The Foreign Affairs Committee
The Foreign Affairs Committee is appointed by the
House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and
policy of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its associated
public bodies.
Current membership
Rt Hon Donald Anderson MP (Labour, Swansea East) (Chairman)
David Chidgey MP (Liberal Democrat, Eastleigh)
Fabian Hamilton MP (Labour, Leeds North East)
Eric Illsley MP (Labour, Barnsley Central)
Rt Hon Andrew Mackay (Conservative, Bracknell)
Andrew Mackinlay MP (Labour, Thurrock)
John Maples MP (Conservative, Stratford-on-Avon)
Bill Olner MP (Labour, Nuneaton)
Greg Pope MP (Labour, Hyndburn)
Rt Hon Sir John Stanley MP (Conservative, Tonbridge and Malling)
Gisela Stuart MP (Labour, Birmingham Edgbaston)
The following Members were also a members of the Committee during
the Parliament.
Sir Patrick Cormack MP (Conservative, Staffordshire South)
Richard Ottaway MP (Conservative, Croydon 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/parliamentary_committees/foreign_affairs_committee.cfm.
A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is
in the inside front cover of this volume.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Steve Priestley (Clerk),
Geoffrey Farrar (Second Clerk), Ann Snow (Committee Specialist),
Kit Dawnay (Committee Specialist), Kevin Candy (Committee Assistant),
Julia Kalogerides (Secretary), and Chintan Makwana (Senior Office
Clerk).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerks of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, Committee Office, House of Commons,
London SW1A 0AA. The telephone numbers for general enquiries are
020 7219 6106/6105/6394; the Committee's email address is foraffcom@parliament.uk.
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