The Constitutional Affairs Committee
The Constitutional Affairs Committee (previously
the Committee on the Lord Chancellor's Department) is appointed
by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration
and policy of the Department for Constitutional Affairs and associated
public bodies.
Current membership
Rt Hon Alan Beith MP (Liberal Democrat, Berwick-upon-Tweed)
(Chairman)
Peter Bottomley MP (Conservative, Worthing West)
Mr James Clappison MP (Conservative, Hertsmere)
Ross Cranston MP (Labour, Dudley North)
Mrs Ann Cryer MP (Labour, Keighley)
Mr Jim Cunningham MP (Labour, Coventry South)
Mr Hilton Dawson MP (Labour, Lancaster and Wyre)
Mr Mark Field MP (Conservative, Cities of London
and Westminster)
Mr Clive Soley MP (Labour, Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's
Bush)
Keith Vaz MP (Labour, Leicester East)
Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour, Southampton Test)
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/parliamentary_committees/lcd.cfm.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Huw Yardley
(Clerk), Richard Poureshagh (Committee Assistant), Amy Fitzgerald
and Alexander Horne (Legal Specialists) and Julie Storey (Secretary).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is
020 7219 8196. The Committee's email address is conaffcom@parliament.uk.
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