Minutes of Proceedings International Development

House of Commons

International Development Committee

Minutes of Proceedings

Session 2003–04

Ordered by The House of Commons

to be printed 18 November 2004

The International Development Committee

The International Development Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department for International Development and its associated public bodies.

Current membership

Tony Baldry MP (Conservative, Banbury) (Chairman)

John Barrett MP (Liberal Democrat, Edinburgh West)

Mr John Battle MP (Labour, Leeds West)

Hugh Bayley MP (Labour, City of York)

Mr John Bercow MP (Conservative, Buckingham)

Ann Clwyd MP (Labour, Cynon Valley)

Mr Tony Colman MP (Labour, Putney)

Mr Quentin Davies MP (Conservative, Grantham and Stamford)

Mr Piara S. Khabra MP (Labour, Ealing Southall)

Chris McCafferty MP (Labour, Calder Valley)

Tony Worthington MP (Labour, Clydebank and Milngavie)

The following Members were also members of the Committee for part of this parliamentary session: Mr Andrew Robathan MP (Conservative, Blaby) and Mr Robert Walter MP (Conservative, North Dorset).

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/indcom

Committee staff

The staff of the Committee are Alistair Doherty (Clerk), Hannah Weston (Second Clerk), Alan Hudson and Anna Dickson (Committee Specialists), Katie Phelan (Committee Assistant), Jennifer Steele (Secretary) and Philip Jones (Senior Office Clerk).

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the International Development Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 1223; the Committee's email address is [e-mail]

Proceedings of the Committee

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Prepared: 11 March 2005