharged on 2 March 1998; Ms Beverley Hughes
(Labour, Stretford and Urmston) was appointed on 16 July
1997 and discharged on 9 November 1998; and Miss Melanie Johnson
(Labour, Welwyn Hatfield) was appointed on 9 November 1998
and discharged on 1 February 1999. Back
2
Appointed on 1 February 1999. Back
3
Appointed on 16 July 1997. Back
4
Appointed on 26 July 1999. Back
5
Appointed on 8 June 1998. Back
6
Appointed on 9th November 1998. Back
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