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)
Andrew Rosindell MP (Conservative, Romford)
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/conaffcom.cfm
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Roger Phillips
(Clerk), Dr John Gearson (Second Clerk), Richard Poureshagh (Committee
Assistant), Alexander Horne (Legal Specialist), Julie Storey (Secretary),
Tes Stranger (Senior Office Clerk) and Adèle Brown
(Committee Media Officer).
Contacts
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 and the email address is conaffcom@parliament.uk
Media enquiries can be addressed to Adèle
Brown, Committee Media Officer, House of Commons, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. Telephone number 020 7219 0724 / 07711 155 722
and email address brownac@parliament.uk
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