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)
(discharged 02.12.02)
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 Hugo Swire, MP (Conservative, East Devon) (appointed
02.12.02)
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. A
list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is
at the back of this volume.
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
Footnotes
In the footnotes of this Report, references to oral evidence
are indicated by 'Q' followed by the question number. References
to written evidence are indicated by 'Ev' followed by the page
number.
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