The Public Administration Committee is appointed
to examine on behalf of the House of Commons the reports of the
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, of the Health Service
Commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales and of the Parliamentary
Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, which are laid before this House,
and matters in connection therewith; and to consider matters relating
to the quality and standards of administration provided by Civil
Service departments, and other matters relating to the Civil Service.
Its constitution and powers are set out in House of Commons Standing
Order No. 146.
The Committee has a maximum of eleven members, of
whom the quorum for any formal proceedings 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]:
Mr Ronnie Campbell (Labour, Blyth Valley)2
Mr David Lammy (Labour, Tottenham)11
Mr David Lepper (Labour/Co-op, Brighton Pavilion)3
Mr Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat, Winchester)4
Mr John Townend (Conservative, Yorkshire East)5
Mr Neil Turner (Labour, Wigan)8
The Hon Michael Trend (Conservative, Windsor)6
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Conservative, Chichester)2
Mr Brian White (Labour, Milton Keynes North East)9
Mr Anthony D Wright (Labour, Great Yarmouth)10
Mr Tony Wright (Labour, Cannock Chase)9
On 15 June 1999, the Committee elected Tony Wright
as its Chairman.
The Committee has the power to require the submission
of written evidence and documents, to examine witnesses, and to
make Reports to the House. The Committee may meet at any time
(except when Parliament is prorogued or dissolved) and at any
place within the United Kingdom. The Committee may meet concurrently
with the European Scrutiny Committee (or any of its sub-committees)
for the purpose of deliberating or of taking evidence. The Committee
may exchange documents and evidence with this committee.
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the internet
at www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/pubahome.htm. A list of Reports
of the Committee in the present Parliament is at the end of this
volume.
All correspondence should be addressed to The Clerk
of the Public Administration Committee, House of Commons, London
SW1A 0AA. The telephone number for general inquiries is: 020 7219
3284; the Committee's e-mail address is: pubadmincom@parliament.uk.
1 Fiona Mactaggart (Labour, Slough) was appointed
on 16 July 1997 and discharged on 3 February 1998; Miss Melanie
Johnson (Labour, Welwyn Hatfield) was appointed on 16 July
1997 and discharged on 13 January 1999; Mr Mike Hancock (Liberal
Democrat, Portsmouth South) was appointed on 16 July 1997
and discharged on 5 May 1999; Mr Rhodri Morgan (Labour, Cardiff
West) (elected Chairman on 22 July 1997), Dr Lynda Clark (Labour,
Edinburgh Pentlands) and Mr Fraser Kemp (Labour, Houghton
and Washington East) were appointed on 16 July 1997 and discharged
on 10 June 1999; Mr David Ruffley (Conservative, Bury St Edmunds)
was appointed on 16 July 1997 and discharged on 2 July 1999; Peter
Bradley (Labour, The Wrekin) was appointed on 16 July 1997
and discharged on 20 January 2000; Mr Desmond Browne (Labour,
Kilmarnock and Loudoun) was appointed on 10 June1999 and discharged
on 3 March 2000; Ms Helen Jones (Labour, Warrington North)
was appointed on 3 February 1998 and discharged on 9 February
2000; Ms Margaret Moran (Labour, Luton South) was appointed
on 13 January 1999 and discharged on 14 February 2000; Mr Richard
Shepherd (Conservative, Aldridge Brownhills) was appointed
on 16 July 1997 and discharged on 1 February 2000; The Hon Nicholas
Soames (Conservative, mid Sussex) was appointed on 2 July
1999 and discharged on 18 January 2000; Dr George Turner (Labour,
North West Norfolk) was appointed on 14 February 2000 and
discharged on 30 March 2000; Mr John McFall (Labour/Co-op,
Dumbarton) was appointed on 3 March 2000 and discharged on
5 March 2001.
| 2 Appointed on 16 July 1997
3 Appointed on 20 January 2000
4 Appointed on 5 May 1999
5 Appointed on 18 January 2000
6 Appointed on 1 February 2000
| 7 Appointed on 14 February 2000
8 Appointed on 9 February 2000
9 Appointed on 10 June 1999
10 Appointed on 30 March 2000
11 Appointed on 5 March 2001
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