The Treasury Committee
The Treasury Committee is appointed to examine on
behalf of the House of Commons the expenditure, administration
and policy of the Treasury, the Board of Inland Revenue and the
Board of Customs and Excise (and any associated public bodies).
Its constitution and powers are set out in House of Commons Standing
Order No. 152.
The Committee has a maximum of twelve 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, and the date of appointment
of each member, are as follows:[1]
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| Mr Nigel Beard MP (Labour, Bexleyheath and Crayford)
| 21 February 2000 |
| | Mr Jim Cousins MP (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
| 16 July 1997 |
| | Mr Edward Davey MP (Liberal Democrat, Kingston and Surbiton)
| 22 November 1999 |
| | Mr Michael Fallon MP (Conservative, Sevenoaks)
| 5 July 1999 |
| | Mr David Kidney MP (Labour, Stafford)
| 2 March 1998 |
| | Mr James Plaskitt MP (Labour, Warwick and Leamington)
| 29 November 1999 |
| | Judy Mallaber MP (Labour, Amber Valley)
| 29 January 2001 |
| | Mr Giles Radice MP (Labour, Durham North)
| 16 July 1997 |
| | Mr David Ruffley MP (Conservative, Bury St Edmunds)
| 30 November 1998 |
| | Mr Brian Sedgemore MP (Labour, Hackney South and Shoreditch)
| 16 July 1997 |
| | Sir Michael Spicer MP (Conservative, Worcestershire West)
| 16 July 1997 |
| | Sir Teddy Taylor MP (Conservative, Rochford and Southend East)
| 16 July 1997 |
On 17 July 1997, the Committee elected Mr Giles Radice 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. In the footnotes to this Report, references to oral
evidence are indicated by "Q" followed by the question
number; references to the written evidence published with the
oral evidence are indicated by "Ev" followed by a page
number; references to the written evidence published as appendices
to the oral evidence are indicated by "App".
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 other committees or sub-committees
established under Standing Order No. 152 for the purposes of deliberating,
taking evidence or considering draft reports. The Committee may
meet concurrently with the House's European Scrutiny Committee
(or any of its sub-committees) or the Environmental Audit Committee
for the purposes of deliberating or taking evidence. The Committee
may exchange documents and evidence with any of these committees,
as well as with the House's Public Accounts and Deregulation Committees.
The Committee has power to appoint one Sub-committee, which has
similar powers to the main Committee, except that it reports to
the main Committee, which then reports to the House. All members
of the Committee are members of the Sub-committee, and the Chairman
is Sir Michael Spicer.
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/treahome.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 Treasury
Committee, Committee Office, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The
telephone number for general inquiries is (020) 7219 5769; the
Committee's e-mail address is: treascom@parliament.uk.
1 Previous
members of the Committee: Mrs Liz Blackman (Labour, Erewash)
(discharged on 29 January 2001); Mr Malcolm Bruce (Liberal
Democrat, Gordon) (discharged on 31 July 1998); Dr Vincent
Cable (Liberal Democrat, Twickenham) (appointed on 31 July
1998 and discharged on 22 November 1999); Mr Charles Clarke (Labour,
Norwich South) (discharged on 9 November 1998); Mr Tony Colman
(Labour, Putney) (discharged on 2 March 1998); Mr Quentin
Davies (Conservative, Grantham and Stamford) (discharged
on 15 June 1998); Mr Nick Gibb (Conservative, Bognor Regis
and Littlehampton) (appointed on 15 June 1998 and discharged
on 30 November 1998); Ruth Kelly (Labour, Bolton West)
(discharged on 9 November 1998); Sir Peter Lloyd (Conservative,
Fareham) (discharged on 5 July 1999); Dr Lewis Moonie (Labour,
Kirkcaldy) (appointed on 9 November 1998 and discharged on
21 February 2000); Jacqui Smith (Labour, Redditch) (appointed
on 9 November 1998 and discharged on 29 November 1999). Except
where otherwise stated, these members were appointed on 16 July
1997. Back
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