The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is appointed
by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration
and policy of the Northern Ireland Office; administration and
expenditure of the Crown Solicitor's Office (but excluding individual
cases and advice given by the Crown Solicitor); and other matters
within the responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern
Ireland (but excluding the expenditure, administration and policy
of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Northern
Ireland and the drafting of legislation by the Office of the Legislative
Counsel).
Current Membership
Mr Michael Mates, MP (Conservative,
East Hampshire) (Chairman)
Mr Adrian Bailey, MP (Labour / Co-operative, West
Bromwich West)
Mr Harry Barnes, MP (Labour, North East Derbyshire)
Mr Roy Beggs, MP (Ulster Unionist Party, East
Antrim)
Mr Henry Bellingham, MP (Conservative, North West
Norfolk)
Mr Tony Clarke, MP (Labour, Northampton South)
Mr Stephen McCabe, MP (Labour, Birmingham Hall
Green)
Mr Eddie McGrady, MP (Socialist Democratic Labour
Party, South Down)
Mr Stephen Pound, MP (Labour, Ealing North)
Mr Peter Robinson, MP (Democratic Unionist Party,
East Belfast)
Rev Martin Smyth, MP (Ulster Unionist Party, Belfast
South)
Mr Mark Tami, MP (Labour, Alyn & Deeside)
Mr Bill Tynan, MP (Labour, Hamilton South)
Powers
The Committee is one of the departmental select committees,
the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders,
principally in SO No. 152. These are available on the Internet
via www.parliament.uk
.
Publications
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/niahome.htm
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to The Clerk
of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 7
Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries
is 020 7219 2172/3; the Committee's fax number is 020 7219 0580;
and the Committee's e-mail address is: northircom@parliament.uk
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