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 (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
Rt Hon Michael Mates, MP (Conservative, East Hampshire)
(Chairman, main Committee)
Mr Adrian Bailey, MP (Labour / Co-operative, West
Bromwich West)
Mr Roy Beggs, MP (Ulster Unionist Party, East
Antrim)
Mr Tony Clarke, MP (Labour, Northampton South)
(Chairman, Sub-committee)
Mr Gregory Campbell MP (Democratic Unionist Party,
East Londonderry) (appointed 4.05.04)
Mr Stephen Hepburn, MP (Labour, Jarrow) (appointed
15.03.04)
Mr Iain Luke, MP (Labour, Dundee East )
Mr Eddie McGrady, MP (Socialist Democratic Labour
Party, South Down)
Mr Stephen Pound, MP (Labour, Ealing North)
Rev Martin Smyth, MP (Ulster Unionist Party, Belfast
South)
Mr Hugo Swire, MP (Conservative, East Devon)
Mark Tami, MP (Labour, Alyn & Deeside)
Mr Bill Tynan, MP (Labour, Hamilton South)
The following Members were also members of the Committee
during the Inquiry:
Mr Harry Barnes, MP (Labour, North East Derbyshire)
Mr Peter Robinson, MP (Democratic Unionist Party,
East Belfast)
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/northern_ireland_affairs.cfm.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Dr John Patterson
(Clerk), Hugh Farren (Attached Clerk), Dr Aileen O'Neill (Committee
Specialist), Tony Catinella (Committee Assistant), Camilla Brace
(Secretary).
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 email address is northircom@parliament.uk
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